Topic 4: Types of Learning

What is motivation primarily referred to in today's world?

• a) A physical force

• b) What drives an individual or group to act or achieve specific goals

• c) A type of punishment

• d) A form of classical conditioning

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to increase motivation in the workplace?

• a) Recognize great work

• b) Set small, measurable goals

• c) Increase working hours

• d) Encourage teamwork

In classical conditioning, what is the term for a stimulus that naturally causes a response without any learning?

• a) Conditioned Stimulus

• b) Neutral Stimulus

• c) Unconditioned Stimulus

• d) Reinforced Stimulus

What is the process of learning through the consequences of behavior called?

• a) Classical Conditioning

• b) Operant Conditioning

• c) Social Learning

• d) Observational Learning

What type of reinforcement involves removing an unpleasant stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behavior?

• a) Positive Reinforcement

• b) Negative Reinforcement

• c) Positive Punishment

• d) Negative Punishment

In operant conditioning, what is the term for decreasing the likelihood of a behavior?

• a) Reinforcement

• b) Punishment

• c) Stimulus

• d) Response

What does Social Learning Theory suggest about how people learn new behaviors?

• a) They learn only through direct experience

• b) They learn through observing, imitating, and modeling others

• c) They learn only through rewards and punishments

• d) They learn only through classical conditioning

What is the process of learning behaviors by watching others called?

• a) Operant conditioning

• b) Classical conditioning

• c) Observational learning

• d) Instrumental learning

In classical conditioning, what is the term for a previously neutral stimulus that now elicits a conditioned response?

• a) Unconditioned Stimulus

• b) Conditioned Stimulus

• c) Neutral Stimulus

• d) Reinforced Stimulus

What is the basic assumption of operant conditioning?

• a) Behavior is influenced by its consequences

• b) Behavior is learned through association

• c) Behavior is innate and cannot be changed

• d) Behavior is only influenced by positive reinforcement