Behaviourist Theory Quiz

What is the main principle of the behaviourist theory?

• Children are born with inherent knowledge.

• Children learn through inherited factors.

• Children come into the world as blank slates.

• Children are influenced by their thoughts and feelings.

According to behaviourists, what influences learning?

• Inherited factors

• Environment

• Thoughts and feelings

• Genetic predispositions

What is not considered to influence behaviour according to behaviourists?

• Environment

• Thoughts and feelings

• Conditioning

• Stimulus

What is Classical Conditioning?

• The use of reinforcement to modify behaviour.

• A reward or praise.

• The use of a familiar stimulus to influence behaviour towards a new stimulus.

• The removal of an unfavourable outcome.

How do behaviourists view psychological disorders?

• As a result of inherited factors.

• As unchangeable conditions.

• As treatable through changing patterns of behaviour.

• As influenced by thoughts and feelings.

What did Skinner find about behavior?

• It is influenced by what happens after the behavior.

• It is influenced by what happens before the behavior.

• It is not influenced by rewards or punishment.

• It is only influenced by negative rewards.

What is the conscious mind responsible for?

• Storing memories and skills

• Primitive instincts

• Experiences of the senses in the here and now

• Moral judgment

Which part of the mind is described as being deep under the water and harder to access in Freud's Iceberg Analogy?

• Conscious

• Preconscious

• Unconscious

• Subconscious

Which part of the psyche is responsible for morality according to Freud?

• Id

• Ego

• Superego

• Conscious

What does the ego represent in Freud's theory of the psyche?

• Instincts

• Reality

• Morality

• Desires