Psychology Quiz: Learning Approach

In Pavlov’s experiment, what was the unconditioned stimulus (UCS)?

• The bell

• The food

• The dog’s salivation

What did Little Albert learn to fear through classical conditioning?

• Loud noises alone

• White rats and similar fluffy objects

• His mother’s voice

Which type of conditioning did B.F. Skinner study?

• Classical conditioning

• Operant conditioning

• Observational learning

In Bandura’s Bobo doll experiment, what did children do after watching an adult behave aggressively?

• Ignored the doll

• Imitated the aggressive behavior

• Became afraid of the doll

What does positive reinforcement do in operant conditioning?

• Adds a reward to increase behavior

• Removes something unpleasant to increase behavior

• Adds a punishment to decrease behavior

Saavedra & Silverman’s (Button Phobia) study demonstrated that phobias can be:

• Inherited genetically

• Learned and treated using conditioning

• Only developed in childhood

In Fagen’s elephant study, what was used to reinforce behavior?

• Food rewards

• Loud noises

• Social praise

According to Social Learning Theory, we are most likely to imitate someone if they are:

• Punished for their actions

• Rewarded or seen as a role model

• A stranger

What was the neutral stimulus in Pavlov’s experiment before conditioning?

• The food

• The bell

• The salivation

In operant conditioning, what is negative reinforcement?

• Adding a punishment to stop behavior

• Removing something unpleasant to increase behavior

• Ignoring a behavior to make it disappear