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WorksheetsQuiz on Learning Theories
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 18mins
Who pioneered the work on Classical Conditioning?
Albert Bandura
B.F. Skinner
Ivan Pavlov
Alan Baddeley
Who pioneered the work on Operant Conditioning?
Albert Bandura
B.F. Skinner
Ivan Pavlov
Alan Baddeley
Who pioneered the work on Observational Learning?
Albert Bandura
B.F. Skinner
Ivan Pavlov
Alan Baddeley
In Classical conditioning, the food naturally triggers salivation in the dog. The food is the __________ and salivation is the __________.
Unconditioned stimulus; unconditioned response
Conditioned stimulus; conditioned response
Neutral stimulus, unconditioned response
Neutral stimulus, conditioned response
In Classical conditioning, the bell does not trigger salivation in the dog. However, because of constant pairing with food it becomes _____ and triggers the salivation.
Unconditioned stimulus
Neutral stimulus
Conditioned stimulus
None of the above
For classical conditioning to occur, the following two conditions must be met (1) the CS must come shortly before the UCS, and (2) the CS may randomly precede the UCS.
True
False
Acquiring a conditioned response to a familiar stimulus would be harder because of latent inhibition.
True
False
Your dog has learned to associate your BF's voice with a kick (abusive BF) so that when it hears your BF's voice, it runs and hides in the corner shaking in fear. What kind of learning is this?
Classical conditioning
Operant conditioning
Observational learning
Not applicable
Your cat has learned to associate crowds with fireworks so that it hides in the box when many people visit your home. However, after several time when there were many people but no fireworks, the association gradually disappeared and your cat learned to come out again. This is an example of ______
Extinction
Spontaneous recovery
Positive punishment
Negative reinforcement
The pigeons in the park learned to associate the sound of plastic cellophane opening with food so that when a person opens a plastic cellophane, the pigeons would flock to the person. What kind of learning is this?
Observational learning
Classical conditioning
Operant conditioning
None of the above
Your dogs learned to associate the sound of their chain leash being readied as a chance to go out for a walk. When they hear a sound similar to the chain clinking, they become excited and start barking around. This transfer of reaction to a conditioned stimulus to a similar stimulus is called ______.
Generalization
Discrimination
Extinction
Spontaneous recovery
A person who grew up in warn torn areas have an acquired automatic response of being scared when he hears loud booming, exploding noises. However, when the tire of the jeepney he was riding on burst, he was able to differentiate this sound with the sound of a bomb going off. This ability to differentiate between stimuli is called _____.
Generalization
Discrimination
Extinction
Spontaneous recovery
A consequence where something is given to increase the occurrence of the behavior is called _____.
Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Positive punishment
Negative punishment
A consequence where something pleasant is taken away to prevent the behavior from happening again is called _____.
Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Positive punishment
Negative punishment
A consequence where something unpleasant or aversive is taken away to encourage repetition of the desired behavior is called ______.
Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Positive punishment
Negative punishment
A consequence that is unpleasant is given to discourage the behavior from happening again is called _____.
Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Positive punishment
Negative punishment
Cathy came home late way beyond the curfew. Because of this, her mobile phone was confiscated by her parents for a day to prevent her from doing it again. What form of consequence is this?
Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Positive punishment
Negative punishment
Carlo's mother was nagging about how he is not cleaning his room. He finds the nagging annoying and aversive. When he starts cleaning the room, her mother stops nagging. Which consequence best describes this situation?
Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Positive punishment
Negative punishment
Corrine got a medal for being the most punctual kid in their grade. The medal is a form of _____.
Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Positive punishment
Negative punishment
Coby was so hyperactive and noisy in class. Usually, the teacher would verbally scold Colby to stop but this only worsens the behavior. The teacher decided to pay no attention when this happens and the behavior decreased. Inattention is a form of ______.
Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Positive punishment
Negative punishment
While growing up, the puppy has a bad habit of play-biting. The owner decided to scold the puppy by saying "NO" authoritatively which scares the puppy. This is a form of _____.
Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Positive punishment
Negative punishment
Employees receive their salary every 15th and 30th day of the month. In terms of schedule of reinforcement, this may be described as _____.
Fixed ratio
Fixed interval
Variable ratio
Variable interval
In this quiz, every time you answer three items consecutively, you get a "power up" as a reward. The schedule of reinforcement could be described as ______.
Fixed ratio
Fixed interval
Variable ratio
Variable interval
Unannounced quizzes are the teacher's strategy of making the students study regularly without being dependent only when there is an announced quiz. This may be described as a schedule of consequence that is _____.
Fixed ratio
Fixed interval
Variable ratio
Variable interval
Chloie wants to train her dog to sit but without being too dependent on treats. She decided to randomly give the times to give the treats when the dog correctly follow the command to sit. This is an example of _____.
Fixed ratio
Fixed interval
Variable ratio
Variable interval
