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Quiz on Learning Theories

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who pioneered the work on Classical Conditioning?

a)

Albert Bandura

b)

B.F. Skinner

c)

Ivan Pavlov

d)

Alan Baddeley

2.

Who pioneered the work on Operant Conditioning?

a)

Albert Bandura

b)

B.F. Skinner

c)

Ivan Pavlov

d)

Alan Baddeley

3.

Who pioneered the work on Observational Learning?

a)

Albert Bandura

b)

B.F. Skinner

c)

Ivan Pavlov

d)

Alan Baddeley

4.

In Classical conditioning, the food naturally triggers salivation in the dog. The food is the __________ and salivation is the __________.

a)

Unconditioned stimulus; unconditioned response

b)

Conditioned stimulus; conditioned response

c)

Neutral stimulus, unconditioned response

d)

Neutral stimulus, conditioned response

5.

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.

a)

Unconditioned stimulus

b)

Neutral stimulus

c)

Conditioned stimulus

d)

None of the above

6.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Acquiring a conditioned response to a familiar stimulus would be harder because of latent inhibition.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

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?

a)

Classical conditioning

b)

Operant conditioning

c)

Observational learning

d)

Not applicable

9.

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 ______

a)

Extinction

b)

Spontaneous recovery

c)

Positive punishment

d)

Negative reinforcement

10.

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?

a)

Observational learning

b)

Classical conditioning

c)

Operant conditioning

d)

None of the above

11.

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 ______.

a)

Generalization

b)

Discrimination

c)

Extinction

d)

Spontaneous recovery

12.

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 _____.

a)

Generalization

b)

Discrimination

c)

Extinction

d)

Spontaneous recovery

13.

A consequence where something is given to increase the occurrence of the behavior is called _____.

a)

Positive reinforcement

b)

Negative reinforcement

c)

Positive punishment

d)

Negative punishment

14.

A consequence where something pleasant is taken away to prevent the behavior from happening again is called _____.

a)

Positive reinforcement

b)

Negative reinforcement

c)

Positive punishment

d)

Negative punishment

15.

A consequence where something unpleasant or aversive is taken away to encourage repetition of the desired behavior is called ______.

a)

Positive reinforcement

b)

Negative reinforcement

c)

Positive punishment

d)

Negative punishment

16.

A consequence that is unpleasant is given to discourage the behavior from happening again is called _____.

a)

Positive reinforcement

b)

Negative reinforcement

c)

Positive punishment

d)

Negative punishment

17.

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?

a)

Positive reinforcement

b)

Negative reinforcement

c)

Positive punishment

d)

Negative punishment

18.

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?

a)

Positive reinforcement

b)

Negative reinforcement

c)

Positive punishment

d)

Negative punishment

19.

Corrine got a medal for being the most punctual kid in their grade. The medal is a form of _____.

a)

Positive reinforcement

b)

Negative reinforcement

c)

Positive punishment

d)

Negative punishment

20.

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 ______.

a)

Positive reinforcement

b)

Negative reinforcement

c)

Positive punishment

d)

Negative punishment

21.

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 _____.

a)

Positive reinforcement

b)

Negative reinforcement

c)

Positive punishment

d)

Negative punishment

22.

Employees receive their salary every 15th and 30th day of the month. In terms of schedule of reinforcement, this may be described as _____.

a)

Fixed ratio

b)

Fixed interval

c)

Variable ratio

d)

Variable interval

23.

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 ______.

a)

Fixed ratio

b)

Fixed interval

c)

Variable ratio

d)

Variable interval

24.

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 _____.

a)

Fixed ratio

b)

Fixed interval

c)

Variable ratio

d)

Variable interval

25.

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 _____.

a)

Fixed ratio

b)

Fixed interval

c)

Variable ratio

d)

Variable interval