WorksheetsUnit 1: Behaviourist approach quiz AS Level
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
in Pavlov's research, what was the unconditioned stimulus?
dog
bell
salivation
food
Select all criticisms of the behaviourist approach
it has little scientific credibility
it views animals (including humans) as passive respondents to the environment with little free will
there is little role for thinking (cognition)
evidence to support behaviourism is mainly conducted on animals and the findings generalised to humans
which of the following psychologists is not associated with the behavioural approach?
Watson
Skinner
Rogers
Pavlov
which behaviourist approach assumes learning occurs due to association?
classical conditioning
operant conditioning
social learning theory
trial and error learning
which of the following is a real life application of operant conditioning?
flooding
token economy
aversion therapy
systematic desnsitisation
Operant conditioning states which of the following is how learning occurs
positive reinforcement
reciprocal determinism
negative reinforcement
punishment
being grounded
which of these is an example of negative reinforcement?
a rat obtaining a food pellet when it presses the lever
a rat avoiding an electric chock when it presses a lever
a rat getting an electric shock when it presses the lever
a rat receiving food every 10th time it presses the lever
In Pavlov's research, what was the neutral stimulus?
dog
food
salivation
bell
The behaviourist approach can be criticised for its:
Reductionism and functionalism
Reductionism and determinism
Reductionism and optimism
Reductionism and potato
Behaviour therapy relies on:
Skinner's theory of operant conditioning
Piaget's theory of cognitive development
Pavlov's theory of classical conditioning
The BPS ethical guidelines
Used to describe The termination of an unpleasant stimulus by an elicited response:
positive reinforcement
negative reinforcement
neutral reinforcement
punishment
use of reward in learning process
secondary reinforcement
neutral reinforcement
negative reinforcement
positive reinfrocement
which of the following is a reflex response
adaptation
consideration
configuration
salivation
classical conditioning means
learning by reward
learning by punishment
learning by association
learning from textbooks
Watson and Rayner taught him a conditioned reaction
Little Hans
Little Cook
Little Albert
Little Gerry
Another name for learning
reinforcement
conditioning
associationism
evaluation
Tabula rasa means
blank expression
blank slate
blank cheque
blanket
