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Unit 1: Behaviourist approach quiz AS Level

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

in Pavlov's research, what was the unconditioned stimulus?

a)

dog

b)

bell

c)

salivation

d)

food

2.

Select all criticisms of the behaviourist approach

a)

it has little scientific credibility

b)

it views animals (including humans) as passive respondents to the environment with little free will

c)

there is little role for thinking (cognition)

d)

evidence to support behaviourism is mainly conducted on animals and the findings generalised to humans

3.

which of the following psychologists is not associated with the behavioural approach?

a)

Watson

b)

Skinner

c)

Rogers

d)

Pavlov

4.

which behaviourist approach assumes learning occurs due to association?

a)

classical conditioning

b)

operant conditioning

c)

social learning theory

d)

trial and error learning

5.

which of the following is a real life application of operant conditioning?

a)

flooding

b)

token economy

c)

aversion therapy

d)

systematic desnsitisation

6.

Operant conditioning states which of the following is how learning occurs

a)

positive reinforcement

b)

reciprocal determinism

c)

negative reinforcement

d)

punishment

e)

being grounded

7.

which of these is an example of negative reinforcement?

a)

a rat obtaining a food pellet when it presses the lever

b)

a rat avoiding an electric chock when it presses a lever

c)

a rat getting an electric shock when it presses the lever

d)

a rat receiving food every 10th time it presses the lever

8.

In Pavlov's research, what was the neutral stimulus?

a)

dog

b)

food

c)

salivation

d)

bell

9.

The behaviourist approach can be criticised for its:

a)

Reductionism and functionalism

b)

Reductionism and determinism

c)

Reductionism and optimism

d)

Reductionism and potato

10.

Behaviour therapy relies on:

a)

Skinner's theory of operant conditioning

b)

Piaget's theory of cognitive development

c)

Pavlov's theory of classical conditioning

d)

The BPS ethical guidelines

11.

Used to describe The termination of an unpleasant stimulus by an elicited response:

a)

positive reinforcement

b)

negative reinforcement

c)

neutral reinforcement

d)

punishment

12.

use of reward in learning process

a)

secondary reinforcement

b)

neutral reinforcement

c)

negative reinforcement

d)

positive reinfrocement

13.

which of the following is a reflex response

a)

adaptation

b)

consideration

c)

configuration

d)

salivation

14.

classical conditioning means

a)

learning by reward

b)

learning by punishment

c)

learning by association

d)

learning from textbooks

15.

Watson and Rayner taught him a conditioned reaction

a)

Little Hans

b)

Little Cook

c)

Little Albert

d)

Little Gerry

16.

Another name for learning

a)

reinforcement

b)

conditioning

c)

associationism

d)

evaluation

17.

Tabula rasa means

a)

blank expression

b)

blank slate

c)

blank cheque

d)

blanket