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BEHAVIORISM

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is Classical Conditioning?

a)

Explanations of learning that focus on external events as the cause of changes in behavior, either positive or negative

b)

Process through which experience cause permanent change in knowledge or behavior

c)

The association of automatic response with new stimuli

d)

Process which strengthens behavior by presenting a desired stimulus after the behavior

2.

What is positive reinforcement?

a)

Strengthening behavior by presenting a desire stimulus after the behavior

b)

Learning in which voluntary behavior is strengthened or weakened by antecedents or consequences

c)

Strengthening behavior by removing an unpleasant stimulus when the behavior occurs

d)

The association of automatic responses with new stimuli

3.

What is the definition of learning?

a)

Learning which is voluntary behavior is strengthened or weakened by antecedents or consequences

b)

The process through which experience causes permanent change in knowledge or behavior

c)

Explanations of learning that focus on external events as the cause of changes in behavior, either positive or negative.

d)

The association of automatic responses with new stimuli

4.

What is the definition of Behavioral Learning Theories

a)

Process through which experience causes permanent change in knowledge or behavior

b)

Learning in which voluntary behavior is strengthened or weakened by antecedents or consequences

c)

Strengthened behavior by presenting a desired stimulus after the behavior.

d)

Explanations of learning that focuses on external events as the cause changes in behavior, either positive or negative

5.

What is negative reinforcement?

a)

Learning in which voluntary behavior is strengthened or weakened by antecedents or consequences

b)

Strengthening behavior by removing an unpleasant stimulus when the behavior occurs

c)

Strengthening behavior by presenting a desired stimulus after the behavior

d)

The process through which experience causes permanent change in knowledge or behavior

6.

What is punishment?

a)

Strengthening behavior by presenting a desired stimulus after the behavior

b)

Involves strengthening a behavior

c)

Learning in which voluntary behavior is strengthened or weakened by antecedents or consequences

d)

Involves decreasing or suppressing a behavior

7.

What is cueing?

a)

Always involves strengthening a behavior

b)

Also involves decreasing or suppressing behavior

c)

A way to establish new behaviors which includes flashing the light, prompts following cues, etc.

d)

Explanations of earning that focus on external events as the cause of change in behavior, either positive of negative

8.

What is social isolation?

a)

Make them soft calm and private

b)

5-10 minutes alone in an empty uninteresting room. Different than time-out

c)

Rewards or punishment given to the whole class

d)

Punishment by loss of reinforcement

9.

What is a group consequence?

a)

Rewards or punishment given to the whole class

b)

5-10 minutes alone in an empty, uninterested room

c)

Punishment by loss of reinforcement

d)

Explanations of learning that focuses on external events as the cause of changes in behavior, either positive or negative

10.

What is a response cost?

a)

Make them feel soft, calm, and private

b)

The association of automatic response with new stimuli

c)

Rewards or punishment given to the whole class

d)

Punishment by loss of reinforcement

11.

What is the definition of Emergent learning?

a)

learning by observing others

b)

learning by doing and then experiencing the consequences of your actions

c)

any consequences that strengthens the behavior it follow

d)

strengthening behavior by presenting a desired stimulus after the behavior

12.

What is Vicarious learning?

a)

The process through which experience cause permanent change in knowledge or behavior

b)

strengthening behavior by removing an unpleasant stimulus when the behavior occurs

c)

learning by doing

d)

learning by observing

13.

Learning by doing and then experiencing the consequences as a result is called?

a)

vicarious learning

b)

viscous learning

c)

enactive learning

d)

reinforcement learning

14.

Learning by watching others is known as?

a)

Banduran learning

b)

vicarious learning

c)

cognitive learning

d)

Pavlov maneuver

15.

The theory that distinguishes between enactive and vicarious learning is known as?

a)

Social Cognitive Theory

b)

The Theory of Relativity

c)

Vygotsky's Theory of Multiple Intelligences

d)

The Theory of Motivation and Reinforcement

16.

According to Bronfenbrenner, every person develops within a?

a)

Micro-system

b)

Macro-system

c)

Exo-system

d)

Gaming System

17.

According to Bronfenbrenner, people who are commanding and self-confident, but loving are?

a)

tyrannical

b)

authoritarian

c)

authoritative

d)

boring

18.

An authoritarian is very permissive and allows their children to do what they want?

a)

True

b)

False

19.

A group of children with their own rules and norms is known as a?

a)

social culture

b)

no culture

c)

bacterial culture

d)

peer culture

20.

Explanations of learning that focus on external events as the cause of changes in behavior, either positive or negative are known as

a)

explanation learning theory

b)

behavioral learning theories

c)

big bang theory

d)

theory of cognitive dissonance

21.

The process through which experience causes permanent change in knowledge or behavior is called?

a)

writing

b)

reading

c)

learning

d)

therapy

22.

Learning through receiving a reward is called...

a)

positive reinforcement

b)

negative reinforcement

c)

punishment

23.

Learning through taking away something I don't want is called...

a)

positive reinforcement

b)

negative reinforcement

c)

punishment

24.

Learning through receiving something I don't want is called...

a)

positive reinforcement

b)

negative reinforcement

c)

punishment

25.

Receiving a reward every time I perform a behaviour is called

a)

continuous reinforcement

b)

Fixed interval reinforcement

c)

Variable interval reinforcement

d)

Fixed ratio reinforcement

e)

Variable ratio reinforcement

26.

Receiving a reward every 30 seconds, as long as the behaviour happens at least once in that time is called

a)

continuous reinforcement

b)

Fixed interval reinforcement

c)

Variable interval reinforcement

d)

Fixed ratio reinforcement

e)

Variable ratio reinforcement