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Developmental Theorists: Behaviorism

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This picture shows the experiments of ______ ________.

a)

B.F. Skinner

b)

Ivan Pavlov

c)

John Watson

d)

Jean Piaget

2.

The pictured "Little Albert" experiment was done by _______ _________.

a)

Ivan Pavlov

b)

John B. Watson

c)

B.F.Skinner

d)

Sigmund Freud

3.

The Positive and Negative reinforcement experiments of _________________ are shown here.

a)

John. B. Watson

b)

Ivan Pavlov

c)

Sigmund Freud

d)

B.F. Skinner

4.

B.F. Skinner's experiments showed it is possible to "train" a human through......

a)

shaping

b)

Positive & Negative Reinforcement

c)

Positive & Negative Punishment

d)

all of the above

5.

_______ believe teacher’s role is “expert in the classroom” and to present facts and skills.

a)

Behaviorist

b)

Cognitivist

c)

Constructivist

d)

Humanist

6.

True or False.....At the end of his life, John B. Watson felt his recommended parenting strategies were effective.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Kohlberg's theory was one of.....

a)

emotional development

b)

physical development

c)

cognitive development

d)

moral development

8.

After the publication of his book, The Psychological Care of Infant & Child, physicians and psychologists agreed with, and promoted Watson's directives on parenting.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which theorist discovered the concept of Classical Conditioning by accident?

a)

Ivan Pavlov

b)

John B Watson

c)

B.F. Skinner

d)

Sigmund Freud

10.

Which Behaviorist Theorist said he could determine a child's future simply by controlling their environment?

a)

Ivan Pavlov

b)

Jean Piaget

c)

John B Watson

d)

Harry Harlowe

11.

John B Watson's most famous work was ........

a)

Classical Conditioning of dogs

b)

Positive and Negative Reinforcement / Punishment

c)

an electrified box with a food lever, light, & speaker

d)

with Baby Albert and a white rat

12.

B.F. Skinner used his ________ ______ for Operant Conditioning.

a)

Skinner Box

b)

Classical Conditioning

c)

Wire & Cloth Mothers

d)

dogs

13.

Behaviorists believe that......

a)

Psychology should be a science based on measurable data.

b)

Behavior is a product of genetics & not controllable.

c)

Psychology is a pseudoscience based on interpretation and opinion.

d)

behavior modification is morally wrong and should not be used.

14.

Something a subject DOES NOT need to be conditioned to respond to is a/an...

a)

Conditioned Stimulus

b)

Unconditioned Stimulus

15.

In Pavlov's experiment with his dogs what was the conditioned stimulus?

a)

the food

b)

the drooling

c)

Pavlov himself

d)

the bell

16.

The UNCONDITIONED STIMULUS in the Baby Albert experiments was..

a)

Loud noises

b)

a creepy psychologist

c)

his mom

d)

the white rat

17.

A normal and natural , UNTRAINED response is......

a)

a conditioned response

b)

an unconditioned response

18.

An originally neutral stimulus that is paired with and unconditioned stimulus to eventually produce a desired response when presented alone.

a)

Conditioned

Stimulus

b)

Unconditioned Stimulus

c)

Conditioned Response

d)

Unconditioned Response

19.

Reinforcement means..

a)

you wish to remove a behavior

b)

you wish to see a behavior continue and possibly increase

20.

Punishment means

a)

you wish for a behavior to stop

b)

you wish a behavior to continue or increase

21.

Susan missed her curfew Friday night and is not allowed to drive her car for two weeks. This an example of...

a)

Positive

Reinforcement

b)

Negative Reinforcement

c)

Positive

Punishment

d)

Negative

Punishment

22.

James missed his curfew on Saturday night and now he has to help his grandpa bale hay during his school break. This is an example of....

a)

Positive Reinforcement

b)

Negative Reinforcement

c)

Positive

Punishment

d)

Negative

Punishment

23.

Students who bring back their Library books on time at least twice in a row get the number of books they are allowed to check out increased. This is an example of...

a)

Positive Reinforcement

b)

Negative Reinforcement

c)

Positive

Punishment

d)

Negative

Punishment

24.

No one gets to have recess until everyone in the class remembers to bring their tennis shoes daily for one week.

This is and example of....

a)

Positive Reinforcement

b)

Negative Reinforcement

c)

Positive

Punishment

d)

Negative

Punishment

25.

A learning process in which the likelihood of a specific behavior is increased or decreased through positive/negative reinforcement/punishment.

a)

Deep

Conditioning

b)

Behavioral Conditioning

c)

Classical

Conditioning

d)

Operant

Conditioning

26.

Schedules of Reinforcement include what 2 elements?

(choose 2)

a)

Ratios

b)

Rationales

c)

Intervals

d)

Inteventions

27.

When discussing Schedules of Reinforcement ______ means the number of responses required to get the desired result.

a)

Rationale

b)

Ratio

c)

Horatio

d)

Interval

28.

When discussing Schedules of Reinforcement ______ means time.

a)

Intervention

b)

Rational

c)

Ratio

d)

Interval

29.

If someone only needs to perform the desired response once and they will be rewarded every time they do, this is called ____________ ____________.

a)

Continuous Reinforcement

b)

Fixed Ratio Reinforcement

c)

Fixed Interval Reinforcement

d)

Variable Ratio Reinforcement

30.

If a candy machine gives a candy bar to the customer after every 5 payments, this is __________ __________.

a)

Continuous Reinforcement

b)

Fixed Ratio Reinforcement

c)

Fixed Interval Reinforcement

d)

Variable Ratio Reinforcement

31.

Things like gambling & fishing are examples of ___________ __________ activities.

a)

Fixed

Ratio

b)

Fixed

Interval

c)

Variable

Ratio

d)

Variable

Interval

32.

What two terms did Bill Murray confuse in this movie ?

a)

Used Negative Reinforcement instead of

Positive Punishment

b)

Used Positive Reinforcement

instead of

Negative Reinforcement

c)

Used Negative Punishment

instead of

Positive Punishment

d)

Used Positive

Punishment

instead of

Negative Reinforcement

33.

What method are the guys using here to keep from getting distracted?

a)

Negative Reinforcement

b)

Negative

Punishment

c)

Positive

Reinforcement

d)

Positive

Punishment