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Behaviourism Theories of Learning

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is part of the definition of learning?

a)

Change in behavior

b)

Disrupting others

c)

transformative process of taking in information

d)

Acquiring knowledge and skills

2.

A pupil is late for class four days in a row, the teacher says he will be in detention after school for every day he has been late. Which conditioning is this?

a)

Classical

b)

Operant

3.

The whole class received a chocolate bar for getting over 70% in the exam. Which conditioning is this?

a)

Operant

b)

Classical

4.

According to __________, behaviour is a learned response reinforced by the consequences resulting from that behaviour.

a)

John B. Watson

b)

B. F. Skinner

c)

Ivan Pavlov

d)

Lev Vygotsky

5.

A primary school teacher uses snakes and ladder reward chart. Students will go up the ladder if they are well behaved and down the snake if they are badly behaved. Which reinforcement is this?

a)

Negative reinforcement

b)

Positive reinforcement

c)

Both of the above

d)

None of the above

6.

What theorist became famous for his behaviorism on dogs?

a)

B. F. Skinner

b)

John B. Watson

c)

Ivan Pavlov

d)

Albert Bandura

7.

A teacher rings a bell when she wants the class to stop talking. This is operant conditioning.

a)

False

b)

True

8.

What did B. F. Skinner use to condition his subjects to behave in a certain way?

a)

Classical Conditioning

b)

Operant Conditioning

c)

Behaviorist Conditioner

d)

Behaviorsm Conditioning

9.

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior.

a)

Operant Conditioning

b)

Classical Conditioning

10.

It occurs when a conditioned stimulus (CS) is paired with an unconditioned stimulus (US).

a)

Operant conditioning

b)

Classical Conditioning

11.

A neutral stimulus (NS) is something that produces a particular response.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

A 9-year-old girl is more likely to pay attention to the behaviour being modelled by their 5 year old brother than their 12-year-old sister. 

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Behaviourists focus on stimulus and response.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Rashi is distinct from her classmates and always differs from them in all behavioral patterns. This phenomenon is known as________

a)

situationism

b)

Individual differences

c)

assessment

d)

creativity

15.

An individual uses past experiences creatively to solve novel problems, thus integrating different experiences in an original way to make new discoveries and inventions. Such an individual is said to be high on _____________ intelligence.

a)

Componential

b)

Contextual

c)

Experiential

d)

Analytical

16.

Which of the following is a primary reinforcer?

a)

drink of water

b)

a zero on late work

c)

a hug

d)

10 minutes more of free time

17.

Unpleasant consequences have what effect on learning?

a)

None, unpleasant consequences are not used in schools

b)

They immediately resolve the negative behavior

c)

They decrease the frequency of the behavior that is targeted

d)

They let the students know the teacher is in charge