Worksheetsassociation theory
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
1. What is the primary focus of association theory in psychology?
a. The study of cognitive biases
b. The connection between stimuli and responses
c. The development of personality traits
d. The analysis of dream symbolism
2. Who is considered the founder of associationism?
a. Sigmund Freud
b. B.F. Skinner
c. David Hume
d. John Locke
3. Which of the following is NOT one of the laws of association proposed by Aristotle?
a. Law of Contiguity
b. Law of Similarityc. Law of Contrast
c. Law of Contrast
d. Law of Frequency
4. In classical conditioning, what term describes the learned association between a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus?
a. Operant conditioning
b. Cognitive dissonance
c. Conditioned response
d. Stimulus generalization
5. Which psychologist's work on associative learning led to the development of behaviorism?
a. Ivan Pavlov
b. Carl Jung
c. Abraham Maslow
d. Erik Erikson
6. What is the term for the strengthening of a connection between a stimulus and a response through repetition?
a. Habituation
b. Sensitization
c. Extinction
d. Reinforcement
7. The concept of "free association" is most closely linked to which psychological approach?
a. Cognitive psychology
b. Behaviorism
c. Psychoanalysis
d. Humanistic psychology
8. Which of the following best describes the Law of Contiguity?
a. Similar ideas tend to be associated with each other
b. Contrasting ideas tend to be associated with each other
c. Ideas experienced together tend to be associated with each other
d. Frequently experienced ideas tend to be associated with each other
9. In Pavlov's famous experiment, what was the unconditioned stimulus?
a. The bell
b. The dog's salivation
c. The food
d. The metronome
10. What term describes the process by which a conditioned response becomes associated with stimuli similar to the original conditioned stimulus?
a. Discrimination
b. Generalization
c. Extinction
d. Spontaneous recovery
11. Which of the following is an example of negative reinforcement in operant conditioning?
a. Receiving a prize for good behavior
b. Getting a speeding ticket
c. Turning off a loud alarm clock
d. Eating candy after completing homework
12. The idea that complex thoughts are formed by combining simple ideas is central to which theory?
a. Psychoanalytic theory
b. Gestalt theory
c. Associationism
d. Cognitive dissonance theory
13. What is the term for the weakening of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus?
a. Extinction
b. Habituation
c. Sensitization
d. Spontaneous recovery
14. Which psychologist proposed the law of effect, a principle of association between behaviors and their consequences?
a. John Watson
b. Edward Thorndike
c. B.F. Skinner
d. Ivan Pavlov
15. In cognitive psychology, what term describes the mental links between concepts in memory?
a. Schemas
b. Heuristics
c. Associations
d. Algorithms
16. Which of the following is NOT a type of conditioning described in association theory?
a. Classical conditioning
b. Operant conditioning
c. Observational learning
d. Cognitive conditioning
17. The phenomenon where a previously extinguished conditioned response reappears after a period of time is called:
a. Reinstatement
b. Reacquisition
c. Spontaneous recovery
d. Renewal
18. Which of the following best describes the concept of higher-order conditioning?
a. A conditioned stimulus becomes associated with another conditioned stimulus
b. An unconditioned stimulus becomes more potent over time
c. A response becomes more complex as learning progresses
d. Multiple stimuli are required to elicit a single response
19. The idea that learning occurs through the association of ideas rather than through innate knowledge is most closely aligned with:
a. Nativism
b. Empiricism
c. Rationalism
d. Constructivism
20. In social learning theory, which concept describes learning that occurs through observing and imitating others?
a. Vicarious reinforcement
b. Self-efficacy
c. Modeling
d. Social cognition
