Behaviourist Approach & Learning Theory

Is the Behaviourist approach in favour of nature or nurture?

• Nature

• Nurture

Which of the following is not a key assumption of the Behaviourist Approach?

• All behaviour is learnt

• Humans can be seen as data processing systems

• Humans are born as a Tabula Rasa

• Mainly concerned with observable behaviour

Operant conditioning refer to learning through what?

• Association

• Reinforcement and Punishment

• Watching others and imitating

• Schema

Pavlov conducted research using what type of participants?

• Cats

• Rats

• Dogs

• Human infant

A neutral stimulus can be described as something that does not produce a response.

• True

• False

This consequence refers to the removal of something desirable after unwanted behaviour is displayed.

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

Which of the following is an application of operant conditioning?

• Token Economy

• Phobias

• Discovery Learning

• All of the above