Behavioural Perspective

Which is NOT an assumption of behaviourism?

• All behaviour is learned from the environment

• Mental processes are important in determining behaviour

• Behaviour is the result of stimulus response

He was the pioneer of Classical Conditioning

• Skinner

• Pavlov

• Watson

Skinner believed that Classical Conditioning was too simplistic and couldn't provide complete explanations for complex human behaviour.

• True

• False

In Operant Conditioning, The Response Rate is...

• the rate at which lever pressing dies out (i.e., how soon the rat gave up)

• The rate at which the rat pressed the lever (i.e., how hard the rat worked)

Implementing more rules and restrictions when a teen misses curfew

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Reinforcement

Removing strict parental controls on the internet or TV when a child proves herself responsible enough to handle more mature content

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Reinforcement

Removing responsibility for a household chore in order to reward the child for completing the other chores to the parents satisfaction

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Reinforcement

Yelling at a child for bad behavior

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Reinforcement

Allowing a child to go out independently when they continually follow the boundaries set

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Reinforcement

Who is known for the theory of Operant Conditioning?

• Pavlov

• Skinner

• Freud