Behavioral Theories Quiz

We associate the name ________most closely with classical conditioning.

• E.L. Thorndike
• Albert Bandura
• B.F. Skinner
• Ivan Pavlov

A dog’s salivation at the sight of a food dish is a(n) _______ .

• Conditioned stimulus
• Unconditioned stimulus
• Unconditioned response
• Conditioned response

When the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus, what occurs?

• Extinction
• Generalization
• Discrimination
• Nothing

Conditioning is the process of ___________ .

• Discrimination
• Learning associations
• Observational learning
• Generalization

Anna is training her cat to go to the bathroom outside by putting the litter box closer and closer to the door with a treat, eventually putting it in the backyard. This best exemplifies:

• Classical conditioning
• Negative reinforcement
• Shaping
• Positive reinforcement

Removal of something unpleasant is ______ .

• Positive reinforcement
• Negative reinforcement
• Presentation punishment
• Removal punishment

When a teenager gets poor grades, his father takes away his cell phone. This consequence is a ________ .

• Positive reinforcement
• Negative reinforcement
• Presentation punishment
• Removal punishment

Alex gets a snack after he practices his violin for 30 minutes straight. This is an example of a __________ .

• Fixed ratio
• Variable interval
• Variable ratio
• Fixed interval

Which of the following is not one of the processes involved in observational learning?

• Attention
• Retention
• Generalization
• Motivation

According to Bandura, human behavior can be learned by observation through __________ .

• Modeling
• Attitude
• Personality
• None of the above