Behavioral Conditioning Quiz

Test your understanding of classical and operant conditioning with these behavioral psychology questions. Learn about key concepts and theorists!

#1

Which psychologist is best known for the classical conditioning experiment involving dogs?

B.F. Skinner
Ivan Pavlov
John B. Watson
Albert Bandura
#2

What is the term for decreasing the frequency of a behavior by removing something desirable?

Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Positive punishment
Negative punishment
#3

Who introduced the concept of classical conditioning?

Ivan Pavlov
B.F. Skinner
John B. Watson
Albert Bandura
#4

Which term describes the process of learning by watching others and imitating their behaviors?

Operant conditioning
Classical conditioning
Social learning theory
Habituation
#5

What is the term for the process of gradually exposing someone to a feared object or situation until the fear subsides?

Systematic desensitization
Flooding
Counterconditioning
Aversion therapy
#6

In classical conditioning, what is the unconditioned stimulus?

The response that occurs naturally
The learned response
The neutral stimulus
The stimulus that triggers the response naturally
#7

In operant conditioning, what is negative reinforcement?

Adding something unpleasant to decrease a behavior
Removing something pleasant to decrease a behavior
Adding something pleasant to increase a behavior
Removing something unpleasant to increase a behavior
#8

What is the term for the sudden reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response?

Discrimination
Generalization
Spontaneous recovery
Higher-order conditioning
#9

Which type of reinforcement schedule reinforces a behavior after a fixed number of responses?

Fixed ratio
Variable ratio
Fixed interval
Variable interval
#10

Who developed the theory of operant conditioning?

Ivan Pavlov
John B. Watson
B.F. Skinner
Albert Bandura
#11

Which of the following is an example of positive punishment?

Taking away a child's toy for misbehaving
Giving a child candy for doing chores
Ignoring a child's tantrum
Giving a child extra playtime for good behavior
#12

Which of the following is an example of negative reinforcement?

Scolding a child for not doing homework
Taking away chores for completing homework
Ignoring a child's tantrum
Giving a child extra playtime for good behavior
#13

In social learning theory, who proposed the concept of observational learning?

Albert Bandura
B.F. Skinner
Ivan Pavlov
John B. Watson
#14

What is the term for the process of gradually reducing the strength or frequency of a conditioned response?

Generalization
Discrimination
Extinction
Habituation
#15

Who introduced the concept of reinforcement schedules?

Ivan Pavlov
B.F. Skinner
John B. Watson
Albert Bandura
#16

Who proposed the concept of higher-order conditioning?

Ivan Pavlov
B.F. Skinner
John B. Watson
Albert Bandura
#17

In social learning theory, what term describes the internal processes that occur when we observe a model and imitate their behavior?

Reinforcement
Observational learning
Modeling
Mimicry

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