Behavioral Science Quiz
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#1
What is the fundamental concept behind classical conditioning?
Operant behavior
Reinforcement
Association
Punishment
#2
Which theorist is associated with the concept of 'Hierarchy of Needs'?
B.F. Skinner
Abraham Maslow
Sigmund Freud
Carl Rogers
#3
What is the 'primacy effect' in memory?
The tendency to remember information at the beginning of a list
The tendency to remember information at the end of a list
The tendency to remember information that is repeated frequently
The tendency to remember emotionally charged information
#4
Who developed the theory of operant conditioning?
Ivan Pavlov
Albert Bandura
B.F. Skinner
Jean Piaget
#5
What is the 'fight or flight' response?
A psychological defense mechanism
A reaction to stress involving either confrontation or escape
A cognitive bias
A form of operant conditioning
#6
Who is known for the famous 'Bobo doll experiment'?
B.F. Skinner
Albert Bandura
Stanley Milgram
Leon Festinger
#7
What does the Stanford prison experiment study?
Conformity
Altruism
Authority
Obedience
#8
Who coined the term 'social identity'?
Kurt Lewin
Philip Zimbardo
Henri Tajfel
Stanley Milgram
#9
What is the 'halo effect' in psychology?
The tendency to judge others based on one characteristic
The tendency to ignore negative information about a person
The tendency to perceive someone as better overall based on a single positive trait
The tendency to conform to group norms
#10
Who proposed the theory of cognitive dissonance?
Leon Festinger
Jean Piaget
Erik Erikson
Lawrence Kohlberg
#11
Which of the following is NOT a component of the Big Five personality traits?
Conscientiousness
Agreeableness
Open-mindedness
Neuroticism
#12
What is the name of the phenomenon where individuals in a group tend to exert less effort?
Social loafing
Groupthink
Deindividuation
Diffusion of responsibility
#13
According to Albert Bandura, what is the process of learning by observing others called?
Classical conditioning
Operant conditioning
Modeling
Trial and error
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