Psychology of Learning and Behavior Quiz

Test your knowledge with questions on associative learning, operant conditioning, classical conditioning, and social learning theory.

#1

Which of the following is a form of associative learning?

Operant conditioning
Classical conditioning
Insight learning
Observational learning
#2

Who proposed the theory of operant conditioning?

B.F. Skinner
Ivan Pavlov
John B. Watson
Albert Bandura
#3

What is the process by which a response becomes more or less likely to occur, depending on its consequences?

Classical conditioning
Operant conditioning
Insight learning
Observational learning
#4

Who introduced the concept of the law of effect?

Edward Thorndike
B.F. Skinner
Ivan Pavlov
John B. Watson
#5

What is the term used to describe learning that occurs but is not immediately reflected in a behavior change?

Implicit learning
Explicit learning
Latent learning
Sensory learning
#6

Who proposed the theory of social learning?

Albert Bandura
B.F. Skinner
Ivan Pavlov
Edward Thorndike
#7

In classical conditioning, what is the neutral stimulus paired with?

Unconditioned response
Conditioned response
Unconditioned stimulus
Conditioned stimulus
#8

What is the term used to describe the process of learning behaviors by observing others?

Insight learning
Operant conditioning
Modeling
Classical conditioning
#9

What is a primary reinforcer?

A reinforcer that is learned through conditioning
A reinforcer that is inherently rewarding
A reinforcer that is used in observational learning
A reinforcer that is paired with a conditioned stimulus
#10

Which of the following is an example of positive punishment?

Giving a reward for good behavior
Taking away a privilege for bad behavior
Adding an unpleasant consequence for bad behavior
Ignoring undesirable behavior
#11

What is the process of teaching a complex behavior by rewarding closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior?

Shaping
Chaining
Discrimination
Scaffolding
#12

In classical conditioning, what is the term used to describe the tendency for a conditioned response to be evoked by stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus?

Extinction
Spontaneous recovery
Generalization
Discrimination
#13

According to the social learning theory, what plays a crucial role in learning behavior?

Punishment
Reinforcement
Cognitive processes
Conditioned stimuli
#14

What is the term used to describe the gradual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is presented repeatedly without the unconditioned stimulus?

Extinction
Spontaneous recovery
Generalization
Discrimination
#15

Which term describes the phenomenon where the reappearance of an extinguished conditioned response after a rest period?

Spontaneous recovery
Generalization
Discrimination
Latent recovery
#16

What is the term used to describe the process of teaching a complex behavior by breaking it down into smaller, manageable steps?

Shaping
Chaining
Discrimination
Scaffolding
#17

What is the term used to describe the process of reinforcing behaviors that are increasingly similar to the desired behavior?

Generalization
Shaping
Discrimination
Chaining

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