#1
Which of the following is NOT a key concept in behavioral psychology?
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Social Learning
Cognitive Dissonance
#2
Who is often considered the father of behaviorism?
Sigmund Freud
B.F. Skinner
John B. Watson
Ivan Pavlov
#3
What is the main focus of classical conditioning?
Studying observable behaviors
Examining the role of thoughts and feelings
Understanding the influence of genetics
Associating stimuli with involuntary responses
#4
Who proposed the theory of operant conditioning?
Sigmund Freud
B.F. Skinner
Jean Piaget
Erik Erikson
#5
Which of the following is NOT a type of reinforcement?
Positive
Negative
Neutral
Punishment
#6
Which of the following is an example of positive reinforcement?
Adding chores as punishment
Removing access to electronics
Giving a treat for completing homework
Ignoring unwanted behavior
#7
In behaviorism, what does extinction refer to?
The strengthening of a response through rewards
The gradual disappearance of a learned behavior
The spontaneous recovery of an extinguished behavior
The application of punishment to decrease behavior
#8
What is shaping in the context of behavioral psychology?
The process of rewarding every instance of a desired behavior
The gradual reinforcement of behaviors that approximate the desired behavior
The application of punishment to eliminate undesirable behaviors
The spontaneous recovery of extinguished behaviors
#9
Which term refers to the tendency to respond to a stimulus that is similar to the original conditioned stimulus?
Generalization
Discrimination
Extinction
Spontaneous Recovery
#10
Who introduced the concept of observational learning?
Albert Bandura
John B. Watson
B.F. Skinner
Ivan Pavlov
#11
Which psychologist is known for the famous 'Little Albert' experiment?
B.F. Skinner
Ivan Pavlov
John B. Watson
Albert Bandura
#12
What is the process of unlearning a learned behavior called?
Acquisition
Generalization
Extinction
Spontaneous Recovery
#13
In operant conditioning, what is the term for the process of gradually reducing the frequency of a behavior through reinforcement of successive approximations of the desired behavior?
Extinction
Generalization
Shaping
Discrimination
#14
In classical conditioning, what is the process of repeatedly presenting the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus called?
Extinction
Spontaneous recovery
Generalization
Discrimination
#15
Who coined the term 'operant conditioning'?
Ivan Pavlov
B.F. Skinner
John B. Watson
Albert Bandura