The Fundamentals of Behavioral Psychology Quiz

Cognitive dissonance is a concept from social psychology, not behavioral psychology.

John B. Watson is credited as one of the founding figures of behaviorism.

Classical conditioning focuses on associating neutral stimuli with involuntary responses.

B.F. Skinner is the psychologist behind the theory of operant conditioning.

Neutral is not a type of reinforcement; it does not strengthen or weaken a behavior.

Schedules of reinforcement dictate when and how often reinforcement is provided.

Negative reinforcement strengthens a behavior by removing an unpleasant stimulus.

Spontaneous recovery is the reappearance of an extinguished response after a pause.

Classical conditioning is the process of creating associations between stimuli, leading to learned responses.

Ivan Pavlov is credited with the discovery and initial investigation of classical conditioning.

Giving a treat for completing homework encourages the behavior, demonstrating positive reinforcement.

Extinction in behaviorism refers to the fading away of a learned behavior due to lack of reinforcement.

Shaping involves reinforcing successive approximations toward the desired behavior.

Generalization is when a response occurs to stimuli resembling the conditioned stimulus.

Albert Bandura proposed the concept of observational learning, where behavior is learned by observing others.

Vicarious reinforcement occurs when an individual is reinforced by observing others being reinforced.

Albert Bandura proposed the social learning theory, emphasizing the role of observation and imitation.

Discrimination is the ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and respond accordingly.

Positive reinforcement involves adding a desirable stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behavior.

Negative punishment involves removing a desirable stimulus to decrease the likelihood of a behavior.

John B. Watson conducted the 'Little Albert' experiment, demonstrating classical conditioning.

Extinction is the process of diminishing a learned behavior through lack of reinforcement.

Shaping involves reinforcing behaviors that successively approximate the desired behavior.

Extinction involves presenting the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus, leading to a decrease in the conditioned response.

B.F. Skinner introduced the term 'operant conditioning' to describe learning through consequences.