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Learning Theories

Quiz by Jen Curran

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26 questions
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  • Q1

    Which of the following is NOT an assumption of the behaviourist approach?

    We are born a ‘blank slate’

    Behaviour is a response to environmental stimuli

    All behaviours are learned

    All behaviours are innate

    60s
  • Q2

    Behaviourists believe that we are born a '........... slate'. 

    What word is missing?

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    60s
  • Q3

    Behaviourists are interested only in observable behaviours that can be objectively measured

    true
    false
    True or False
    30s
  • Q4

    Which Psychologist is NOT associated with any of the learning theories?

    Skinner

    Bandura

    Wundt

    Pavlov

    60s
  • Q5

    Match each Psychologist with the theory they pioneered

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    60s
  • Q6

    Based on Pavlov's research into classical conditioning, match the following terms

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    60s
  • Q7

    During classical conditioning a neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus

    true
    false
    True or False
    60s
  • Q8

    Which of the following is NOT one of Pavlov's contributions to our understanding of behaviour

    A focus on the importance of objectivity in understanding behaviour

    Internal mental processes can be studied using introspection

    Behaviour is learnt and environmentally determined through associations between a stimulus and a response

    Animals can be used in research to better understand human behaviour

    60s
  • Q9

    Which Psychologist believed that the causes of an action and its consequences should be studied?

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  • Q10

    Which Psychologist stated that our behaviours are determined by their consequences?

    Wundt

    Bandura

    Skinner

    Pavlov

    60s
  • Q11

    Match each feature of operant conditioning with its most appropriate definition

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  • Q12

    Match each theory with it's main assumption

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  • Q13

    What key term describes when a behaviour 'dies out' because it is not reinforced

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    60s
  • Q14

    If a behaviour is not reinforced, it is weakened and over time it is extinguished

    true
    false
    True or False
    60s
  • Q15

    Behaviour that is punished is likely to be repeated

    false
    true
    True or False
    60s

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