Behaviorism in Psychology Quiz

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What defines behaviorism as a school of psychology?

Emphasis on the scientific study of observable behaviors (correct)

Understanding genetic influences on behavior

Focus on subjective mental processes

Study of emotional responses to stimuli

What is the process of learning associations between environmental events and behavioral responses called?

Conditioning (correct)

Operant Conditioning

Observational Learning

Classical Conditioning

What is spontaneous recovery in classical conditioning?

Reappearance of an extinguished conditioned response after no exposure to the stimulus (correct)

Gradual reduction of a conditioned response over time

Immediate reaction to the conditioned stimulus

A new conditioned response developed after a break

Which term refers to the natural stimulus that reflexively elicits a response without prior learning?

Unconditioned Stimulus Signup and view all the answers

According to Thorndike's law of effect, what happens to responses followed by a satisfying effect?

They become more likely to recur Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following describes a learned response to a specific stimulus but not to other similar stimuli?

Stimulus Discrimination Signup and view all the answers

What happens during the extinction phase in classical conditioning?

The conditioned stimulus is presented without the unconditioned stimulus. Signup and view all the answers

In Watson's studies, which emotions did he identify as inborn reflexive responses?

Fear, rage, love Signup and view all the answers

What role does reinforcement play in Skinner's operant conditioning?

It increases the likelihood of a behavior recurring Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the occurrence of a learned response not only to the original stimulus but also to similar stimuli?

Stimulus Generalization Signup and view all the answers

Behaviorism in Psychology Quiz

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What defines behaviorism as a school of psychology?

What is the process of learning associations between environmental events and behavioral responses called?

What is spontaneous recovery in classical conditioning?

Which term refers to the natural stimulus that reflexively elicits a response without prior learning?

According to Thorndike's law of effect, what happens to responses followed by a satisfying effect?

Which of the following describes a learned response to a specific stimulus but not to other similar stimuli?

What happens during the extinction phase in classical conditioning?

In Watson's studies, which emotions did he identify as inborn reflexive responses?

What role does reinforcement play in Skinner's operant conditioning?

What is the term for the occurrence of a learned response not only to the original stimulus but also to similar stimuli?

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