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?

    <p>Unconditioned Stimulus</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>They become more likely to recur</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Stimulus Discrimination</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens during the extinction phase in classical conditioning?

    <p>The conditioned stimulus is presented without the unconditioned stimulus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Fear, rage, love</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>It increases the likelihood of a behavior recurring</p> 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?

    <p>Stimulus Generalization</p> Signup and view all the answers

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