Behaviorist Views of Learning

1.Which of the following is the most valid description of learning from a behaviorist point of view?

a.Sensations paired together enough times that they become associated

b.Increases in behavior as a result of anticipating desirable consequences

c.Changes in behavior as a result of observing similar behaviors in others

d.Changes in observable behavior occurring as a result of experience

2.Which of the following statements is most consistent with a behaviorist theoretical orientation?

a.Learners construct their own understanding.

b.People strive for equilibrium.

c.Learning is contextual.

d.Learning is observable.

3.Of the following, which is most critical to the educator who subscribes to a behaviorist view of learning?

a.Observable behavior

b.Effective modeling

c.Thought processes

d.Appropriate emotions

Classical Conditioning

4. Classical conditioning is most concerned with:

a.involuntary responses.

b.practiced behavior.

c.skilled movements.

d.thought processes.

5.In  classical conditioning, the event that causes an instinctive or reflexive physiological or emotional response is referred to as the:

a.unconditioned response.

b.unconditioned stimulus.

c.conditioned stimulus.

d.conditioned response.

6.In  classical conditioning , a learned physiological or emotional response is referred to as the:

a.unconditioned response.

b.unconditioned stimulus.

c.conditioned stimulus.

d.conditioned response.

7.In classical conditioning, the unconditioned and conditioned stimuli must occur at essentially the same time.  We refer to this temporal connection as:

a.proximity.

b.pairing.

c.contiguity.

d.connectivity.

8.Of the following, the person most associated with classical conditioning is:

a.Bandura.

b.Pavlov.

c.Piaget.

d.Skinner.

9.The meat presented to the dogs in Pavlov’s experiments is best described as a(n):

a.unconditioned stimulus.

b.conditioned stimulus.

c.conditioned response.

d.unconditioned response.

10.What concept describes the situation when a stimulus related to the conditioned stimulus elicits the conditioned response all by itself?

a.Extinction

b.Reinforcement

c.Discrimination

d.Generalization