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Psych 12 – Behavioral Perspective Quiz
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Behavioral Perspective Quiz
Part I – Multiple Choice
Directions: Choose the BEST response.
1.
Which of the following best describes the Behavioral perspective of psychology?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The
The
The
The
physiological and chemical reasons for behavioral reactions and conditions.
study of how we remember best.
study of how we learn.
study of how we act and/or react to others in group situations.
2. The term _______________ can best be described as connecting events that occur in
sequences.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Learning by association
Connecting the dots
Behavioral association
Learning
3. It was the Russian physiologist named Ivan Pavlov, who during the late 1920’s,
discovered;
a.
b.
c.
d.
Association
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Shampoo and then Conditioning
4. In Pavlov’s experiments, a dog learned to associate the sound of a bell with food. Prior
to this conditioning, the bell would have been a(n);
a.
b.
c.
d.
Unconditioned stimuli
Unconditioned response
Neutral stimulus
Conditioned stimulus
5. __________ is the tendency to respond to stimuli that is similar to the conditioned
stimuli (CS). For example Pavlov’s dog would drool upon hearing a buzzer as well as the
bell.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Extinction
Discrimination
Generalization
Acquisition
6. Whereas ________ conditioning involves reflexive behavior, ________ conditioning
involves voluntary behavior modification, meaning that the subject plays an active role in
the behavior changes.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Repression / Operant
Classical / Operant
Operant / Classical
Regression / Classical
7. __________________ is when a response is followed by the addition of a stimulus, and
then that response is more likely to recur.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Negative reinforcement
Neutral reinforcement
Positive reinforcement
Punishment
8. Read the following example and choose the best term to describe the situation.
A talkative student is sitting at their desk and is being mildly electrically shocked
every 3 minutes. The student obviously doesn’t like being shocked but knows that if
she leaves her desk she will not have the opportunity to talk and gossip with her
classmates, so she stays in her desk and is repeatedly shocked. One day the student
actually does some work. She doesn’t turn around and doesn’t talk to her friends
for 5 whole minutes. She then notices that the shocks have stopped. She quickly
turns to her friend to tell her that the seat has stopped shocking her, but then
notices that the shocks start up again. The student turns her attention back to her
work and the shocks stop. By the end of the day, the girl completes her work and is
no longer getting shocked.
The term that best describes the removal of the shock is;
a.
b.
c.
d.
Negative reinforcement
Neutral reinforcement
Positive reinforcement
Punishment
9. The scientist best known for his work regarding operant conditioning is;
a.
b.
c.
d.
Jung
Horney
Alder
Skinner
10. Operant conditioning has its limitations. For example, it is hard to teach a child to have
fun at a waterslide by offering them candy if they do. This can best be described as;
a.
b.
c.
d.
Biological Predisposition
Extinction
Agreeableness
Overjustification Effect
10. Which of the following Operant Conditioning terms best describes what the Pet
Psychologist is doing in the following cartoon;
a.
b.
c.
d.
Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Reward
Overjustification
11. When student’s observe the high level of athletic skill in Mr. Trickey and try to copy his
graceful, athletic movements, student’s are learning through ________________ .
a.
b.
c.
d.
example
imitation
modeling
sheer amazement
12. The Medical Model of treating abnormal behavior is;
a.
b.
c.
d.
ridding a person of a demonic possession
using medicine and treatment to help the person
making use of the trepanning treatment.
locking patients up in a mental institution for life.
13. Sufferers are basically obsessed with senseless or offensive thoughts that will not go
away. Many people obsess over different things, especially during times of stress or
pressure, however, obsessivness becomes a disorder when it becomes so persistent that
it interferes with the way that person lives their life or if it causes undo distress.
The above definition best describes;
a.
b.
c.
d.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Phobic Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Somatoform disorders
14. ______________ are physical illnesses that arise from mental problems. For example
a paitent may believe that they have chronic joint pain, and although there is no medical
reason or evidence for joint pain, they still do experience it.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Phobic Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Somatoform disorders
15. When a person who suffers from depression but then rebounds to the opposite extreme
and becomes excitable, hyperactive and wildly optimistic, almost to a state of mania or
extreme joy. They are often diagnosed with;
a.
b.
c.
d.
Major Depression
Bipolar Disorder
Hypochondria
Schizophrenia
16. From a psychological point of view ____________ is associated with fragmented
delusional thinking, and is characterized as the most chronic and disabling of all mental
disorders.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Major Depression
Bipolar Disorder
Hypochondria
Schizophrenia
17. These involve perceiving sensations that aren't real, such as seeing things that aren't
there, hearing voices, smelling strange odors, having a "funny" taste in your mouth and
feeling sensations on your skin even though nothing is touching your body.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Delusions
Hallucinations
Catatonic schizophrenics
Hypocrites
18. This is a procedure in which electrodes are attached to the person's head and a series
of electric shocks are delivered to the brain. The shocks induce seizures, causing the
release of neurotransmitters in the brain
a.
b.
c.
d.
Hospitalization
ECT
Lobotomy
Liposuction
19. Sometimes, personality disorders can be quite severe and harmful to society in general.
Those who are afflicted with severe personality disorders and are usually smooth
talking, amoral, guiltless individuals who have little or no regard/concern for others, are
often referred to as having;
a.
b.
c.
d.
delusions
a Somatoform disorder
a biological predisposition towards evil
an antisocial personality
20. Charles Manson is a prime example of a;
a.
b.
c.
d.
shcizophrenic
sociopath
hypochondriac
delusional, self-involved pubescent
Part II – Written Response
Directions: Answer the following question using COMPLETE SENTENCES. You will be
marked out of 5 for the evidence of thought and effort put into your response.
21. What is the benefit of labeling certain behavior disorders or problems? What are the
dangers? What should everybody keep in mind when labels are given to people? Why?
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