Quiz: Introduction to Learning,
Neuroscience of Learning, Habituation
& Sensitization, and Classical
Conditioning
Question 1
3..75 pts
Who proposed the law of effect?
Ivan Pavlov
John B. Watson
Edward Thorndike
B. F. Skinner
Question 2
3..75 pts
René Descartes:
was an empiricist.
introduced the idea of associationism.
claimed that a newborn's mind was a blank slate.
,believed in dualism.
Question 3
3..75 pts
William's dog always sits by the front door whenever William grabs the leash
from its hook beside the door. How would a behaviorist describe the dog's
behavior?
The dog thinks that if he sits, he will get to go outside.
The dog is hungry, so his instincts tell him to sit.
The dog expects to get a treat when William puts on the leash.
The dog sits when William grabs the leash.
Question 4
3..75 pts
Which idea suggests that humans function by blindly producing
preprogrammed learned responses to environmental stimuli?
information theory
learning by insight
neo-behaviorism
radical behaviorism
, Question 5
3..75 pts
Someone who believes that humans and animals are fundamentally different
from each other would agree with the views of:
Plato.
Charles Darwin.
Aristotle.
Francis Galton.
Question 6
3..75 pts
Yvonne believes that babies learn words by being rewarded for sounds that
sound like those words in response to something they hear. This idea
resembles the ideas of:
Charles Darwin.
Edward Thorndike.
B. F. Skinner.
Aristotle.
Neuroscience of Learning, Habituation
& Sensitization, and Classical
Conditioning
Question 1
3..75 pts
Who proposed the law of effect?
Ivan Pavlov
John B. Watson
Edward Thorndike
B. F. Skinner
Question 2
3..75 pts
René Descartes:
was an empiricist.
introduced the idea of associationism.
claimed that a newborn's mind was a blank slate.
,believed in dualism.
Question 3
3..75 pts
William's dog always sits by the front door whenever William grabs the leash
from its hook beside the door. How would a behaviorist describe the dog's
behavior?
The dog thinks that if he sits, he will get to go outside.
The dog is hungry, so his instincts tell him to sit.
The dog expects to get a treat when William puts on the leash.
The dog sits when William grabs the leash.
Question 4
3..75 pts
Which idea suggests that humans function by blindly producing
preprogrammed learned responses to environmental stimuli?
information theory
learning by insight
neo-behaviorism
radical behaviorism
, Question 5
3..75 pts
Someone who believes that humans and animals are fundamentally different
from each other would agree with the views of:
Plato.
Charles Darwin.
Aristotle.
Francis Galton.
Question 6
3..75 pts
Yvonne believes that babies learn words by being rewarded for sounds that
sound like those words in response to something they hear. This idea
resembles the ideas of:
Charles Darwin.
Edward Thorndike.
B. F. Skinner.
Aristotle.
