Classical conditioning

Operant conditioning

Behaviour modification and shaping

Social Learning Theory

Phobias

Individual Differences

Developmental Psychology

Practice Questions:

1. Jessica had trained her hamster to stand up at the front of the cage on hearing the theme music to a popular television show. She did this by giving the hamster a treat when the theme music came on. Jessica stopped giving her hamster a treat when it heard the theme music, and the hamster stopped standing up at the front of the cage when the theme music was playing. The hamster stopping its behaviour is an example of

A positive reinforcement

B spontaneous recovery

C punishment

D extinction

2. Two weeks later Jessica’s hamster heard the theme music on the television and started to stand up at the front of the cage. It had not had any more training. This behaviour is an example of

A positive reinforcement

B spontaneous recovery

C punishment

D extinction