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Behavioral Psychology

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Positive reinforcement means:

A. Removing stimulus
B. Adding reward ✓
C. Adding punishment
D. Ignoring behavior

Positive reinforcement adds desirable stimulus.

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Jun 9, 2026

Negative reinforcement means:

A. Adding punishment
B. Removing unpleasant stimulus ✓
C. Adding reward
D. Ignoring behavior

It strengthens behavior by removing discomfort.

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Jun 9, 2026

Punishment aims to:

A. Increase behavior
B. Decrease behavior ✓
C. Maintain behavior
D. Learn behavior

Punishment reduces unwanted behavior.

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Jun 9, 2026

Humanistic psychology focuses on:

A. Unconscious mind
B. Self-actualization ✓
C. Conditioning
D. Genetics

Maslow focused on personal growth.

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Jun 9, 2026

Maslow’s hierarchy starts with:

A. Self-esteem
B. Safety
C. Physiological needs ✓
D. Love needs

Basic survival needs are at the base.

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Jun 9, 2026

Which theory explains behavior through rewards and punishment?

A. Psychoanalytic theory
B. Behavioral theory ✓
C. Humanistic theory
D. Cognitive theory

Behavioral theory focuses on learned behavior through reinforcement.

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Jun 9, 2026

Who is the father of psychoanalysis?

A. Skinner
B. Freud ✓
C. Watson
D. Piaget

Freud developed psychoanalytic theory.

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Jun 9, 2026

Classical conditioning was introduced by:

A. Pavlov ✓
B. Skinner
C. Bandura
D. Rogers

Pavlov demonstrated conditioned reflexes.

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Jun 9, 2026

Operant conditioning is associated with:

A. Freud
B. Skinner ✓
C. Erikson
D. Maslow

Skinner focused on reinforcement and punishment.

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Jun 9, 2026

Learning by observation is called:

A. Classical conditioning
B. Modeling ✓
C. Insight learning
D. Trial and error

Bandura introduced observational learning.

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Jun 9, 2026
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