Deck 1: Conditioning and Learning Processes

Question 1

Learning may be defined as a ______ change in behavior that occurs as the result of experience.

A)relatively permanent
B)sensitization
C)fixed
D)continuous

Answer 1

relatively permanent

Question 2

Habituation involves learning about a _____.

A)multiple stimuli
B)single response
C)single stimulus
D)multiple response

Answer 2

single stimulus

Question 3

If the UCS is subsequently omitted, the CR will experience

A)reinforcement
B)extinction
C)learning
D)association

Answer 3

extinction

Question 4

It reflects the preservation of the original CS-UCS association after extinction training.

A)reinforcement
B)spontaneous recovery
C)generalization
D)discrimination

Question 5

The best description for UCS is..

A)a stimulus that automatically elicits a response
B)a previously neutral stimulus that comes to elicit a conditioned response
C)produced by association
D)influenced by the intensity of learned response

Question 6

In Pavlov's experiment, ___ is considered an unconditioned response.

A)meat powder
B)sleeping
C)food
D)salivation

Question 7

It is a change in the electrical activity of the skin that occurs during emotional stress.

A)gsr
B)ucr
C)ucs
D)crt

Question 8

Excitatory conditioning is..

A)it is an ability of a cs to decrease the probability or magnitude of a given behavior.
B)it is an inability of a cs to increase the probability or magnitude of a given behavior.
C)it is an ability of a cs to increase the probability or magnitude of a given behavior.
D)it is an inability of a cs to decrease the probability or magnitude of a given behavior.

Question 9

The child may expect playfulness only from dogs that look like hers. This refers to..

A)association
B)discrimination
C)generalization
D)extinction

Question 10

If the doctor always tells a child that "it won't hurt, when in fact it sometimes does, the child has no danger or safety signals and may become terribly anxious whenever in the doctor's office. This implies..

A)learning can be fearful
B)children do not respond to motivation
C)doctors are ineffective motivators
D)predictability is also important for emotional reactions

Question 11

Punishment is the _____ of reinforcement.

A)opposite
B)principle
C)basis
D)equivalent

Question 12

Skinner box is also known as..

A)simple latch
B)operant chamber
C)omission training
D)black box

Question 13

The likelihood that you bring your date chocolate on Valentine's Day will decrease if he or she gets mad at you for offering the caloric gift. This shows..

A)baseline level
B)omission training
C)restructuring
D)change stimulus

Question 14

If leaving your apartment removes you from an unpleasant environment, then the time you spend away from your apartment will increase referring to..

A)positive reinforcement
B)negative reinforcement
C)positive punishment
D)negative punishment

Question 15

When the dog is trained to catch a ball, you can give the animal a food reinforcer each time it approaches the ball until finally the dog mouths and grabs the ball referring to..

A)sensitization
B)omission training
C)shaping
D)extinction

Question 16

Non-reflexive, voluntary behaviors are associated with _______________ conditioning.

A)operant
B)classical
C)insight
D)social

Question 17

Responding decreases with the elimination of reinforcing consequences during the extinction process of _________________ conditioning.

A)operant
B)classical
C)insight
D)social

Question 18

In __________ conditioning, the conditioned responses are active behaviors that operate on the environment.

A)operant
B)classical
C)insight
D)social

Question 19

In _____________ conditioning, the basis of learning is the association of two stimuli, the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus.

A)operant
B)classical
C)insight
D)social

Question 20

The expectation that the conditioned response reliably predicts the unconditioned stimulus characterizes the cognitive aspect of _______________ conditioning.

A)operant
B)classical
C)insight
D)social

Question 21

The behavior is emitted by the organism in ____________ conditioning.

A)operant
B)classical
C)insight
D)social

Question 22

Conditions physiological and emotional responses.

A)operant
B)classical
C)insight
D)social

Question 23

In ___________________ conditioning, the performance of the behavior is influenced by the expectation of reinforcement or punishment.

A)operant
B)classical
C)insight
D)social

Question 24

In ________________ conditioning, the basis of learning is the process of associating a response and the consequence that follows it.

A)operant
B)classical
C)insight
D)social