Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

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..

Accepted Answer

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 D

Question 3

Excitatory conditioning is..

Accepted Answer

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. C

Question 4

If the UCS is subsequently omitted, the CR will experience

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Conditions physiological and emotional responses.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Skinner box is also known as..

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Punishment is the _____ of reinforcement.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

The best description for UCS is..

Accepted Answer

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 14

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..

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

The behavior is emitted by the organism in ____________ conditioning.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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..

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 1: Conditioning and Learning Processes

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

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..

Excitatory conditioning is..

If the UCS is subsequently omitted, the CR will experience

Conditions physiological and emotional responses.

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

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

Skinner box is also known as..

Punishment is the _____ of reinforcement.

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

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

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

The best description for UCS is..

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..

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

The behavior is emitted by the organism in ____________ conditioning.

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

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..

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

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