Psychology Quiz Lesson 4

negative reinforcement

Dave's boss told him that he doesn't have to attend the company picnic (which everybody dislikes) if Dave meets his sales quota this month. Dave's boss is using ________. Negative punishment Negative reinforcement Positive punishment Positive reinforcement

conditioned response

Grace whistles while tickling Khaleel with a feather. Eventually, Khaleel starts to squirm and giggle every time Grace whistles, even when he is not being tickled. In this example, squirming and giggling is a(n) ________. conditioned response conditioned stimulus unconditioned response unconditioned stimulus

variable interval

Harold catches fish throughout the day at unpredictable intervals. Which reinforcement schedule is this? fixed interval fixed ratio variable interval variable ratio

operant conditioning

Hideki tells a lie and is grounded. He does this several times, finally learning that his behavior (lying) is associated with a consequence (being grounded). Which kind of learning is this? classical conditioning imitation modeling operant conditioning

higher order

In ________ conditioning, an established conditioned stimulus is paired with a new neutral stimulus. higher order initial primary secondary

classical

In ________ conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus unconditionally elicits a reaction. For example, a bit of black pepper blown into the eye produces a blinking response.

neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus

In classical conditioning, the association that is learned is between a ________. conditioned stimulus and an unconditioned response neutral response and a conditioned response neutral stimulus and a neutral response neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus

observational

Learning that occurs while watching others and then imitating, or modeling, what they do or say is called ________ learning. latent observational Pavlovian vicarious

spontaneous recovery

Mia is taught to go to sleep when the light is turned off. However, for many months Mia no longer falls asleep when the light is turned off. Later, Mia begins to fall asleep when the light is turned off again. This is an example of ________. classical conditioning higher order conditioning neutral stimulus spontaneous recovery

extinction

Molly attempts to condition her puppy to greet her when she enters the house. She repeatedly pairs her entry to the house with a treat for the puppy. The puppy eventually acquires this ability, and Molly realizes how irritating it is for the puppy to run up to her every time she enters the house. She attempts to make the puppy stop, and eventually the puppy no longer feels motivated to greet her when she enters the house. The puppy no longer greeting her when she enters the house is an example of ________. acquisition conditioning extinction learning