Psych Unit 6 Test

Classical conditioning is the type of learning in which a person links two or more stimuli and

Anticipates events

The work of Ivan Pavlov and John Watson best fits into which of psychology's perspectives?

Behaviorism

Lynn is teaching learning. Every time she claps her hands Charlie turns off the light. When Randy claps in approval of Lynn's presentation, Charlie does not turn the light off. What concept has Charlie demonstrated?

Discrimination

What do we call it when the CR decreases as the CS is repeatedly presented alone?

Extinction

Watson and Rayner went on to replicate their "little Albert" experiment with many other children and they continued their research careers together at Johns Hopkins Hospital

False

Mary checks her phone every 30 minutes for incoming text messages. Her behavior is being maintained by what kind of reinforcement schedule?

Fixed-interval

Students are accustomed to a bell ringing to indicate the end of a class period. The principal decides to subsitute popular music for the bell to indicate the end of each class period. Students quickly respond to the music in the same way they did to the bell. What principle does this illustrate?

Generalization

All of the following are examples of primary reinforcers except a...

High score on an exam for which a student studied diligently

Thorndike's principle that behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely is known as what

Law of effect

Which of the following is best defined as a relatively permanent change in behavior due to experience?

Learning

In classical conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus

Naturally triggers a response

Gabriel's assistant had a bad habit of showing up very late for his work shift, so Gabriel docked his pay. This is an example of...

Negative punishment

A student studies diligently to avoid the bad feelings associated with a previously low grade on a test. In this case, the studying behavior is being strengthened because of what kind of reinforcement?

Negative reinforcement

Taking ibuprofen to relieve headache pain or fastening a seatbelt to stop the loud beeping are examples of

Negative reinforcement

Bandura's famous Bobo doll experiment is most closely associated with which of the following?

Observational learning

Reflecting on Bandura Bobo experiment we viewed in class, and refferring to your module 30 vocabulary, which of the following is the best synonym for social learning?

Observational learning

What do we call the kind of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer?

Operant conditioning

Joseph eats an entire batch of cookies in one sitting and feels sick to his stomach. This is an example of...

Positive punishment

What do we call the reappearance, after a rest period, of an extinguished response?

Spontaneous recovery

Ivan Pavlov was awarded Russia's first Nobel Prize for his research studies on the digestive system

True

Mark is an attorney who has opened his own law office. His clients make payments at irregular times. This is an example of what type of reinforcement schedule?

Variable interval

The basic idea behind classical conditioning is that the organism

associates events

Which of the following best describes a discriminative stimulus

something that elicits a response after association with a reincforcer