Psychology Chapter 6 Quiz

If the principles of social learning theory are true, then children may model aggressive behavior ________.

After seeing a television character receive a reward for taking violent action against another character

Classical and operant conditioning are forms of ______ learning.

Associational

What did John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner demonstrate with their studies of little albert?

Emotion can be a conditioned response

He is known for establishing the principles of classical conditioning. Who is this?

Ivan Pavlov

What was the main point of Ivan Pavlov's experiment with dogs?

Learning can occur when a CS is paired with an UCS

One can learn new behaviors by observing others. What type of learning theory is this?

Social learning theory

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

Ana wants to teach he son to say thank you. Every time he says thank you, Ana praises him and gives him a hug. Which reinforcement schedule is this?

continuous

If a slamming door is a conditioned stimulus, then being able to distinguish between the sound of a slamming door and the sound of a heavy item being dropped would represent stimulus discrimination. correct/incorrect

correct

Kerry is conditioned to fear strawberries. Raspberries are similar to strawberries, and even though no attempt was made to make Kerry fear raspberries, she reacts with fear when she sees them. This is an example of ________.

stimulus generalization

In higher order conditioning, an established conditioned stimulus is paired with a new neutral stimulus. right/wrong

right

Which of the following is an example of instinct: unlearned knowledge that involves complex patterns of behavior?

Baby seeking food by rooting and suckling

To maximize learning, a ______ should be presented on a(n) _______ schedule.

CS+ UCS; Continuous

Which of the following is the decrease in the conditioned response when the unconditioned stimulus is no longer presented with the conditioned stimulus.

Extinction

Jemma has a mental picture of the layout of her house, also called a Latent Map so when she comes home late at night she can navigate through the rooms without turning on a light. True/False

False

Mark's boss told him that he doesn't have to attend the company picnic (which everybody dislikes) if mark meets his sales quota this month. Marks boss is using ______

Negative reinforcement

Giuliani is attempting to condition a parrot to greet him when he enters the room. He repeatedly pairs his entry to the room with a treat for the parrot. Giuliani can say that ________ occurred as soon as the parrot greets him in response to his entry

acquisition

Karin 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 Karin 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 ________

extinction

Luke is taught to go to sleep when the light is turned off. However, for many months Luke no longer falls asleep when the light is turned off. Later, Luke begins to fall asleep when the light is turned off again. This is an example of higher order conditioning. yes/no

no

Teaching yourself yoga by watching a yoga group in the park. What type of learning is this an example of?

observational learning

Behavior is motivated by the consequences we receive for the behavior: reinforcements and punishments. This is the main idea of what type of conditioning

operant conditioning

Mathew 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 learning is this?

operant conditioning

Rewarding a child for finishing his oatmeal mush and counting how many times the child needs to be rewarded before he finished his oatmeal voluntarily. This is an example of what type of conditioning

operant conditioning

classical conditioning

organisms learn to associate events—or stimuli—that repeatedly happen together.

operant conditioning

organisms learn, again, to associate events—a behavior and its consequence (reinforcement or punishment).

determining how long it takes a person to learn how to knit if she is only allowed to watch YouTube videos of people knitting. This is an example of what type of learning theory?

social learning theory

In classical conditioning, the association that is learned is between a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus. true/false

true