Psychology - Operant & Classical Conditioning

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The type of learning in which a stimulus gains the power to cause a response because it reliably predicts another stimulus is called:

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Classical Conditioning

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Anything in the environment that one can respond to is a:

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Stimulus

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Which of the following is an unconditioned response? clapping after a thrilling concert performance, jumping rope, running through a maze to get a food reward, sweating in hot weather

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sweating in hot weather

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What is the conditioned stimulus in the scenario where Brad proposed to Angelina at an Italian restaurant and she said "Yes," leading to a happy feeling every time he visits the restaurant?

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the restaurant

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In Watson's famous research with Little Albert, the conditioned response was:

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fear of the rat

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The psychologist most closely associated with the study of operant conditioning was: Bandura, Pavlov, Skinner, Freud

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Skinner

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In Ivan Pavlov's demonstration of classical conditioning, what was the UR?

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Salivation to the meat powder

Front

Masako was hit with a baseball last week during practice and now refuses to play. This behavior best illustrates the effects of:

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punishments

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Seals in an aquarium will repeat behaviors, such as slapping and barking, that prompt people to toss them a herring. This example best illustrates:

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positive reinforcement

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Students in Ms. Dean's fourth-grade class receive a star on a chart for every book they read. Which schedule of reinforcement does this represent?

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fixed ratio