Learning Theories

Unit 5

Learning Theories

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Unit 5

Learning Theories

Classical and Operant Conditioning and Behaviour Modification​

Multiple Choice

The experiment in the image is an example of ..... ?

• Operant conditioning

• Classical conditioning

Multiple Choice

What is classical conditioning?

• Learning by stimulus-response

• Learning by association

• Learning by trial-and-error

Multiple Choice

Who is the psychologist most associated with classical conditioning?

• B.F. Skinner

• Sigmund Freud

• Ivan Pavlov

• Carl Rogers

Multiple Choice

What is an unconditioned stimulus?

• A stimulus that naturally elicits a response

• A stimulus that is learned through association

• A stimulus that is presented after a response

• A stimulus that is presented before a response

Multiple Choice

What is an unconditioned response?

• A response that is presented after a stimulus

• A response that is presented before a stimulus

• A response that is not related to the stimulus

• A response that naturally occurs in response to a stimulus

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The process of __________ is the gradual disappearance of a learned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus

Multiple Choice

Who is the psychologist most associated with operant conditioning?

• B.F. Skinner

• Sigmund Freud

• Ivan Pavlov

• Carl Rogers

Multiple Choice

What is operant conditioning?

• Learning by stimulus-response

• Learning by association

• Learning by trial-and-error

• Learning by consequences

Multiple Choice

What is positive reinforcement?

• The removal of an unpleasant stimulus to increase a behaviour

• The presentation of a pleasant stimulus to increase a behaviour

• The presentation of an unpleasant stimulus to decrease a behaviour

• The removal of a pleasant stimulus to decrease a behaviour

Multiple Choice

What is negative punishment?

• The presentation of an unpleasant stimulus to decrease a behaviour

• The presentation of a pleasant stimulus to increase a behaviour

• The removal of a pleasant stimulus to decrease a behaviour

• The removal of an unpleasant stimulus to increase a behaviour

Multiple Choice

What is negative reinforcement?

• The presentation of an unpleasant stimulus to decrease a behaviour

• The removal of a pleasant stimulus to decrease a behaviour

• The removal of an unpleasant stimulus to increase a behaviour

• The presentation of a pleasant stimulus to increase a behaviour

Multiple Choice

What is positive punishment?

• The presentation of an unpleasant stimulus to decrease a behaviour

• The removal of a pleasant stimulus to decrease a behaviour

• The presentation of a pleasant stimulus to increase a behaviour

• The removal of an unpleasant stimulus to increase a behaviour

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Spontaneous ________ is the sudden reappearance of a learned response after a period of time.