AP Psych Learning Final Review

Learning is defined as

• any behavior emitted by an organism without being elicited
• A changed in the behavior of the organism
• A relatively permanent change in the behavior of an organism due to experience
• Behavior based on operant rather than respondent conditioning

Type of learning associated with Skinner

• classical conditioning
• operant conditioning
• respondent conditioning
• observational learning

In Pavlov's original experiment with dogs, the meat served as

• CS
• CR
• UCS
• UCR

In Pavlov's original experiment with dogs, the tone was initially a(n) _______ stimulus; after it was paired with the meat, it became a(n)  _____
stimulus.

• conditioned; neutral
• neutral; conditioned
• conditioned; unconditioned
• unconditioned; conditioned

Cognitive processes are:

• unimportant in classical and operant conditioning
• important in both classical and operant conditioning
• more important in classical conditioning than operant conditioning
• more important in operant conditioning than in classical conditioning

The highest and most consistent rate of response is produced by a ________ ration schedule

• fixed ratio
• variable-ratio
• fixed-interval
• variable-interval

A response that leads to the removal of an unpleasant stimulus is one being

• positively reinforced
• negatively reinforced
• punished
• extinguished

When a conditioned stimulus is presented without an accompanying unconditioned stimulus, ________ will soon take place

• generalization
• discrimination
• extinction
• aversion

In Pavlov's experiment with the dogs, salivation to the meat was the

• CS
• CR
• UCS
• UCR

Learning by imitating others' behavior is called ________ learning

• secondary
• observational
• classical
• insight