Unit 4 - Learning Review

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

• Behaviorism
• Humanism
• Cognitive
• Psychodynamic

In Ivan Pavlov’s classical conditioning studies, the food was the 

• conditioned stimulus
• unconditioned stimulus
• conditioned response
• unconditioned response

In Ivan Pavlov’s classical conditioning studies, the tone (bell) was the 

• conditioned stimulus
• unconditioned stimulus
• conditioned response
• unconditioned response

When a conditioned stimulus is presented without the unconditioned stimulus, a resulting decrease in the conditioned response is called

• generalization
• discrimination
• extinction
• acquisition

The temporary reappearance, after extinction, of a previously conditioned response is called

• latent recovery
• stimulus discrimination
• spontaneous recovery
• stimulus generalization

Which of the following is an unconditioned response?

• Clapping after a thrilling performance
• Getting money as a reward
• Sweating in hot weather
• Running through a maze to get a food reward

Any consequence that decreases the frequency of a preceding behavior is considered a

• conditioned stimulus
• primary reinforcer
• punishment
• secondary reinforcer

A teacher rewards a student for sitting quietly for ten minutes on Monday, fifteen minutes on Tuesday, twenty minutes on Wednesday, and thirty minutes on Thursday.  This is an example of

• shaping behavior
• implicit learning
• variable-interval schedule of reinforcement
• social learning

Once conditioned to fear a white rat Little Albert began to show fear of all white furry things. This illustrates the process of

• Stimulus Generalization
• Stimulus Discrimination
• Spontaneous Recovery
• Extinction

Behaviors followed by a positive outcome will likely be repeated, behaviors followed by a negative outcome likely will not

• Shaping
• Learned Helplessness
• Law of Effect
• Operant Behavior