Psychology Chapter 9 Review

A subject responding to a second stimulus similar to the original CS is an example of

• discrimination.

• generalization.

• preconditioning.

• taste.

An unpleasant consequence that decreases the frequency of the response that produced it is called

• negative reinforcement.

• punishment.

• classical conditioning.

• avoidance conditioning.

Learning from the consequences of behavior is called

• classical conditioning.

• avoidance conditioning.

• operant conditioning.

• shaping.

A child saying “Daddy” only to his father instead of to all males is an example of

• extinction.

• generalization.

• discrimination.

• an unconditioned response.

In classical conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus elicits

• an automatic response.

• a learned response.

• a conditioned stimulus.

• a chained response.

In human society, money serves as a

• primary reinforcer.

• secondary reinforcer.

• response chain.

• conditioned stimulus.

Individuals who believe that no matter what they do their actions make no difference are exhibiting

• aversive control.

• extinction.

• learned helplessness.

• response chains.

A parent takes away a child's keys for breaking curfew.

• positive reinforcement

• negative reinforcement

• positive punishment

• negative punishment

A professor ended class early because the students participated so well and were so attentive.

• positive reinforcement

• negative reinforcement

• positive punishment

• negative punishment

I run into a pole while texting; I knock myself off balance, fall to the ground, and get a concussion.

• positive reinforcement

• negative reinforcement

• positive punishment

• negative punishment