Module 26 AP Psych Reading Quiz

Write the words associated with the following:

• NS

• UCS

• UCR

• CS

• CR

What is classical conditioning?

• Learning caused by pairing and association of two stimuli
• Learning by responding to environmental stimuli
• Learning explained by its consequences
• Learning explained by modelling 

Once Pavlov's dogs learned to salivate to the sound of a bell, the bell was a(n)

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

In the Little Albert experiment, the conditioned response is the:

• rat
• fear
• mother
• loud noise

When John turns on the light to his aquarium the fish swim to the top even before he sprinkles the food.  What used to be a neutral stimulus for the fish?

• the food
• the water
• the light
• John

Which of the following is best described as a a permanent change in behavior due to experience?

• naturally triggers a response
• stimulus
• learning
• response

Students are accustomed to a bell ringing to indicate the end of a class period.  The principal decides to substitute popular music for the bell to indicate the end of each class period.  Students quickly respond to the music in the same way they did to the bell.  What principle does this illustrate? 

• Acquisition
• Habituation
• Generalization
• Functional Fixedness