Behavioral Theory

The conditioned stimulus (CS):

• is the response to the US.
• is originally the neutral stimulus that gains the power to cause the CR.
• triggers an unconditioned response reflexively or automatically when the CR happens.
• is what triggers the US to occur.

Which of the following is an unconditioned response?

• clapping after a thrilling concert performance
• jumping rope
• running through a maze to get a food reward
• sweating in hot weather

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

Who taught dogs to salivate when they heard a bell?

• John B. Watson
• B.F. Skinner
• Ivan Pavlov
• Edward L. Thorndike

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

In the original Pavlov study, the unconditioned stimulus was

• salivation to meat
• meat
• bell
• salivation to bell

Who is regarded as the father of operant conditioning?

• Thorndike

• Skinner

• Pavlov

• Watson

Operant conditioning is a learning method that has to do with

• Reinforcement

• Imitation

• Little Albert experiment

• Punishment

Which animal was put into the Skinner box?

• Cat

• Mouse

• Rat

• Dog

Positive reinforcement...

• makes someone more likely to repeat an action in the future

• hinders someone from repeating an action in the future

• strenghtens a behaviour

• eliminates a response