Conditioning Quiz #1

Conditioning is the process of

• cognitive mapping.

• spontaneous recovery.

• learning associations

• observational learning

Pet dogs who learn that the sound of an electric can opener signals the arrival of their dog food illustrate

• shaping

• extrinsic motivation

• classical conditioning

• observational learning.

Children often learn to associate pushing a vending machine button with the delivery of a candy bar. This best illustrates the process underlying

• intrinsic motivation.

• respondent behavior.

• spontaneous recovery.

• operant conditioning.

The first experimental studies of associative learning were conducted by

• John B. Watson

• B.F. Skinner

• Albert Bandura

• Ivan Pavlov

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning is called a(n)

• unconditioned stimulus.

• unconditioned stimulus.

• neutral stimulus

• Primary reinforcer

Which of the following is an unconditioned response?

• playing jump rope

• running through a maze to get a food reward

• sweating in hot weather

• clapping after a thrilling concert performance

In Pavlov's experiments, the taste of food triggered the dog's salivation. Salivation to the taste of food was a(n)

• conditioned response

• unconditioned response

• unconditioned stimulus.

• conditioned stimulus.

In Pavlov's experiments, the sound of the tone triggered the dog's salivation. Salivation to the sound of a tone was a(n)

• conditioned response

• unconditioned stimulus

• unconditioned response

• conditioned stimulus.

In which form of learning is behavior influenced by its consequences?

• observational learning

• classical conditioning

• operant conditioning

• latent learning

An event that strengthens the behavior it follows is a(n

• conditioned stimulus.

• unconditioned stimulus

• reinforcement

• operant behavior