Classical Conditioning and Reinforcement

Who was it that showed that a a reflex that responds to a natural stimulus could also be trained to respond to a neutral stimulus?

• Ivan Pavlov

• Sigmund Freud

• BF Skinner

• Watson Weatherly

What did John B. Watson learn from the infamously unethical "Little Albert" experiment?

• Phobias are something we're born with

• all humans have the same innate fears

• children lose fears as they get older

• fears can be created by circumstances and conditioning

Which of the following is an unconditioned response?

• clapping after a great concert performance

• getting money as payment

• running through a maze to get a reward

• sweating in hot weather

In classical conditioning, the UR:

• happens after the CR
• is the response to the CS.
• is the response to the US
• triggers the US to occur.

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.

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

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

The gradual disappearance of a conditioned response is

• Modeling 
• extinction
• A token economy 
• Cognitive learning

When John turns on the light to his aquarium the fish swim to the top even before he sprinkles the food.  What is the unconditioned stimulus for the fish?

• the food
• the water
• the light
• John

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