Learning and Conditioning Review

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 

Define conditioned response

• A response that does not have to be learned
• A response that has been learned
• A stimulus that produced the response in an unconditioned reflex
• A form of learning

Who is the psychologist known for Classical Conditioning

• Ivan Pavlov
• Sigmund Freud
• Skinner
• E.L Thorndike 

Tamara normally feeds her cat canned cat food. She noticed that every time she uses her electric can opener, her cat comes to the kitchen. What is the conditioned stimulus?

• The cat food
• The sound of the electric can opener
• The cat coming to the kitchen
• Tamara

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

Spontaneous recovery occurs when a(n) ________.

• unconditioned stimulus (UCS) that has been removed is introduced once again

• unconditioned response (UCR) that has been extinguished suddenly reappears

• conditioned response (CR) that has been extinguished suddenly reappears

• conditioned stimulus (CS) that has been removed is introduced once again

A(n) ________ is defined as any internal or external event that increases the frequency of a behavior.

• catalyst

• converter

• unconditioned stimulus

• reinforcer

Giving extra credit points for turning in homework on time increases the likelihood that students will submit their assignments on time. This is an example of ________.

• backward conditioning

• stimulus discrimination

• positive reinforcement

• observational conditioning

Molly finishes her homework she gets to go out with friends since she has everything done.

• positive reinforcement

• negative reinforcement

• positive punishment

• negative punishment

Buying lottery ticket is reinforced on a _____ schedule.

• fixed ratio

• fixed interval

• variable ratio

• variable interval