Learning Review

Exposing a person to a harmless stimulus until fear is extinguished

• flooding

• generalization

• extinction

• spontaneous recovery

Act of responding in the same way to stimuli that seems similar

• extinction

• spontaneous recovery

• generalization

• flooding

Method that involves relaxation and gradual exposure to a feared stimulus

• extinction

• spontaneous recovery

• Systematic desensitization

• flooding

If a worker continues to work hard on the job and thus avoids the boss's criticism, _______________ reinforcement is occurring.

• positive

• negative

• punishment

• extinction

I always clean the house to get rid of a mess

• Positive Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Reinforcement

• Negative Punishment

A toddler is given a cookie after saying “please”. Now he says please all the time.

• Positive Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Reinforcement

• Negative Punishment

A student is yelled at by the teacher for being late. he's never late again.

• Positive Punishment

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Punishment

• Negative Reinforcement

A child gets his toys taken away for fighting with his sister. Now he gets along with his sister.

• Positive Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Reinforcement

• Negative Punishment

Form of learning based on the consequences of actions

• Extinction

• Unconditioned stimulus

• Operant conditioning

• generalization

When a conditioned response stops occurring

• Extinction

• Unconditioned stimulus

• Operant conditioning

• generalization