Unit Quiz- Learning (Psychology)

Responding similarly to similar stimuli is an example of which classical conditioning principle?

• Generalization

• Discrimination

• Acquisition

• Extinction

Playing a slot machine would be an example of what type of reinforcement schedule:

• fixed ratio

• variable interval

• fixed interval

• variable ratio

Who is associated with operant conditioning?

• BF Skinner

• John B. Watson

• Sigmund Freud

• Ivan Pavlov

Who is associated with classical conditioning?

• BF Skinner

• Sigmund Freud

• Max Weber

• Ivan Pavlov

Alexa got food poisoning from the food she ate at a local restaurant. Now, every time she sees or hears about the restaurant, she gets nauseous. In terms of classical conditioning, the restaurant is a: 

• conditioned response

• conditioned stimulus

• unconditioned response

• unconditioned stimulus

In his classic study, Albert Bandura found that children exposed to an adult model who

behaved aggressively by beating up a Bobo doll:

• acted aggressively in front of their parents.

• displayed little interest in the experiment.

• copied the adult's behavior

• acted aggressively in front of other children.

A new mom picking up her baby every time the baby cries is an example of...

• a positive reinforcer

• a negative reinforcer

A Skinner box is a(n)

• soundproof cubicle in which organisms are classically conditioned in the absence of distracting noise.

• A chamber

  containing a bar an animal can press to receive a reward.

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

• Classical conditioning

• Operant conditoning

• Social learning theory

Which of the following best describes a neutral stimulus?

• stimulus that causes an automatic response

• stimulus that does not cause a response

• stimulus that has been learned

• stimulus that is conditioned