Learning Quiz

Which of the following researchers was most involved with the earliest research into classical conditioning?

• Ivan Pavlov

• John B. Watson

• B.F. Skinner

• Sigmund Freud

_________ occurs if the conditioned stimulus is presented without the unconditioned stimulus repeatedly, then eventually the conditioned response will be eliminated

• Spontaneous Recovery

• Extinction

• Acquisition

• Classical Conditioning

What are the two types of associative learning?

• Classical Conditioning and Operant Conditioning

• Habituation and Sensitization

• Acquisition and Pavlovian Conditioning

• Sensitization and Classical Conditioning

If you smell smoke, you probably focus even MORE attention on your sense of smell to figure out what’s going on. What is this an example of?

• Sensitization

• Habituation

• Sensory Adaptation

• Discrimination

John thinks he is sneaky and tried to Snapchat in class. He is EASILY caught and given a Reel Time detention. John has not used his phone in class since. What is this an example of?

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

Which of the following is NOT a type of learning?

• Non-associative Learning

• Osmosis Learning

• Associative Learning

• Observational Learning

A goldfish instinctively swims towards food when it is poured in the fish tank. Just before pouring the food, a light is turned on in the tank. Eventually, the fish swims upward in response to the light, even if the food isn't poured into the tank. What is the Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS)?

• Food

• Swimming Upward when food is poured into the tank

• Light

• Swimming upward when light is turned on

Which is more effective in operant conditioning?

• Reinforcement

• Punishment

When we learn that a stimulus predicts another stimulus, this is called?

• Operant Conditioning

• Classical Conditioning

• Spontaneous Acquisition

• Stimulus Sensitization

When we learn that a behavior leads to a certain outcome, this is called

• Pavlovian Conditioning

• Classical Conditioning

• Operant Conditioning

• Reinforcement