PSY Chp 6 Test 02/10

Learning that is acquired through observing and imitating others is ____.

• observational learning

• latent learning

• operant learning

• programmed learning

A method of reducing fears by repeatedly pairing a pleasant stimulus with a fearful one is called ____.

• flooding

• counterconditioning

• shaping

• programmed learning

Unwanted events that decrease the frequency of the behavior they follow when they are applied is called ____.

• flooding

• shaping

• punishment

• reinforcement

Learning that remains hidden until it is needed is called ____.

• latent learning

• observational learning

• programmed learning

• conditioned learning

The process by which a stimulus increases the chances that the preceding behavior will occur again is called ____.

• reinforcement

• punishment

• classical conditioning

• operant conditioning

A form of learning based on the consequences of actions and is voluntary is called ____.

• classical conditioning

• operant conditioning

• programmed learning

• latent learning

An example of a positive PRIMARY reinforcer would be ____?

• food

• money

• social approval

• gift card

Teaching complex behaviors in small steps is called ___.

• programmed learning

• shaping

• operant conditioning

• classical conditioning

____ is the learned avoidance of certain foods.

• Taste aversion

• Taste sampling

• Programmed learning

• Operant conditioning

How our body/mind reacts to a stimulus is called ____.

• reaction

• response

• learning

• conditioning