BEHAVIORAL LEARNING THEORIES

What was the conditioned stimulus in Pavlov's famous experiment?

• Food

• Bell

• dog

• Salivation

What was the unconditioned stimulus in Pavlov's experiment?

• Food

• Bell

• dog

• Salivation

What was the unconditioned response in Pavlov's experiment?

• Food

• Bell

• dog

• Salivation

What was the conditioned response in Pavlov's experiment?

• Food

• Bell

• dog

• Salivation

What is the process of pairing a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus to create a conditioned response called?

• Operant conditioning

• Observational learning

• Classical conditioning

• Social learning

In classical conditioning, what is the role of the neutral stimulus?

• To elicit a response on its own

• To be paired with an unconditioned stimulus

• To extinguish the conditioned response

• To prevent the unconditioned response

Which of the following is an example of classical conditioning?

• A child learns to speak by imitating their parents

• A student studies hard to get good grades

• A dog salivates at the sound of a bell

• A baby learns to crawl by trial and error

What is the process of gradually reducing the strength of a conditioned response called?

• Extinction

• Generalization

• Discrimination

• Spontaneous recovery

Which of the following is an example of generalization in classical conditioning?

• A dog drools at the sound of a bell, but not at the sound of a whistle

• A child is afraid of a black dog, but not a brown dog

• A person is afraid of all snakes, not just one specific type

• A student gets an A in math, but not in science

Which of the following is an example of discrimination in classical conditioning?

• A dog salivates at the sound of a bell, but not at the sound of a whistle

• A child is afraid of a black dog, but not a brown dog

• A person is afraid of all snakes, not just one specific type

• A student gets an A in math, but not in science