Psych H U5 Test Practice 4

Every time someone flushes a toilet in the apartment building, the shower becomes very hot and causes the person to jump back. Over time, the person jumps back automatically after hearing the flush. In this scenario, what is the unconditioned stimulus?

• Hot water

• Pain

• Flushing the toilet

• Jumping back

Every time someone flushes a toilet in the apartment building, the shower becomes very hot and causes the person to jump back. Over time, the person jumps back automatically after hearing the flush. In this scenario, what is the unconditioned response?

• Hot water

• Pain

• Flushing the toilet

• Jumping back

Every time someone flushes a toilet in the apartment building, the shower becomes very hot and causes the person to jump back. Over time, the person jumps back automatically after hearing the flush. In this scenario, what is the conditioned stimulus?

• Hot water

• Pain

• Flushing the toilet

• Jumping back

Every time someone flushes a toilet in the apartment building, the shower becomes very hot and causes the person to jump back. Over time, the person jumps back automatically after hearing the flush. In this scenario, what is the conditioned response?

• Hot water

• Pain

• Flushing the toilet

• Jumping back

What is operant conditioning?

• Forming an association between two stimuli resulting in a learned response

• Forming an association between two stimuli resulting in a unlearned response

• Learning that occurs through rewards and punishments

• Learning that is undone through rewards and punishments

What is reinforcement?

• any event that strengthens or increases the behavior it follows

• an event or outcome that causes a decrease in the behavior it follows

What is punishment?

• any event that strengthens or increases the behavior it follows

• an event or outcome that causes a decrease in the behavior it follows

A wife brings home flowers to her husband because of the special dinner he cooked for her...Is the wife’s bringing home flowers designed to increase or decrease the behavior of the husband cooking dinner?

• increase

• decrease

A wife brings home flowers to her husband because of the special dinner he cooked for her...What would the giving of flowers be considered?

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

• Positive punishment

• Negative punishment