Chapter 6 Intro to Psych- OpenStax Quiz

In classical conditioning, the association that is learned is between a ________.

• conditioned stimulus and an unconditioned response

• neutral response and a conditioned response

• neutral stimulus and a neutral response

• neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus

Molly attempts to condition her puppy to greet her when she enters the house. She repeatedly pairs her entry to the house with a treat for the puppy. The puppy eventually acquires this ability, and Molly realizes how irritating it is for the puppy to run up to her every time she enters the house. She attempts to make the puppy stop, and eventually the puppy no longer feels motivated to greet her when she enters the house. The puppy no longer greeting her when she enters the house is an example of ________.

• acquisition

• conditioning

• extinction

• learning

What did John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner demonstrate with their studies of Little Albert?

• boys display fear differently from girls

• boys display more fear than girls

• emotion can be a conditioned response

• 
  fear cannot be a conditioned response

Which experiment involves the use of classical conditioning?

• blindfolding someone and timing him to see how long he takes to find a button hidden in a room

• determining how long it takes a person to learn how to knit if he is only allowed to watch YouTube videos of people knitting

• knowing that a student fears exams, the instructor wears a bright red shirt only on exam day, every exam day, to see how long it is before the red shirt becomes an object of fear to the student

• rewarding a boy for finishing his vegetables with ice cream and counting how many nights of reinforcement are required before he voluntarily eats his vegetables

In ________ reinforcement, the person or animal is not reinforced every time a desired behavior is performed.

• 
  continuous

• partial

• primary

• secondary

Which of the following is an example of fixed ratio reinforcement schedule?

• checking your e-mail at random times throughout the day instead of every time you hear the new e-mail notification

• feeding your fish every day at 8 a.m.

• knowing you will get to play miniature golf as soon as you collect 10 gold stars for your reward chart

• playing the slot machine

Hideki tells a lie and is grounded. He does this several times, finally learning that his behavior (lying) is associated with a consequence (being grounded). Which kind of learning is this?

• classical conditioning

• imitation

• modeling

• operant conditioning

Gabrielle watches her father put batteries into her toy phone, and she is then able to put the batteries into the toy phone herself without further instruction from her father. In this example, Gabrielle's father is a ________.

• 
  cognition

• model

• response

• stimulus

Which of the following is an example of vicarious reinforcement?

• Babs saw Martin receive a candy bar for completing his reading list. She is careful to complete her reading list because she saw Martin get a reward for doing it.

• Lana wants to receive a candy bar and she knows from reading the rulebook that she will receive one if she earns enough good behavior tokens.

• Park wants to avoid detention, so he follows the school rules and does not smoke on the playground.

• Ryan observes Cameron getting a time out for spitting out her toast. Because he saw his friend punished, he does not spit out his toast.

If the principles of social learning theory are true, then children may model aggressive behavior ________.

• after dreaming about having a fight with their parents

• after dreaming they were on television

• after seeing a television character being punished for taking violent action against another character

• after seeing a television character receive a reward for taking violent action against another character