Learning and Conditioning Quiz

What is learning?

• A temporary change in behavior or thinking

• A relatively enduring change in behavior or thinking

• A reflexive response to a stimulus

• A process of habituation

What is habituation?

• A process of reducing response to a recurring stimulus

• A process of increasing response to a recurring stimulus

• A process of learning through association

• A process of involuntary response

What is classical conditioning?

• Learning that occurs when voluntary actions become associated with their consequences

• Learning process in which two stimuli become associated with each other

• Learning through positive reinforcement

• Learning through negative punishment

What is a neutral stimulus (NS)?

• A stimulus that automatically triggers an involuntary response

• A stimulus that does not cause a relevant automatic response

• A previously neutral stimulus that an organism learns to associate with an unconditioned stimulus

• A learned response to a conditioned stimulus

In Pavlov's experiment, he was able to turn a neutral stimulus (the buzzer) into a.....

• Conditioned Stimulus

• Unconditioned Stimulus

• Conditioned Response

• Unconditioned Response

Positive Reinforcement decreases behavior

• True

• False

If I remove an aversive stimulus and that decreases someone's behavior, this would be a display of...

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

When is the homework due?

• Sunday at 11:59 PM

• Wednesday 10/2 at 12:00 PM

• Tuesday night at 11:59 PM

• In 3 weeks on Wednesday 10/9 at 12:00 PM