Unit 3 Learning Revision Questions

What is classical conditioning?

• Type of learning where an organism associates a neutral stimulus with a meaningful stimulus

• Type of learning where an organism associates a meaningful stimulus with a different meaningful stimulus

• Type of learning where an organism associates two neutral stimuli

• Type of learning where an organism associates a meaningful stimulus with a neutral stimulus

Who conducted the famous Bobo Doll Experiment?

• Sigmund Freud

• B. F. Skinner

• Ivan Pavlov

• Albert Bandura

What is operant conditioning?

• Operant conditioning is a type of learning that is only applicable to animals.

• Operant conditioning is a type of learning in which behavior is strengthened or weakened by the consequences that follow it.

• Operant conditioning is a type of learning that focuses on innate behaviors.

• Operant conditioning is a type of learning that involves classical conditioning.

What was the main focus of Pavlov's Dog Experiment?

• observational learning

• operant conditioning

• positive reinforcement

• classical conditioning

Who is known for the Pigeon Experiment in psychology?

• Ivan Pavlov

• Sigmund Freud

• Carl Jung

• B.F. Skinner

What is the process of learning through association called?

• associative learning

• deductive reasoning

• memorization

• conditioning

What did the Bobo Doll Experiment demonstrate?

• Children learn through observation and imitation of aggressive behavior.

• Children learn through genetic predisposition to aggressive behavior.

• Children learn through direct instruction and punishment of aggressive behavior.

• Children learn through rewards and reinforcement of aggressive behavior.

What is the concept of reinforcement in operant conditioning?

• The concept of reinforcement in operant conditioning is to strengthen a behavior by providing a consequence that increases the likelihood of that behavior occurring again in the future.

• The concept of reinforcement in operant conditioning is to punish a behavior in order to eliminate it completely.

• The concept of reinforcement in operant conditioning is to ignore a behavior, which will eventually lead to its extinction.

• The concept of reinforcement in operant conditioning is to weaken a behavior by providing a consequence that decreases the likelihood of that behavior occurring again in the future.

What was the conditioned stimulus in Pavlov's Dog Experiment?

• sound of a bell

• taste of meat

• touch of a hand

• sight of food

What did B.F. Skinner's Pigeon Experiment reveal about behavior?

• Behavior is only influenced by punishment.

• Behavior is solely determined by genetics.

• Behavior cannot be influenced or changed.

• Behavior can be influenced and shaped through operant conditioning.