Psychology Learning Quiz

What is the definition of operant conditioning?

• Learning through association of stimuli

• Learning through instinctive drift

• Learning by observing others

• Learning through reinforcement or punishment

Who is known for the experiment with Baby Albert to demonstrate classical conditioning on a human?

• Neal Miller

• Ivan Pavlov

• John B. Watson

• B.F. Skinner

What is the term for the reappearance after a rest period, of an extinguished response in operant conditioning?

• Extinction

• Discrimination

• Spontaneous recovery

• Generalization

What is the learned association between the taste of a particular food and illness called?

• Operant conditioning

• Classical conditioning

• Taste aversion

• Observational learning

Who developed the concept of the law of effect?

• Albert Bandura

• B.F. Skinner

• Edward Thorndike

• Ivan Pavlov

What is the process of observing and imitating a specific behavior called?

• Habituation

• Shaping

• Insight learning

• Modeling

What is the term for decreasing responsiveness with repeated exposure to a stimulus?

• Cognitive map

• Biological predisposition

• Instinctive drift

• Habituation

Who is known for the experiment with pigeons in a Skinner Box to demonstrate operant conditioning?

• Ivan Pavlov

• Neal Miller

• John B. Watson

• B.F. Skinner

What is the perception that we control our own fate called?

• Mirror Neurons

• External Locus of Control

• Internal Locus of Control

• Learned Helplessness

What is the reinforcement schedule that results in slower acquisition of a response but greater resistance to extinction?

• Fixed ratio

• Partial intermittent reinforcement

• Fixed interval

• Variable ratio