Classical Conditioning Questions

What is the main idea that reemerged in the mid-20th century regarding behavior?

• Behavior is an innate quality that is not influenced by experience.

• Learned behavior is the idea that all behavior is based on experience.

• Behaviorism is the only credible approach to studying psychology.

• Associative learning is the process of acquiring new habits and skills.

What does "associative learning" refer to?

• The process of learning that is not based on experience.

• Learning that involves the acquisition of new languages.

• Learning that certain events occur together.

• The study of innate behaviors that are not learned.

According to most psychologists, what should psychology be considered?

• A subjective science that focuses on mental processes.

• An objective science that studies behavior.

• A field that supports the idea that mental processes should be ignored.

• A discipline that only studies associative learning.

Who is credited with the discovery of classical conditioning?

• Sigmund Freud

• B.F. Skinner

• John Watson

• Ivan Pavlov

In Pavlov's experiments, what was the unconditioned stimulus?

• The bell

• The food

• The salivation

• The anticipation

What response did the unconditioned stimulus elicit in Pavlov's classical conditioning experiments?

• Hunger

• Running

• Salivation

• Sleeping

What did Pavlov's dogs learn to do in anticipation of food?

• Jump

• Bark

• Salivate

• Sit

What did Pavlov introduce as a neutral stimulus in his experiment?

• Food

• A bell

• A loud noise

• Salivation

What did the sound of the bell become after being associated with food in Pavlov's experiment?

• A neutral stimulus

• An unconditioned response

• A conditioned stimulus

• An unconditioned stimulus

In Pavlov's experiment, what was the conditioned response of the dogs?

• Crying

• Barking

• Salivating

• Running