Learning/Conditioning Review

Pavlov's experiments with dogs yielded information about which of the following?

• operant conditioning

• classical conditioning

• counterconditioning

• latent learning

A naturally occurring stimulus that leads to an involuntary and unlearned response. In Pavlov’s dogs, the food.

• Unconditioned Stimulus

• Conditioned Stimulus

• Conditioned Response

• Neutral Stimulus

An involuntary and unlearned response to a naturally occurring or unconditioned stimulus. In Pavlov’s dogs, the salivation to the food.

• Unconditioned Response

• Conditioned Stimulus

• Conditioned Response

• Neutral Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that becomes able to produce a conditioned response, after pairing with an unconditioned stimulus. In Pavlov’s dogs, when the dogs linked the bowl with the food.

• Conditioned Stimulus

• Unconditioned Stimulus

• Unconditioned Response

• Neutral Stimulus

A learned response to a conditioned stimulus. In Pavlov’s dogs, when the dog salivates at the sight of the bowl, even when it’s empty.

• Conditioned Response

• Unconditioned Stimulus

• Unconditioned Response

• Neutral Stimulus

Negative reinforcement _______ the rate of a response; punishment ______ the rate of a response.

• Increases; decreases
• Decreases; increases
• Decreases; decreases
• Increases; does not affect

Anything that seeks to continue a desired behavior by the removal, escape from, or avoidance of undesired stimulus is called __.

• Negative Reinforcement
• Punishment
• Positive Reinforcement
• Partial Reinforcement

The sudden realization of a problem's solution is known as

• coping

• self-control

• latent learning

• insight

After Teddy has been conditioned to fearing people with black socks, Teddy sees a black ankle brace and responds similarly to seeing black socks. What is this an example of?

• Discrimination

• Operant Conditioning

• Chaining

• Generalization

This time, Teddy notices the difference between the ankle brace and black socks, therefore, he does not react to it. What is this an example of?

• Discrimination

• Generalization

• Operant Conditioning

• The Law of Effect