Learning Processes Quiz

Who is considered the father of classical conditioning?

• B.F. Skinner

• John B. Watson

• Ivan Pavlov

• Albert Bandura

Operant conditioning is a type of learning where behavior is controlled by:

• Consequences

• Associations

• Observations

• Instructions

Which of the following is an example of stimulus generalization?

• A dog salivates to the sound of a specific bell but not to other sounds.

• A child fears a fluffy white beard because he was once scared by a Santa Claus figure.

• A rat presses a lever for food only when a light is on.

• A pigeon pecks at keys of different colors but receives food only for pecking the red one.

What does extinction refer to in the context of classical conditioning?

• The disappearance of a behavior through punishment.

• The removal of a stimulus following a behavior.

• The diminishing of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is presented alone.

• The increase in a behavior due to positive reinforcement.

In operant conditioning, what is a reinforcer?

• Anything that decreases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.

• A stimulus that has no effect on the desired response.

• Anything that increases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.

• A neutral stimulus that becomes associated with a reflex.

What phenomenon does spontaneous recovery describe?

• The sudden reappearance of a behavior after its extinction.

• The immediate response to a stimulus without learning.

• The quick learning of a behavior after a single reinforcement.

• The recovery of a memory without any cues.

Who is associated with the development of operant conditioning?

• Ivan Pavlov

• John B. Watson

• B.F. Skinner

• Albert Bandura

Stimulus discrimination occurs when:

• A response is elicited by only a specific stimulus and not by similar stimuli.

• A response is elicited by any stimulus that is similar to the original conditioned stimulus.

• A behavior is reinforced every time it occurs.

• A behavior stops occurring after reinforcement is removed.

Which of the following is an example of operant conditioning?

• Salivating when smelling food

• Feeling scared when seeing a snake

• A dog learning to sit for a treat

• A baby crying at the sound of a loud noise

In classical conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus (UCS) is:

• A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response.

• A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, triggers a conditioned response.

• The learned response to the previously neutral stimulus.

• A stimulus that is used to punish a behavior.