Quiz on Classical Conditioning and Learning

Ivan Pavlov is famous for his work in

• contingent conditioning

• operant conditioning

• classical conditioning

• oppositional conditioning

Ivan Pavlov study of learning is most closely associated with which school of psychology?

• psychoanalytic

• humanist

• social

• behaviorist

In classical conditioning, US stands for

• unintentional stimulus

• unconditional stimulus

• unconnected stimulus

• none of the above

People who have lot of dental problems often come to dislike even the smell of their dentist's office. What does the smell represents?

• Unconditioned stimulus

• Unconditioned response

• Conditioned stimulus

• Conditioned response

Taking away a person's car after they have been caught speeding would be an example of

• positive punishment

• negative punishment

• reduces aggression

• promotes random acts of kindness

Which type of response must be paired with neutral/conditioned stimulus in order for it to be classical conditioning?

• Funny

• Unconditioned

• Conditioned

• Voluntary

Which of the following is the natural response of Pavlov's experiment?

• Saliva

• Food

• Bell

• Learning

When the child cries, he is given food so whenever the child wants to eat, he starts crying. This is an example of

• Classical conditioning

• Learning by doing

• Stimulus

• Trial and error

Which term is used by Bruner to describe's form of learning that results from active exploration of alternatives on the part of the learner?

• Discovery learning

• Rote memorization

• Conditioning

• Signal learning

"Cockroach is not a bird" starting a lesson on birds with such a negative example was discourage by

• Piaget

• Skinner

• Bruner

• Vygotsky