Train Your Brain TEST

In Pavlov’s experiments with dogs, what type of conditioning was demonstrated?

• operant conditioning

• counter conditioning

• classical conditioning

• all of the above

A conditioned response occurs as a result of what?

• automatically

• as a result of pairing an unconditioned stimulus with a conditioned stimulus

• after extinction

• as a result of all of the above

Albert Bandura showed that we acquire knowledge by observing and imitating others. What is this process called?

• modeling

• partial reinforcement

• flooding

• counterconditioning

A conditioned response may be extinguished when what occurs?

• similar stimuli cause the same response

• stimuli that are not similar to each other cause a different response

• a conditioned stimulus is no longer followed by an unconditioned stimulus

• the conditioned response is no longer paired with an unconditioned response

Classical conditioning can be applied to help overcome fears using which method?

• flooding

• systematic desensitization

• counterconditioning

• all of the above

Vicente goes to a meeting in New Orleans and tries some oysters at the oyster bar. He likes the taste and eats quite a few. Soon he comes very ill with an upset stomach. Now, even the thought of oysters makes him nauseous. What is the unconditioned stimulus?

• oysters

• sick

• bad oysters

• throwing up

The process by which a stimulus increases the chances of a preceding behavior occurring again is called what?

• reinforcement

• extinction

• flooding

• systemic autosensitization

The process of learning to ride a bicycle is an example of

• classical conditioning

• shaping

• flooding

• latent learning

What part of the brain fires when performing a certain action, and/or observing a certain action?

• aversion

• pre-frontal lobes

• monkey genes

• mirror neurons

Which pioneering learning researcher showed the antisocial effects of aggressive models on children’s behavior?

• Bandura

• Pavlov

• Watson

• Skinner