Learning and Conditioninging

What is learning?

• A temporary change in behavior

• A relatively permanent change in behavior or knowledge due to experience

• A change that occurs without experience

• A change that is always temporary

Learning occurs through various ______.

• experiences

• guesses

• assumptions

• predictions

What is the role of a Neutral Stimulus (NS) in classical conditioning?

• It naturally triggers a response

• It initially doesn't trigger a response

• It becomes associated with the US

• It is a learned response to the CS

In Pavlov's dogs experiment, the bell is an example of a ______.

• Unconditioned Stimulus

• Unconditioned Response

• Neutral Stimulus

• Conditioned Stimulus

Which of the following statements is true about operant conditioning?

• It focuses on involuntary behaviors.

• It was developed by B.F. Skinner.

• It is the same as classical conditioning.

• It does not involve consequences.

In operant conditioning, behaviors followed by rewards are ______ likely to recur.

• less

• more

• equally

• not

What is positive reinforcement?

• Removing an unpleasant stimulus

• Adding a desirable stimulus

• Ignoring a behavior

• Punishing a behavior.

Fill in the blank: Negative reinforcement involves ______ an unpleasant stimulus.

• adding

• removing

• ignoring

• increasing

What is positive punishment?

• Removing a pleasant stimulus

• Adding an unpleasant stimulus

• Ignoring the behavior

• Rewarding the behavior.

Negative punishment involves ______.

• Adding an unpleasant stimulus

• Removing a pleasant stimulus

• Ignoring the behavior

• Rewarding the behavior