Classical Conditioning Quiz

How did Pavlov discover that the dogs learned an association?

• They salivated when they smelt food

• They salivated in the absence of food

• They did not salivate when they were presented with food

• Pavlov did not discover this

Why did the dogs have this response?

• Classical conditioning

• Positive punishment

• Negative punishment

• Operant conditioning

In the example, what component is food classified as?

• Neutral stimulus

• Unconditioned stimulus

• Conditioned stimulus

• Conditioned response

A neutral stimulus…

• Is a natural response

• Always stays a neutral stimulus

• Is a stimulus that never elicits a response

• Does not elicit a particular response

Extinction occurs when…

• An association between the CS and UCS is strengthened

• The conditioned stimulus is presented with the unconditioned stimulus

• A species goes extinct after not learning proper survival methods

• A previously conditioned response decreases in frequency and disappears

Which of these is an example of spontaneous recovery?

• Attending a lecture for a difficult class

• Attempting to cut off the association between a CS and UCS

• Knowing how to ride a bike for the first time in a while

• A pigeon associating a green light with food and a red light with no food

What is stimulus generalization?

• Stimulus that are similar to the original stimulus produce similar responses

• Stimulus that are different to the original stimulus produce similar responses

• Two of the same stimuli in a row will encourage positive reinforcement

• Two different stimuli in a row will encourage negative reinforcement

Why was Albert afraid of the white rat in Watson’s Little Albert experiment?

• He was not afraid of the rat

• Experimenters made a loud noise when showing the rat

• He was previously yelled at by a person wearing a white jacket

• The rats in the experiment bit him

Why did Seligman have an aversion to sauce?

• Classical Conditioning

• Biological Preparedness Theory

• Operant conditioning

• Reinforcement

How do advertisements use Classical Conditioning?

• Pairing their NS with UCS for positive responses

• Pairing their NS with another NS for positive responses

• Pairing their UCS with another UCS for positive responses

• Pairing their NS with another UCS for negative responses