Classical Conditioning Quiz

What is classical conditioning?

• A type of learning that happens unconsciously

• A type of learning that involves rewards

• A type of learning that happens consciously

• A type of learning that involves punishment

Who is considered the father of classical conditioning?

• Ivan Pavlov

• Sigmund Freud

• John Watson

• B.F. Skinner

In Pavlov's experiment, what was the unconditioned stimulus?

• The food

• The salivation

• The bell

• The dog

What is the conditioned response in Pavlov's experiment?

• The bell ringing

• The dogs barking

• The food being presented

• The dogs salivating at the bell

What does the term 'extinction' refer to in classical conditioning?

• The strengthening of a conditioned response

• The disappearance of a conditioned response

• The generalization of a conditioned response

• The discrimination of a conditioned response

What is an example of generalization in classical conditioning?

• Dogs barking at the sound of a horn

• Dogs not salivating to any sound

• Dogs salivating to any sound similar to a bell

• Dogs salivating only to the specific bell used in training

How can classical conditioning be used to treat phobias?

• By ignoring the phobia

• By reinforcing the phobia

• By avoiding the phobia

• By counterconditioning the phobia

What is the role of advertisers in classical conditioning?

• To create new phobias

• To use classical conditioning to promote products

• To eliminate classical conditioning

• To study the effects of classical conditioning

What is the unconditioned response in Pavlov's experiment?

• The food being presented

• The dogs barking

• The dogs salivating at the food

• The bell ringing

What is an example of discrimination in classical conditioning?

• Dogs not responding to any sound

• Dogs salivating to all bells and horns

• Dogs salivating to a specific bell but not to a horn

• Dogs salivating to any sound