AP Psychology Unit 6

Every time someone flushes a toilet in the apartment building, the shower becomes very hot and causes the person to jump back. Over time, the person begins to jump back automatically after hearing the flush, before the water temperature changes.

• Classical conditioning

• Operant conditioning

• Observational learning

In a classic experiment, "Little Albert," a very young boy, was conditioned to be afraid of a rat. He also became fearful of white furry rabbits and bearded men. This is an example of

• classical conditioning.

• higher order conditioning.

• reinforcement.

• operant conditioning.

Which form of learning would most likely be studied in an operant chamber (Skinner box)?

• classical conditioning

• vicarious conditioning

• operant conditioning

• conditioned emotional responses

Learning that occurs due to reward and punishment

• Classical Conditioning

• Operant Conditioning

• Learning

• Taste Aversion

When you are asked to provide directions to your home, you are most likely using: 

• operant conditioning 

• observational learning

• a cognitive map 

• learned helplessness 

A little girl gets to eat dessert because she finished all the food on her plate. This is an example of:  

• Positive punishment

• Negative punishment

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

Classical conditioning is when a person or organism links two or more stimuli and

• forgets about them

• lays them out in sequence

• shuts down

• anticipates an event

he conducted a series of classic studies on how children model aggressive behavior toward an inflatable Bobo doll and developed the concept of observational learning

• Wolfgang Kohler

• Ivan Pavlov

• Albert Bandura

• Edward Thorndike

In classical conditioning, what is the term for a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response?

• Unconditioned Stimulus

• Conditioned Stimulus

• Neutral Stimulus

• Conditioned Response

Which psychologist is best known for his work on classical conditioning with dogs?

• B.F. Skinner

• Albert Bandura

• Ivan Pavlov

• John Watson