Conditioning

Tamara normally feeds her cat canned cat food. She noticed that every time she uses her electric can opener, her cat comes to the kitchen. What is the conditioned stimulus?

• The cat food

• The sound of the electric can opener

• The cat coming to the kitchen

• Tamara

Who taught dogs to salivate when they heard a bell?

• John B. Watson

• B.F. Skinner

• Ivan Pavlov

• Edward L. Thorndike

When you put on your seat belt to make the annoying sound go away. What is this an example of ?

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

A 2nd grade teacher implements a rule for some troublemakers in the class: students will lose 1 minute of recess every time he or she breaks a classroom rule. Eventually, the students stop breaking the classroom rules. This is an example of

• negative punishment.

• positive punishment.

• positive reinforcement.

• negative reinforcement.

Getting a soft drink after putting money into a vending machine

• Positive Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Reinforcement

• Negative Punishment

In classical conditioning, what is the unconditioned response?

• A) A learned reaction to a conditioned stimulus

• B) An automatic response to an unconditioned stimulus

• C) A voluntary behavior

• D) A response that occurs after conditioning

Which psychologist is most associated with operant conditioning?

• A) Sigmund Freud

• B) Carl Rogers

• C) B.F. Skinner

• D) Jean Piaget

What is the main difference between classical and operant conditioning?

• A) Classical conditioning involves voluntary behavior, operant involves involuntary

• B) Classical conditioning involves involuntary behavior, operant involves voluntary

• C) Both involve voluntary behavior

• D) Both involve involuntary behavior

In operant conditioning, what is a reinforcer?

• A) A stimulus that decreases the likelihood of a behavior

• B) A stimulus that increases the likelihood of a behavior

• C) A neutral stimulus

• D) A conditioned response

What is an example of a conditioned response?

• A) Salivating when food is in the mouth

• B) Jumping at a loud noise

• C) Salivating when a bell rings

• D) Blinking when something approaches the eye