AP Psych Unit 6 FA Dummy 3, 2025-26

A dog receives a treat along with verbal praise after sitting. Eventually, the praise alone motivates sitting. What concept is at work?

• Counterconditioning

• Secondary reinforcer

• Negative punishment

• Biological preparedness

A teacher initially gives candy with praise, but over time only uses verbal compliments to encourage participation. The praise now acts as a:

• Secondary reinforcer

• Primary reinforcer

• Positive punishment

• Conditioned response

Which of the following best applies the use of a secondary reinforcer in a classroom?

• Giving a sticker along with candy, then just stickers

• Withholding water to increase attention

• Presenting food without a cue to avoid learning

• Rewarding every behavior with a primary reinforcer

What is reinforcement discrimination?

• Giving reinforcement for every behavior

• Reinforcing a behavior only in specific conditions

• Preventing the generalization of punishment

• Applying reinforcement after behavior extinction

Reinforcing behavior in the presence of one stimulus but not others is called:

• Generalization

• Extinction

• Reinforcement discrimination

• One-trial conditioning

A dog is only given a treat for sitting when a red light is on but not a green one. What learning principle is this?

• Stimulus generalization

• Reinforcement discrimination

• Higher-order conditioning

• Latent learning

In a study, pigeons peck a key when a specific tone plays, but not with any other tone. This behavior shows:

• Reinforcement discrimination

• Stimulus generalization

• Negative punishment

• Operant extinction

Which scenario best applies reinforcement discrimination in real life?

• A student gets extra credit only in math class but not in other subjects

• A child generalizes praise across all adult feedback

• A coach punishes players regardless of performance

• A student mimics behavior from all classmates equally

When a behavior reinforced in one setting appears in similar settings, this is called:

• Reinforcement generalization

• Stimulus discrimination

• Classical reinforcement

• Operant generalization

A behavior that has been reinforced in one situation and appears in similar situations shows:

• Spontaneous recovery

• Reinforcement generalization

• Stimulus extinction

• Conditioned aversion