cooked ahh psych practice

1. Pavlov’s research with dogs demonstrated which type of learning?

• A. Operant conditioning

• B. Classical conditioning

• C. Observational learning

• D. Insight learning

2. In classical conditioning, acquisition occurs when:

• A. The conditioned response disappears

• B. A neutral stimulus becomes linked to an unconditioned stimulus

• C. A behavior is punished

• D. A behavior is rewarded

3. In the Little Albert study, the loud noise was the:

• A. Conditioned stimulus

• B. Unconditioned stimulus

• C. Conditioned response

• D. Positive reinforcer

4. Thorndike’s Law of Effect states:

• A. Learning occurs by watching others

• B. Consequences determine whether behaviors are repeated

• C. Behavior stops when reinforcement is removed

• D. Emotions can be conditioned

5. A positive reinforcer is:

• A. Removing something unpleasant

• B. Adding something desirable

• C. Anything that reduces behavior

• D. Punishing a response

6. Negative reinforcement works by:

• A. Adding a negative consequence

• B. Taking away a desired stimulus

• C. Removing something unpleasant

• D. Giving a reward after behavior stops

7. B.F. Skinner is best known for using which device?

• A. Puzzle box

• B. Observational chamber

• C. Operant chamber

• D. Insight chamber

8. Bandura’s Bobo Doll experiment demonstrated:

• A. Classical conditioning

• B. Latent learning

• C. Observational learning

• D. Avoidance conditioning

9. Mirror neurons are most closely associated with:

• A. Reinforcement

• B. Punishment

• C. Motor reflexes

• D. Imitation

10. When a conditioned response returns after extinction and a pause, it is called:

• A. Acquisition

• B. Spontaneous recovery

• C. Generalization

• D. Discrimination