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WorksheetsPsychology Conditioning
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Behavior is a reaction to a:
a)
reinforcer
b)
response
c)
discriminator
d)
stimulus
2.
While playing in the yard, little Amanda was stung by a bee. The sting made her cry. Crying was a:
a)
reinforcer
b)
response
c)
discriminator
d)
stimulus
3.
Which of the following is an unconditioned response?
a)
clapping after a thrilling concert performance
b)
jumping rope
c)
running through a maze to get a food reward
d)
sweating in hot weather
4.
In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, infants develop a fear of books after books are repeatedly presented with a loud noise. In this fictional example, the loud noise is a(n):
a)
conditioned response
b)
conditioned stimulus.
c)
unconditioned response.
d)
unconditioned stimulus.
5.
Which of the following researchers is not generally associated with conditioning?
a)
Skinner
b)
Watson
c)
Pavlov
d)
Bandura
6.
Any consequence that increases the future likelihood of a behavior is called:
a)
punishment
b)
conditioned stimulus.
c)
reinforcement
d)
unconditioned stimulus.
7.
When Fido the dog sits, he gets a treat. What kind of learning probably established this behavior?
a)
classical conditioning
b)
observational learning
c)
operant conditioning.
d)
insight learning.
8.
The psychologist most closely associated with the study of operant conditioning was:
a)
Skinner
b)
Watson
c)
Pavlov
d)
Bandura
9.
Maggie cries and throws a temper tantrum at the store and her mother buys her a candy bar. Maggie is more likely to have a tantrum the next time she is at the store because that behavior was:
a)
punished
b)
reinforced
c)
discriminated
d)
shaped
10.
Elise's car has an annoying buzzer that sounds until the seat belt is snapped into place. Elise always puts on her seatbelt as soon as she gets in the car. She has learned this behavior through:
a)
conditioned response
b)
negative reinforcement
c)
positive reinforcement
d)
punishment
11.
As a punishment for getting bad grades, Simone is grounded by her parents. What else should her parents do to help improve her grades?
a)
take away TV/Computer privileges
b)
reinforce good study habits
c)
make her break up with her boyfriend
d)
make her clean the garage
12.
Reinforcement will lead to ________ change in behavior than punishment.
a)
a more gradual
b)
faster
c)
erratic
d)
a less permanent
13.
Extinction is:
a)
the death of the organism you are trying to condition.
b)
the loss of a learned response when there is no longer a consequence.
c)
the loss of a powerful positive reinforcer
d)
what happens when an organism stops behaving because of punishment
14.
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.
a)
Classical
b)
Operant
c)
observational
15.
You eat a new food and then get sick because of the flu. However, you develop a dislike for the food and feel nauseated whenever you smell it.
a)
classical
b)
operant
c)
observational
16.
Your car has a red, flashing light that blinks annoyingly if you start the car without buckling the seat belt. You become less likely to start the car without buckling the seat belt.
a)
Classical
b)
operant
c)
observational
17.
A lion in a circus learns to stand up on a chair and jump through a hoop to receive a food treat.
a)
classical
b)
operant
c)
observational
18.
Mary’s cat runs to the back door when the microwave bell sounds as this usually signals that her dinner is about to be served. The cat also runs to the back door when Mary’s doorbell rings. Mary’s cat is demonstrating an example of
a)
stimulus discrimination
b)
stimulus generalisation
c)
spontaneous recovery
d)
extinction
19.
In Pavlov’s experiment on salivation in dogs, the neutral stimulus was ____________ and the conditioned stimulus was ______________.
a)
the bell; the bell
b)
the bell; salivation
c)
the meat powder; the bell
d)
the meat powder; salivation
20.
A bell rings, then a puff of air into the eye causes a reflexive blink. After this happens on several occasion, the bell ringing alone causes a conditioned reflexive blink. The UCS is _________________ and the CS is _____________________.
a)
Puff of air; blinking
b)
Bell; blinking
c)
Puff of air; bell
d)
Bell; puff of air
21.
Six weeks ago Jacob ate a chicken sandwich that was contaminated with bacteria. It gave him food poisoining and he was very ill for several days afterwards. Yesterday, someone offered Jacob a chicken sandwich at a party, and when he saw it he felt ill again. The illness that Jacob felt yesterday was
a)
An unconditioned response
b)
A conditioned response
c)
A conditioned stimulus
d)
An unconditioned stimulus
22.
Six weeks ago Jacob ate a chicken sandwich that was contaminated with bacteria. It gave him food poisoining and he was very ill for several days afterwards. The illness that Jacob suffered six weeks ago when he ate the contaminated chicken sandwich was
a)
An unconditioned response
b)
A conditioned response
c)
A conditioned stimulus
d)
An unconditioned stimulus
23.
Six weeks ago Jacob ate a chicken sandwich that was contaminated with bacteria. It gave him food poisoining and he was very ill for several days afterwards. The thoughts of a chicken sandwich when someone offered Jacob one yesterday was
a)
An unconditioned response
b)
A conditioned response
c)
A conditioned stimulus
d)
An unconditioned stimulus
24.
Six weeks ago Jacob ate a chicken sandwich that was contaminated with bacteria. It gave him food poisoining and he was very ill for several days afterwards. The contaminated chicken sandwich that Jacob ate six weeks ago and that made him feel sick was
a)
An unconditioned response
b)
A conditioned response
c)
A conditioned stimulus
d)
An unconditioned stimulus
25.
A researcher conditions a dog to salivate at the sound of a bell. This is then followed by food. After some time, the sound of the bell alone (that is, without food), no longer leads to salivation.
a)
spontaneous recovery
b)
extinction
c)
acquisition
d)
stimulus generalisation
26.
In John Watson’s famous study, Little Albert was conditioned to fear rats by associating them with an unpleasant loud noise. If Little Albert had then been repeatedly exposed to the rat, but without the noise, his fear response was have
a)
become stronger
b)
been extinguished
c)
generalised to all white furry objects
d)
spontaneously recovered
27.
What the type of reinforcement that is naturally reinforcing such as food (if you're hungry)?
a)
Secondary reinforcer
b)
Primary reinforcer
c)
Positive reinforcement
d)
Positive punishment
28.
What type of reinforcement is something you have learned to value, like money?
a)
Secondary reinforcer
b)
Primary reinforcer
c)
Positive reinforcement
d)
Negative reinforcement
29.
What is the effect of promising a reward for doing what someone already enjoys doing, replacing the person's natural motivation?
a)
Positive reinforcement
b)
Positive punishment
c)
Overjustification effect
d)
Law of effect
30.
What is learning that occurs but is not apparent until the learner has incentive to demonstrate it?
a)
Overjustification effect
b)
Law of effect
c)
Latent learning
d)
Operant conditioning
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