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WorksheetsAP Unit 6/Gen. Psychology Ch. 6 Learning Quizizz
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A lion in a circus learns to stand up on a chair and jump through a hoop to receive a food treat.
a)
classical conditioning
b)
operant conditioning
c)
observational learning
d)
none of the above
2.
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 conditioning
b)
Operant conditioning
c)
Observational learning
3.
Ivan Pavlov has been credited with the initial discovery of
a)
operant conditioning.
b)
reinforcement
c)
classical conditioning.
d)
vicarious conditioning.
4.
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
a)
classical conditioning.
b)
higher order conditioning.
c)
reinforcement.
d)
operant conditioning.
5.
Which form of learning would most likely be studied in an operant chamber (Skinner box)?
a)
classical conditioning
b)
vicarious conditioning
c)
operant conditioning
d)
conditioned emotional responses
6.
In John Watson's "Little Albert" experiment, what was the UCS?
a)
The white rat
b)
Anything white and furry
c)
The loud noise
d)
Fear
7.
When Pavlov placed food in the mouth's of dogs, they began to salivate. The salivation was a(n) ________.
a)
unconditioned stimulus
b)
unconditioned response
c)
conditioned response
d)
conditioned stimulus
8.
John Watson and his colleague, Rosalie Rayner, offered a live white rat to Little Albert and then made a loud noise behind his head by striking a steel bar with a hammer. The white rat served as the _____________ in their study.
a)
discriminative stimulus
b)
conditioned stimulus
c)
unconditioned stimulus
d)
extinguished stimulus
9.
BF Skinner with his pigeons.
a)
classical conditioning
b)
operant conditioning
c)
observational conditioning
10.
In Pavlov's experiment, the salivating to the sound of a bell is a(n)
a)
UCS
b)
UCR
c)
CS
d)
CR
11.
When learning first takes place, we would say that __ has occurred.
a)
Acquisition
b)
Extinction
c)
Spontaneous Recovery
d)
Discrimination
12.
The tendency, once a response has been conditioned, for stimuli similar to elicit similar responses is called
a)
Generalization
b)
Discrimination
c)
Spontaneous Recovery
d)
Acquisition
13.
The learned ability to distinguish between a CS and other stimuli that does not signal a CR is called
a)
Classical Conditioning
b)
Discrimination
c)
Generalization
d)
Extinction
14.
The reappearance of a classically conditioned response after extinction has occurred.
a)
Spontaneous Recovery
b)
Taste Aversion
c)
Acquisition
d)
Generalization
15.
Learning that occurs due to reward and punishment
a)
Classical Conditioning
b)
Operant Conditioning
c)
Learning
d)
Taste Aversion
16.
What is an Operant Chamber or Skinner Box?
a)
A laboratory apparatus used to study animal behavior.
b)
A relatively permanent change in an organism's behavior due to experience
c)
The persistence of learning over time.
d)
The tendency, once a response has been conditioned, for stimuli similar to elicit similar responses
17.
The reinforcer, such as food, that gets the organism to continue a behavior is called __.
a)
Positive Reinforcement
b)
Primary Reinforcer
c)
Secondary Reinforcer
d)
Classical Conditioning
18.
A little girl gets to eat dessert because she finished all the food on her plate. This is an example of:
a)
Positive punishment
b)
Negative punishment
c)
Positive Reinforcement
d)
Negative Reinforcement
19.
When shaping a behavior, you would couple a treat with, "good dog" to get your pet to sit. The "good dog" is considered __.
a)
Negative Reinforcement
b)
Primary Reinforcer
c)
Secondary Reinforcer
20.
Anything that seeks to continue a desired behavior by the removal, escape from, or avoidance of undesired stimulus is called __.
a)
Negative Reinforcement
b)
Punishment
c)
Positive Reinforcement
d)
Partial Reinforcement
21.
Small successive step taken in which to get an organism to learn a behavior is called __.
a)
Shaping
b)
Continuous Reinforcement
c)
Positive Reinforcement
d)
Partial Reinforcement
22.
Giving a treat to your dog every time it rolls over is called __.
a)
Continuous Reinforcement
b)
Partial Reinforcement
c)
Operant Conditioning
d)
Positive Reinforcement
23.
Who linked taste aversions with classical conditioning?
a)
Bandura
b)
Pavlov
c)
Garcia
d)
Skinner
24.
An event that strengthens the behavior it follows is a(n)
a)
conditioned stimulus.
b)
unconditioned stimulus.
c)
reinforcement.
d)
punishment.
25.
The view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes was called
a)
psychoanalysis.
b)
behaviorism.
c)
cognitive neuroscience.
26.
The views of learning advanced by Ivan Pavlov and John B. Watson underestimated the importance of
a)
spontaneous recovery.
b)
cognitive processes.
c)
associative learning.
d)
discrimination.
27.
Mirror neurons are believed by some scientists to provide a biological basis for
a)
the law of effect.
b)
spontaneous recovery.
c)
observational learning.
d)
extrinsic motivation.
28.
When Little Albert generalized his fear of the white rat that meant
a)
he feared all furry things
b)
he distinguished between the bell and the gong
c)
he learned the association between the gong and the rat
d)
he suddenly feared rats after successful extinction
29.
Carly used to feel nausea when going to McDonalds because she associated the food with illness. After a few good meals there, she no longer feels the nausea. Which prinicple?
a)
spontaneous recovery
b)
extinction
c)
second-order conditioning
d)
generalization
30.
Parents say, “I’m taking away your phone because you failed Chemistry.” Parents are using
a)
positive punishment
b)
negative punishment
c)
positive reinforcement
d)
classical conditioning
31.
Many psychologists refer to Albert Bandura’s Bobo Doll experiment to illustrate how
a)
teens conform to fashion fads
b)
introverted personalities succeed in high school
c)
exposure to violent TV and games cause violent behavior
d)
abused women justify staying with their husbands
32.
Marie works in a dress factory where she earns $10 for each three dresses she hems. Marie is paid on a
a)
variable ratio
b)
fixed interval
c)
fixed ratio
d)
variable interval
33.
Charlie gets paid on the 15th of every month. He is reinforced on a ___ schedule
a)
fixed ratio
b)
fixed interval
c)
variable interval
d)
variable ratio
34.
Slot machines work on a _____ reinforcement schedule
a)
fixed ratio
b)
variable ratio
c)
variable interval
d)
fixed interval
35.
You could receive a text message at any random time. You are reinforced on a ______schedule of reinforcement
a)
fixed ratio
b)
variable ratio
c)
variable interval
d)
fixed interval
36.
He is known for his Law of Effect that behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely, and behaviors followed by unfavorable consequences become less likely
a)
Skinner
b)
Thorndike
c)
John Watson
d)
Pavlov
37.
Which takes longer to acquire, but is less prone to extinction?
a)
continuous reinforcement
b)
partial (intermittent) reinforcement
38.
_______ is the adaptive process through which experience modifies pre-existing behavior and understanding.
a)
Conditioning
b)
Learning
c)
Memory
d)
Reinforcement
39.
Which of the following best describes the findings of Martin Seligman's experiment with dogs?
a)
The unharnessed dogs never learned to associate the tone with the shock that followed.
b)
The harnessed and the unharnessed dogs both escaped the shock when they heard the tone.
c)
The harnessed and the unharnessed dogs did not try to escape the shock because they had learned to be helpless.
d)
The harnessed dogs learned there was nothing they could do to escape the shock. Even when escape was possible, the dogs did nothing because they had learned to be helpless.
40.
Chris has failed English class repeatedly and has now stopped trying because he believes the situation is uncontrollable. This is an example of:
a)
learned helplessness.
b)
observational learning.
c)
learned laziness.
d)
behavior modification.
41.
When you are asked to provide directions to your home, you are most likely using:
a)
operant conditioning
b)
observational learning
c)
a cognitive map
d)
learned helplessness
42.
In Albert Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment, a majority of the children used the same violent techniques on the Bobo Doll they had seen the adults perform in the video. This is an example of:
a)
cognitive learning.
b)
innate aggressive desires.
c)
observational learning.
d)
learned helplessness.
43.
A little girl gets spanked by her mom for throwing a temper tantrum in the grocery store. This is an example of:
a)
positive reinforcement
b)
negative reinforcement
c)
positive punishment
d)
negative punishment
44.
Pavlov became interested in conditioning when he observed laboratory dogs:
a)
Salivating right before food was placed in their mouths
b)
Failing to salivate when food was placed in their mouths
c)
Salivating only when food was placed in their mouths
d)
Salivating right after they had swallowed food
45.
In Pavlov’s original experiment on classical conditioning, the unconditioned response (UCR) was:
a)
The sound of a tone
b)
Salivation elicited by a tone
c)
The presentation of meat powder following a
tone
d)
Salivation elicited by food
46.
A conditioned stimulus is:
a)
A stimulus that elicits an unconditioned
response without previous conditioning
b)
An unlearned reaction that occurs without
previous conditioning
c)
A previously neutral stimulus that,
through conditioning, acquires the capacity to elicit a conditioned response
d)
A learned reaction that occurs because of
previous conditioning
47.
Assuming that the reinforcer is the sound of a rattle, Johnny’s shaking of the rattle is reinforced according to which of the following schedules?
a)
Continuous reinforcement
b)
Fixed-interval
c)
Variable-interval
d)
Variable-ratio
48.
The newest winning numbers in the state lottery are announced on the local television station every Saturday night, at the end of the news hour. People who are watching for the lottery numbers will have their “watching” reinforced on:
a)
A fixed-ratio schedule
b)
A fixed-interval schedule
c)
A variable-ratio schedule
d)
A variable-interval schedule
49.
Any event that follows a behavior and results in the behavior having a lower probability of happening in the future is known as a:
a)
Negative reinforcer
b)
Positive reinforcer
c)
Punisher
d)
Negative conditioner
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