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CLASSICAL VS. OPERANT CONDITIONING

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

ANY EVENT OR SITUATION THAT EVOKES A RESPONSE IS KNOWN AS?

a)

ACQUISITION

b)

STIMULUS

c)

REINFORCMENT

d)

SHAPING

2.

WHAT IS THE TYPE OF BEHAVIOR THAT OPERATES ON THE ENVIRONMENT, PRODUCING CONSEQUENCES?

a)

BEHAVIORISM

b)

RESPONDENT BEHAVIOR

c)

ASSOCIATIVE LEARNING

d)

OPERANT BEHAVIOR

3.

WHAT IS A TYPE OF LEARNING IN WHICH WE LINK TWO OR MORE STIMULI?

a)

CLASSICAL CONDITIOINING

b)

OPERANT CONDITIONING

c)

COGNITIVE LEARNING

d)

RESPONDENT BEHAVIOR

4.

IN CLASSICAL CONDITIONING, A STIMULUS THAT ELICITS NO RESPONSE BEFORE CONDITIONING

a)

ACQUISITION

b)

EXTINCTION

c)

NEUTRAL STIMULS

d)

SHAPING

5.

IN CLASSICAL CONDITIONING, WHAT IS THE INITIAL STAGE, WHEN ONE LINKS A NEUTRAL STIMULUS AND AN UNCONDITIONAL STIMULUS SO THAT THE NEUTRAL STIMULUS BEGINS TRIGGERING THE CONDITIONED RESPONSE?

a)

REINFORCEMENT

b)

EXTINCTION

c)

ACQUISITION

d)

SHAPING

6.

WHAT IS THE DIMINISHING OF A CONDITIONED RESPONSE?

a)

EXTINCTION

b)

OPERANT BEHAVIOR

c)

ACQUISITION

d)

STIMULUS

7.

IN OPERANT CONDITIONING, WHAT IS AN EVENT THAT STRENGTHENS THE BEHAVIOR IT FOLLOWS?

a)

REINFORCMENT

b)

ACQUISITION

c)

EXTINCTION

d)

SHAPING

8.

WHAT IS AN OPERANT CONDITIONING PROCEDURE IN WHICH REINFORCERS GUIDE BEHAVIOR TOWARD CLOSER AND CLOSER APPROXIMATIONS?

a)

OPERANT BEHAVIOR

b)

RESPONDENT BEHAVIOR

c)

SHAPING

d)

STIMULUS

9.

TO PSYCHOLOGISTS, LEARNING IS?

a)

A long term change in behavior that is based on experience

b)

A constant set of individuals situated in a controlled environment

c)

The typical desks, students, lecture, text books scenario

d)

All of the above

10.

WHAT'S ANOTHER WORD FOR OPERANT IN THE PHRASE OPERANT CONDITIONING?

a)

CLASSICAL

b)

INSTRUMENTAL

c)

COGNITIVE

d)

SPATIAL

11.

WHAT'S THE BEST CONCISE DEFINITION OF OPERANT CONDITIONING?

a)

Explains how circumstances lead to changes in involuntary behavior

b)

A philosophical tool used to aide discussions around behavior modification

c)

Explains how consequences lead to changes in voluntary behavior

d)

The study of how rules are easily broken

12.

WHAT IS A BENEFICIAL HABIT?

a)

A HABIT THAT DECREASE OUR SELF CONTROL AND DISCONNECTS OUR RESOLUTIONS WITH POSITIVE OUTCOMES

b)

A HABIT THAT INCREASES OUR SELF CONTROL AND CONNECT OUR RESOLUTIONS WITH POSITIVE OUTCOMES

c)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

13.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE A HABIT TO FORM?

a)

56 DAYS

b)

60 DAYS

c)

30 DAYS

d)

66 DAYS

14.

HOW DO CHIMPANZEES LEARN?

a)

ASSOCIATIVE LEARNING

b)

OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING

c)

LOGICAL LEARNING

d)

SOLITARY LEARNING

15.

SKINNER'S PIGEON OR RAT BOX EXPERIMENTS ARE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT TYPE OF CONDITIONING?

a)

CLASSICAL

b)

OPERANT

16.

PAVLOV'S DOG SALIVATING EXPERIMENT IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT TYPE OF CONDITIONING?

a)

CLASSICAL

b)

OPERANT