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Classical and Operant Conditioning

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is a form of learning by association between two stimuli.

a)

Punishment

b)

Classical Conditioning

c)

Operant Conditioning

d)

Extinction

2.

An unconditioned stimulus (UCS) is a stimulus that triggers a response

a)

either automatically or as a reflex

b)

as a learned reaction to a signal

c)

despite extinction

d)

is something that once was neutral

3.

In Pavlov's experiment, the conditioned stimulus was the:

a)

meat powder

b)

salivating response in dog

c)

ringing of the bell

d)

racing heartbeat

4.

Extinction occurs when

a)

the UCS no longer produces the UCR

b)

the CS no longer produces the CR

c)

you learn to distinguish between different stimuli

d)

you respond to similar stimuli

5.

Classical conditioning occurs in:

a)

taste aversion

b)

advertising

c)

schools

d)

all of the above

6.

Like classical conditioning, operant conditioning is a form of associative learning except that there is:

a)

an association between events

b)

an association with discrimination

c)

reinforcement or punishment

d)

an association without consequences

7.

Reinforcement can be:

a)

positive or negative

b)

immediate or delayed

c)

primary or secondary

d)

all of the above

8.

Negative reinforcement makes a behaviour:

a)

less likely to occur because it adds punishment

b)

more likely to occur because it removes something negative

c)

less likely to occur because it adds something negative

d)

more likely to occur because it adds something positive

9.

Primary reinforcement involves something that is biologically reinforcing, such as:

a)

paying the babysitter

b)

giving your dog a treat

c)

giving your dog praise

d)

paying your dog

10.

A major problem with punishment is:

a)

punishment can end behaviour

b)

punishment can teach aggressive behaviour

c)

punishment can decrease anxiety

d)

all of the above