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C2. FOUNDATIONS OF BEHAVIOR

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is not true of classical conditioning?
a)
a. Classical conditioning is passive.
b)
b. Classical conditioning can explain simple reflexive behaviors.
c)
Learning a conditioned response involves building an association between a conditioned stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus.
d)
d. A neutral stimulus takes on the properties of a conditioned stimulus.
2.
Which is not a contributing area to Organizational Behavior?
a)
a. Anthropology
b)
b. Physiology
c)
c. Psychology
d)
d. Sociology
3.

What does it mean by positive reinforcement ?

a)

Reward

b)

Punishment

c)

Dessert

d)

Reward and punishment

4.

Teacher Nurin praises her students with encouraging words such as "Good job!" and gives her students stickers as rewards. What kind of reinforcement has been applied in her classroom?

a)

Positive reinforcement

b)

Negative reinforcement

5.

Who is the behaviorist that introduce classical conditioning?

a)

Jean Piaget

b)

F. Skinner

c)

Ivan Pavlov

d)

Erik Erikson

6.

Fill in the blanks with the correct answer. “Throughout the course of three distinct phases, the associated stimulus is known as __ and learned behaviour is known as __.”

a)

conditioned response, conditioned stimulus

b)

conditioned stimulus, conditioned response

c)

stimulus conditioning, response conditioning

d)

response conditioning, stimulus conditioning

7.

________________ is learning in which a behavior is made more or less likely to recur regularly because of the presence of a reinforcer.


Example: Very good. . . Fantastic . . . I’m impressed . . . This is the best paper you’ve ever written . . .

a)

a. Cognitive

b)

b. Operant Conditioning

c)

c. Classical Conditioning

d)

d. Brain Processing Style

8.

Behavior: Molly finishes her homework


Consequence: She gets to go out with friends

a)

Positive Reinforcement

b)

Negative Reinforcement

c)

Positive Punishment

d)

Negative Punishment

9.
What is classical conditioning?
a)
Learning caused by pairing and association of two stimuli
b)
Learning by responding to environmental stimuli
c)
Learning explained by its consequences
d)
Learning explained by modelling 
10.
Define conditioned response
a)
A response that does not have to be learned
b)
A response that has been learned
c)
A stimulus that produced the response in an unconditioned reflex
d)
A form of learning
11.
Who is the psychologist known for Classical Conditioning
a)
Ivan Pavlov
b)
Sigmund Freud
c)
Skinner
d)
E.L Thorndike 
12.
In Pavlov's classic experiment, food was the
a)
Unconditioned stimulus
b)
Unconditioned response
c)
conditioned stimulus
d)
conditioned response
13.
Tamara normally feeds her cat canned cat food. She noticed that every time she uses her electric can opener, her cat comes to the kitchen. What is the conditioned stimulus?
a)
The cat food
b)
The sound of the electric can opener
c)
The cat coming to the kitchen
d)
Tamara
14.
When a child hears a loud noise, he cries. The family's dog often barks loudly. Each time the child sees the dog, he cries. What is the conditioned response?
a)
the dog
b)
The loud noise
c)
The crying
d)
The Barking
15.
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
16.
The conditioned stimulus (CS):
a)
is the response to the US.
b)
is originally the neutral stimulus that gains the power to cause the CR.
c)
triggers an unconditioned response reflexively or automatically when the CR happens.
d)
is what triggers the US to occur.
17.

Behavior: Amy ran away


Consequence: Her parents changed the locks

a)

+ reinforcement

b)

-- reinforcement

c)

+ punishment

d)

-- punishment

18.

Behavior: Joy smiles at everyone


Consequence: She makes a lot of friends

a)

+ reinforcement

b)

-- reinforcement

c)

+ punishment

d)

-- punishment

19.

Behavior: Zane has his phone out in class


Consequence: He gets it taken away

a)

+ reinforcement

b)

-- reinforcement

c)

+ punishment

d)

-- punishment

20.

A frequent flyer program in which you receive a free flight after accumulating 5,000 flight miles is an example of a _____ reinforcement schedule.

a)

fixed variable

b)

fixed ratio

c)

variable ratio

d)

variable interval

21.

The result of reinforcement is to

a)

cause a behavior to stop

b)

cause a behavior to diminish.

c)

cause a behavior to continue.

d)

cause a behavior to occur for only a limited amount of time.

22.

Which of the following describes negative reinforcement?

a)

A mother gives her son praise for doing homework

b)

Sarah studies hard because it earns her "A" grades in English

c)

Dennis used to walk to school but does not do so anymore because he was attacked by a dog in the neighborhood last month.

d)

Bob washes the dishes in order to stop his mother's nagging