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What is the definition of classical conditioning?
Learning by association, where a neutral stimulus gains the power to cause a conditioned response
A type of learning where voluntary behaviors are controlled by the consequences
Learning by observing others, i.e. modeling behaviors or choosing not to make the same mistakes
Pavlov was able to condition his dogs to _________ at the sound of a bell.
roll over
sit
salivate
bark
A trainer at Sea World uses fish to teach her dolphins to do tricks. This is an example of ____________.
observational learning
operant conditioning
classical conditioning
chunking
While watching a really scary movie, music is played over and over. Later, you go back to the theatre again to watch a different movie. As you walk past one of the theatres, you hear that music being played and your heart begins to speed up due to fear. What is this an example of?
Classical conditioning
Operant conditioning
Observational learning
Negative Reinforcement
In Pavlov's experiment with the dogs, the bell (neutral stimulus) becomes the __________ after repeated associations.
conditioned response
stimulus
unconditioned stimulus
conditioned stimulus
John B. Watson though he could condition ____________ using classical conditioning.
thinking
emotions
dogs
The "Littel Albert" experiment was conducted by ____________.
Ivan Pavlov
John B. Watson
B.F. Skinner
Albert Bandura
In the "Little Albert" experiment, the loud noise is the __________ in the classical conditioning formula.
unconditioned stimulus
conditioned stimulus
neutral stimulus
unconditioned response
Operant conditioning involves ______________ behaviors.
variable
involuntary
voluntary
observational
Giving a child a treat after they clean their room is an example of _________ reinforcement.
negative
positive
Taking an antacid before or after you eat a really spicy meal because you hate heartburn is an example of ___________.
negative reinforcement
punishment
positive reinforcement
The definition of shaping is...
Rewarding closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior.
decreasing undesirable behavior without anykind of punishment
observing how someone does something and then modeling that.
Reinforcing the opposite behavior that you want to see
This decreases "undesirable" behavior
punishment
positive reinforcement
negative reinforcement
This increases "desirable" behavior.
negative reinforcement
positive reinforcement
both
This guy is famous for his Bobo Doll experiment.
B.F. Skinner
John B. Watson
Albert Bandura
Ivan Pavlov
B. F. Skinner believed that humans are nothing more than _________ with NO ____________,
robots, free will
dogs, involuntary responses
robots, modeling
dogs, conditioned responses
Learning without actively trying is...
vicarious learning
the opposite of direct (hands-on) learning
happens with both pro-social & anti-social behavior
All answers are correct
Which term goes with observational learning best?
rewarding
modeling
shaping
conditioning
What is another name of "observational learning"?
monkey see...monkey do
social learning
applied learning
reward & punishment learning
There are 4 conditions in order for vicarious learning to take place: attention, retention, ability, and mobility.
True
False
When the conditioned stimulus is applied repeatedly without being paired with the unconditioned stimulus. Over time, the learned behavior occurs less often and eventually stops altogether. This is called
discrimination
generalization
acquisition
extinction
Producing the same response to two different but SIMILAR stimuli is called...
Extinction
Generalization
Spontaneous recovery
Discrimination
Which is more powerful?
Partial rewards
Continuous rewards
Gambling is an example of which reward schedule?
variable ratio
fixed ratio
variable interval
fixed interval
Getting paid for your job every two weeks is an example of which reward schedule?
variable ratio
fixed ratio
variable interval
fixed interval
