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Classical conditioning

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The simplest mechanism where an organism learns about the association between one event and another is called _________.

a)

Classical conditioning

b)

Operant conditioning

c)

Habituation

d)

Sensitization

e)

None of the above

2.

True or false

Classical conditioning helps in anticipating what is going to happen but does not help us in the appropriate action to take

a)

True

b)

False

3.

According to Pavlov what could the study of salivation associated with classical conditioning could help us do?

a)

Understand the nervous system

b)

Mechanism of habituation

c)

Understanding sensitization

d)

Mechanism of learning

e)

Mechanism of association learning

4.

Who discovered classical conditioning at around the same time as Pavlov?

a)

No one else

b)

Edwin Twitmyer

c)

Jean Paget

d)

Frederic Barlett

5.

What is the definition of conditioning?

(a)  

6.

What are simple reflex?

(a)  

7.

True or False

Conditioned reflex will not form, persist or disappear only under specific conditions

a)

True

b)

False

8.

A naturally occurring stimulus that leads to an involuntary and unlearned response. In Pavlov’s dogs, the food.

a)

Unconditioned Stimulus

b)

Conditioned Stimulus

c)

Conditioned Response

d)

Neutral Stimulus

9.

An involuntary and unlearned response to a naturally occurring or unconditioned stimulus. In Pavlov’s dogs, the salivation to the food.

a)

Unconditioned Response

b)

Conditioned Stimulus

c)

Conditioned Response

d)

Neutral Stimulus

10.

A previously neutral stimulus that becomes able to produce a conditioned response, after pairing with an unconditioned stimulus. In Pavlov’s dogs, when the dogs linked the bowl with the food.

a)

Conditioned Stimulus

b)

Unconditioned Stimulus

c)

Unconditioned Response

d)

Neutral Stimulus

11.

What is a neutral stimuli?

a)

A conditioned stimuli

b)

An unconditioned stimulus

c)

A conditioned reflex

d)

An unconditioned reflex

12.

The neutral stimuli becomes a _______ stimuli capable of eliciting a ______ response similar to a unconditioned response.

(a)  

13.

In the experiment with Little Albert what is the CS?

a)

Rat

b)

Sound

c)

Startle response

d)

Crying

14.

In the experiment with Little Albert what is the US?

a)

Rat

b)

Sound

c)

Startle response

d)

Crying

15.

Is it possible for a conditioned fear for a particular object transfer to another similar one? If yeas, what is this process called?

(a)  

16.

A stimulus that has no effect on the desired response prior to conditioning. In Pavlov’s dogs, the food bowl before the experiment.

a)

Neutral Stimulus

b)

Conditioned Response

c)

Unconditioned Stimulus

d)

Unconditioned Response

17.

The tendency to respond to a stimulus that is only similar to the original conditioned stimulus with the conditioned response. In Pavlov’s dogs, the sight of a bowl that is not the same bowl used in the experiment.

a)

Stimulus Generalization

b)

Neutral Stimulus

c)

Unconditioned Stimulus

d)

Conditioned Stimulus

18.

The disappearance or weakening of a learned response following the removal or absence of the unconditioned stimulus or the removal of a reinforcer.

a)

Extinction

b)

Spontaneous Recovery

c)

Operant Conditioning

d)

Reinforcement

19.

Which of the following scenarios best matches classical conditioning?

a)

Bob studied for his math test for two hours and only got a C, so he decided to study more for the next test.

b)

Bob skipped class last week and had to stay after for detention. He decided not to skip classes anymore.

c)

Bob ate a cheeseburger and felt sick afterwards, so every time he smells McDonalds he feels nauseous.

d)

Bob has always been afraid of dogs because they might bite, so he has a pet fish instead.

20.

Little Albert began to associate any small, fluffy object with the loud sound. What is this describing?

a)

discrimination

b)

extinction

c)

generalization

d)

counterconditioning

21.

What types of conditioning can be assessed (as viewed in class)?

(a)  

22.

Explain what contextual fear conditioning is.

(a)  

23.

What part of the brain is in charge of contextual fear conditioning?

a)

Hippocampus

b)

Amygdala

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Cingulate cortex

24.

What part of the brain is in charge of auditory fear conditioning?

a)

Amygdala

b)

Hippocampus

c)

Cingulate cortex

d)

Cerebellum

25.

True or False

With repeated pairing fear response decrease to tone or context

a)

True

b)

False

26.

What are some indicators of fear conditioning?

a)

Freezing

b)

Conditioned suppression

c)

Lick suppression

d)

Response supression

27.

In a response suppression why would the animal continue eating if it is presented with a different tone (a cs not paired with a shock)?

(a)  

28.

True or False

There would be a sensitization to a Cs with no shock

a)

True

b)

False

29.

True or False

There would be sensitization to the Cs paired with shock

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Where does the eyeblink conditioning happen in the brain?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Hippocampus

c)

Amygdala

d)

Cingulate cortex

31.

What does the following statement describes?

The sequential occurrence or proximity of stimulus and response.

a)

Contiguity

b)

Contingency

c)

Conditioned suppression

d)

Simple reflex

32.

What does the following statement describes?

An association between two events, predicting the presence of one based on the previous exposure to an other.

a)

Contingency

b)

Contiguity

c)

Conditioned suppression

d)

Simple reflex

33.

Learning most visible 2 weeks later is associated with what?

a)

Fear conditioning

b)

Eyeblink conditioning

c)

AutoShaping

d)

Simple reflex

34.

What are necessary elements of classical conditioning?

(a)  

35.

Which of the following adaptations based on classical conditioning can occur after only one experience (one trial?)

a)

spontaneous recovery

b)

taste aversion

c)

extinction

d)

discrimination

36.

What is more likely to create a condition taste aversion in someone?

a)

Familiar food

b)

Novel food

c)

Novel taste

d)

Latent inhibition

37.

True or false

Conditioned taste aversion is within our control.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

True or false

Conditioned taste aversion is a form of conditioning with no generalization of its cues.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

What is one other form of pavlovian conditioning (other than CTA) that can require one trial to show sign of learning?

(a)  

40.

What does the following statement describes?

The Cs predicts the US

a)

Contingency

b)

Contiguity

c)

Conditioned suppression

d)

Simple reflex

41.

What does the following statement describes?

The Cs co-occurs with the US

a)

Contiguity

b)

Contingency

c)

Conditioned suppression

d)

Simple reflex

42.

What is an other way to call AutoShaping?

a)

CPA

b)

PCA

c)

Pavlovian conditioned approach

d)

Predictive value

e)

Incentive value

43.

State the distinction between predictive and incentive value in relation to autoshaping

(a)  

44.

Why is sign tracking important? (What is it related to?)

(a)  

45.

Why are sign tracker more prone to addiction/ relapse?

(a)  

46.

The following statement shows an example of what type of autoshaping?

Shows greater activation of the dopamine reward circuit, and elevated plasma corticosterone levels

(a)  

47.

The following statement is an example of what type of autoshaping?

Rats selectively bred for high locomotor responsivity in a novel environment

(a)  

48.

The following statement is an example of what type pf autoshaping?

Rats bred for low locomotor responsivity

(a)  

49.

The following statement is an example of type of goal tracking?

The increase of dopamine in brain reward pathway cause by brain manipulation.

(a)  

50.

What does reward uncertainty increases?

a)

Autoshaping

b)

Reward pathway

c)

Goal tracking

d)

Sign tracking

51.

What does uncertainty predicts and why does it occur?

(a)  

52.

How is uncertainty related to sign tracking?

(a)  

53.

The process of evaluative conditioning can be linked with what other concepts viewed in class?

a)

Generalization

b)

Transfer

c)

CTA

d)

PCA