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Psychology - Operant & Classical Conditioning

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

The type of learning in which a stimulus gains the power to cause a response because it reliably predicts another stimulus is called:

a)

Operant Conditioning

b)

Classical Conditioning

c)

Observational Learning

d)

Cognitive Learning

2.

Anything in the environment that one can respond to is a:

a)

Reinforcer

b)

Response

c)

Discriminator

d)

Stimulus

3.

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

4.

Brad proposed to Angelina at an Italian restaurant and to his great delight, she said "Yes." Now every time Brad goes to that restaurant he gets a happy feeling. What is the conditioned stimulus?

a)

the restaurant

b)

feeling happy in the restaurant

c)

the acceptance of the proposal

d)

feeling happy when the proposal was accepted

5.

In Watson's famous research with Little Albert, the conditioned response was:

a)

the rat

b)

the loud noise

c)

fear of the rat

d)

fear of the loud noise

6.

The psychologist most closely associated with the study of operant conditioning was:

a)

Bandura

b)

Pavlov

c)

Skinner

d)

Freud

7.

In Ivan Pavlov's demonstration of classical conditioning, what was the UR?

a)

Meat Powder

b)

Bell

c)

Salivation to the meat powder

d)

Salivation to the sound of the bell

8.

Masako was hit with a baseball last week during practice and now refuses to play. This behavior best illustrates the effects of:

a)

delayed reinforcers

b)

negative reinforcers

c)

primary reinforcers

d)

punishments

9.

Seals in an aquarium will repeat behaviors, such as slapping and barking, that prompt people to toss them a herring. This example best illustrates:

a)

discrimination

b)

observational learning

c)

positive reinforcement

d)

spontaneous recovery

10.

Students in Ms. Dean's fourth-grade class receive a star on a chart for every book they read. Which schedule of reinforcement does this represent?

a)

fixed ratio

b)

variable ratio

c)

fixed interval

d)

variable interval

11.

Sammy the baseball player loved to hit home runs. Every time he was at bat he would attempt to hit the ball out of the park. Sometimes he was successful, but not always. This best illustrates which schedule of reinforcement?

a)

fixed ratio

b)

variable ratio

c)

fixed interval

d)

variable interval

12.

Sandra and Neil are new parents. When they put the baby to bed each night the baby cries and cries. Finally the parents can't stand it any more so they pick her up and walk her. The baby is quiet while being held. Are the parents likely to continue to pick up the baby when she cries?

a)

No, they will get tired of it eventually.

b)

Yes, they have been negatively reinforced for that behavior.

c)

No, they have been punished by the crying.

d)

Yes, they have been positively reinforced for that behavior.

13.

Maggie cries and throws a temper tantrum at the store and her mother ignores her and does not give her any attention. Maggie is less likely to have a tantrum the next time she is at the store because that behavior was:

a)

punished

b)

reinforced

c)

discrminated

d)

shaped

14.

Which of the following pioneers of psychology would disagree with Watson that phobias can be explained by classical conditioning?

a)

Pavlov

b)

Freud

c)

Skinner

15.

Stan touched the hot burner on the stove. It burned him and he cried out. The next day when he just saw the red burner, he cried out. Crying out when he saw the hot burner is:

a)

a conditioned response

b)

an unconditioned response

c)

a conditioned stimulus

d)

an unconditioned stimulus