WorksheetsSDC Psychology: Topic 14: Learning
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
What type of learning occurs because of our observations of others' behaviors and the consequences associated with them?
classical conditioning
immediate learning
operant conditioning
social learning
Shaping behavior is most closely associated with which form of associative learning?
classical conditioning
operant conditioning
social learning
none of the above
Donnie suffers for social anxiety. In group therapy, he watches as his therapist and other clients give rehearsed speeches to the group. His therapist believes that this modeling will help Donnie and others who suffer from social anxiety to overcome this issue. The therapist's ideas are most closely associated with the tenets of ____.
classical conditioning
immediate conditioning
operant conditioning
social learning
Which form of learning focuses the most on involuntary responses?
classical conditioning
operant conditioning
secondary learning
social learning
Which of the following terms refers to the association an organism makes between the neutral stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus in classical conditioning?
acquisition
extinction
spontaneous recovery
stimulus generalization
When a conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with an unconditioned stimulus, what is said to occur?
extinction
spontaneous recovery
stimulus discrimination
stimulus generalization
What learning concept best explains what occurs when a conditioned stimulus no longer signals an impending unconditioned stimulus?
acquisition
extinction
spontaneous recovery
stimulus generalization
Ivan Pavlov noticed that a dog learned to associate the sight of his assistant with a bowl of dog food as a signal that the dog was about to get the food. As a result, the dog began salivating. Pavlow then had his assistant walk into the room with an empty bowl. Eventually, the dog stopped salivating at the sight of his assistant. What explains why the dog would once again begin salivating after the assistant. What explains why the dog would once again begin salivating after the assistant walked into the room with a bowl of dog food?
acquisition
extinction
spontaneous recovery
stimulus generalization
Maya was bitten by a large dog when she was young. As a result, she came to fear all large dogs but not dogs of intermediate size or small dogs. What best describes this?
acquisition
spontaneous recovery
stimulus discrimination
stiumulus generalization
A teacher who ignores student answers from those who don't raise their hands but calls on students who do raise their hands is following the precepts of ____.
classical conditioning
delayed learning
operant conditioning
social learning
Having people who wish to be more assertive observe people act assertively may allow them to learn what to do in similar situations in the future. Such associative learning is best explained by ____.
classical conditioning
immediate learning
operant conditioning
social learning
Using technology in education, like having students take online quizzes and providing written feedback for both correct and incorrect answers, is based on the principles of ____.
classical conditioning
immediate learning
operant conditioning
social learning
A parent who reinforces the behaviors that they desire from their children rather than punishing misbehavior are following the principles most closely associated with ____.
Albert Bandura
B.F. Skinner
Edward Tolman
John Watson
Which of the following would lead to an increase in the behavior that it follows?
negative punishment
negative reinforcement
positive punishment
all of the answer choices
The removal of an aversive stimulus that leads to an increase in the behavior is called ___.
negative punishment
negative reinforcement
positive punishment
positive reinforcement
Vaughn desires praise from his parents. When they deliver praise, he is more likely to continue to engage in the behaviors that are followed by praise. This is an example of ____.
negative punishment
negative reinforcement
positive punishment
positive reinforcement
A person eats to eliminate the feeling of hunger. This is an example of a/an ____.
conditioned reinforcer
delayed reinforcer
primary reinforcer
secondary reinforcer
A student who learns that preparing appropriately for exams and papers results in better grades has learned through _____.
automatic reinforcement
continuous reinforcement
primary reinforcement
secondary reinforcement
Piper eats lunch frequently at the The Burrito Shack. That establishment has a rewards program for every 10 burritos purchased, the 11th is free. This is most like which reinforcement schedule?
fixed-interval
fixed-ratio
variable-interval
variable-ratio
Waiting to hear your favorite song on your favorite radio station is most likely to be reinforced on a ____ schedule.
fixed-interval
fixed-ratio
variable-interval
variable-ratio
Which type of reinforcement schedule will lead to the highest rate of responding by an organism and be the most resistant to extinction?
fixed-interval
fixed-ratio
variable-interval
variable-ratio
An elementary school teacher wants to increase her class participation from all students. Which reinforcement schedule should she use to increase the number of students who raise their hands to attempt to answer her questions?
fixed-interval
fixed-ratio
variable-interval
variable-ratio
A parent attempts to praise her daughter every single time the daughter does something nice for another person. The parent is attempting to excercise a ___.
a continuous reinforcement schedule
fixed-interval reinforcement schedule
variable-interval reinforcement schedule
variable-ratio reinforcement schedule
