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SDC Psychology: Topic 14: Learning

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of learning occurs because of our observations of others' behaviors and the consequences associated with them?

a)

classical conditioning

b)

immediate learning

c)

operant conditioning

d)

social learning

2.

Shaping behavior is most closely associated with which form of associative learning?

a)

classical conditioning

b)

operant conditioning

c)

social learning

d)

none of the above

3.

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 ____.

a)

classical conditioning

b)

immediate conditioning

c)

operant conditioning

d)

social learning

4.

Which form of learning focuses the most on involuntary responses?

a)

classical conditioning

b)

operant conditioning

c)

secondary learning

d)

social learning

5.

Which of the following terms refers to the association an organism makes between the neutral stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus in classical conditioning?

a)

acquisition

b)

extinction

c)

spontaneous recovery

d)

stimulus generalization

6.

When a conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with an unconditioned stimulus, what is said to occur?

a)

extinction

b)

spontaneous recovery

c)

stimulus discrimination

d)

stimulus generalization

7.

What learning concept best explains what occurs when a conditioned stimulus no longer signals an impending unconditioned stimulus?

a)

acquisition

b)

extinction

c)

spontaneous recovery

d)

stimulus generalization

8.

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?

a)

acquisition

b)

extinction

c)

spontaneous recovery

d)

stimulus generalization

9.

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?

a)

acquisition

b)

spontaneous recovery

c)

stimulus discrimination

d)

stiumulus generalization

10.

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 ____.

a)

classical conditioning

b)

delayed learning

c)

operant conditioning

d)

social learning

11.

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 ____.

a)

classical conditioning

b)

immediate learning

c)

operant conditioning

d)

social learning

12.

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 ____.

a)

classical conditioning

b)

immediate learning

c)

operant conditioning

d)

social learning

13.

A parent who reinforces the behaviors that they desire from their children rather than punishing misbehavior are following the principles most closely associated with ____.

a)

Albert Bandura

b)

B.F. Skinner

c)

Edward Tolman

d)

John Watson

14.

Which of the following would lead to an increase in the behavior that it follows?

a)

negative punishment

b)

negative reinforcement

c)

positive punishment

d)

all of the answer choices

15.

The removal of an aversive stimulus that leads to an increase in the behavior is called ___.

a)

negative punishment

b)

negative reinforcement

c)

positive punishment

d)

positive reinforcement

16.

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 ____.

a)

negative punishment

b)

negative reinforcement

c)

positive punishment

d)

positive reinforcement

17.

A person eats to eliminate the feeling of hunger. This is an example of a/an ____.

a)

conditioned reinforcer

b)

delayed reinforcer

c)

primary reinforcer

d)

secondary reinforcer

18.

A student who learns that preparing appropriately for exams and papers results in better grades has learned through _____.

a)

automatic reinforcement

b)

continuous reinforcement

c)

primary reinforcement

d)

secondary reinforcement

19.

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?

a)

fixed-interval

b)

fixed-ratio

c)

variable-interval

d)

variable-ratio

20.

Waiting to hear your favorite song on your favorite radio station is most likely to be reinforced on a ____ schedule.

a)

fixed-interval

b)

fixed-ratio

c)

variable-interval

d)

variable-ratio

21.

Which type of reinforcement schedule will lead to the highest rate of responding by an organism and be the most resistant to extinction?

a)

fixed-interval

b)

fixed-ratio

c)

variable-interval

d)

variable-ratio

22.

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?

a)

fixed-interval

b)

fixed-ratio

c)

variable-interval

d)

variable-ratio

23.

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)

a continuous reinforcement schedule

b)

fixed-interval reinforcement schedule

c)

variable-interval reinforcement schedule

d)

variable-ratio reinforcement schedule