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C + L MCA

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an unconditioned response?

a)

clapping after a great concert performance

b)

getting money as payment

c)

running through a maze to get a reward

d)

sweating in hot weather

2.
When John turns on the light to his aquarium the fish swim to the top even before he sprinkles the food.  What is the unconditioned stimulus for the fish?
a)
the food
b)
the water
c)
the light
d)
John
3.

When you put on your seat belt to make the annoying sound go away. What is this an example of ?

a)

Positive Reinforcement

b)

Negative Reinforcement

c)

Positive Punishment

d)

Negative Punishment

4.

A 2nd grade teacher implements a rule for some troublemakers in the class: students will lose 1 minute of recess every time he or she breaks a classroom rule. Eventually, the students stop breaking the classroom rules. This is an example of

a)

negative punishment.

b)

positive punishment.

c)

positive reinforcement.

d)

negative reinforcement.

5.
Teresa had some pizza with friends last night.  She tried the pizza with olives even though she never has had them.  The next morning she was feeling a little nauseated.  She won't eat olives any more because she has developed a 
a)
generalization
b)
taste aversion
c)
neutral response
d)
unconditioned stimulus
6.
Having to earn 3 gold stars in order to get an item from the class treasure chest is an example of a _______________ schedule of reinforcement.
a)
fixed ratio
b)
variable ratio
c)
fixed interval
d)
variable interval
7.
Slot machines are an example of ____ schedule of reinforcement. (You don't know how many attempts it will take)
a)
fixed ratio
b)
variable ratio
c)
fixed interval
d)
variable interval
8.
Your parents will lift your being grounded as soon as you have finished all your chores.  This is an example of 
a)
positive reinforcement
b)
negative reinforcement
c)
aversive control
9.
Mary woke up one night with a spider dangling in front of her face. She screamed, and from that point on she could not stand to be near spiders. Mary's fear of spiders is based on
a)
a response-outcome association
b)
classical conditioning
c)
observational learning
d)
operant conditioning
10.

_______________ occurs when an extinguished conditioned response reappears.

a)

Spontaneous Recovery

b)

Generalization

c)

Extinction

d)

Discrimination

11.

Seen here, this Bobo doll experiment proved his ideas about observational learning and modeling. When kids watch adults take their anger out on the doll, they copied the behavior. Name the researcher.

a)

BF Skinner

b)

Edward Tolman

c)

Albert Bandura

d)

Wolfgang Kohler

12.

A two-year old child is frightened by a small dog. A few weeks later the same child sees a cat and becomes frightened. The child's reaction is most likely an example of which of the following?

a)

Stimulus discrimination

b)

Second-order conditioning

c)

Stimulus generalization

d)

Sensory preconditioning

e)

Spontaneous recovery

13.
Brian ate a tuna salad sandwich that had become tainted from being in the sun too long.  Not long after eating, Brian became extremely nauseated and felt awful.  After that, even the sight of a tuna sandwich caused Brian to feel nauseated.  In this scenario, what is the conditioned response (CR)?
a)
tuna
b)
nausea
c)
mayo
d)
sight of any sandwich
14.

When Olivia makes rude noises at the dinner table, she gets her mouth washed out with soap. She doesn't make rude noises that often anymore. This is an example of

a)

positive reinforcement

b)

negative reinforcement

c)

positive punishment

d)

negative punishment

15.

The whistle after conditioning is what?

a)

Unconditioned stimulus

b)

Conditioned stimulus

c)

Unconditioned response

d)

Conditioned Response

16.
Learning by watching and imitating the actions of another, or noting the consequences of those actions
a)
Discovery
b)
Rote
c)
Observational 
d)
Latent
17.
When Little Albert generalized his fear of the white rat that meant 
a)
he feared all furry things
b)
he distinguished between the bell and the gong
c)
he learned the association between the gong and the rat
d)
he suddenly feared rats after successful extinction
18.

If you wanted to teach a pigeon to "play" the piano, you should

a)

wait for a musically inclined pigeon to show up

b)

extinguish piano-playing behavior

c)

use shaping

d)

use stimulus generalization

19.

Read each situation and then check the box that correctly identifies the correct UCS, UCR, CS and CR


Geraldine had a serious automobile accident at the corner of 32nd and Kipling. Now, whenever she approaches the intersection, she begins to feel uncomfortable: her heart begins to beat faster, she gets butterflies in her stomach, and her palms become sweaty.

a)

UCS: automobile accident

UCR: feel uncomfortable

CS: intersection of 32nd and Kipling

CR: heart beats faster, butterflies in her stomach and palms become sweaty

b)

UCS: feel uncomfortable

UCR: accident

CS: ambulance siren

CR: fear of driving

c)

UCS: accident

UCR: erratic driving

CS: heart racing

CR: ticket for inattentive driving

20.

What are the four schedules of reinforcement?

a)

Fixed interval

b)

Fixed Variable

c)

Variable ratio

d)

Variable interval

e)

Fixed ratio

21.
Lynn is teaching learning.  Every time she claps her hands, Charlie turns off the light.  When Randy claps in approval of Lynn's presentation, Charlie does not turn the light off.  What concept has Charlie demonstrated? 
a)
Habituation
b)
Discrimination
c)
Spontaneous recovery
d)
Extinction
22.
Students are accustomed to a bell ringing to indicate the end of a class period.  The principal decides to substitute popular music for the bell to indicate the end of each class period.  Students quickly respond to the music in the same way they did to the bell.  What principle does this illustrate? 
a)
Acquisition
b)
Habituation
c)
Generalization
d)
Functional Fixedness
23.

On the first day of class, Derek draws an obnoxious picture on the whiteboard and the entire class laughs. As a result of the attention from the other students, Derek draws an obnoxious picture on the blackboard for the rest of the week. His behavior is the result of:

a)

positive punishment

b)

positive reinforcement

c)

negative reinforcement

d)

negative punishment

24.

Which of the following is an example of negative reinforcement?

a)

jerking a dog's collar when it pulls ahead

b)

removing collar pressure on a dog's neck when it walks next to you

c)

giving a dog a treat when it walks next to you

d)

praising a dog for walking next to you

25.

In Watson's research with Little Albert, the white rat began as the _________ and became the _________.

a)

CR; CS

b)

UCR; CR

c)

NS; CR

d)

NS; CS