Worksheetsap psych unit 5 classical, operant and social learning
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 33mins
Michael noticed that whenever he moved his dog’s food dish, his dog would come into the kitchen and act hungry and excited. He reasoned that because he feeds the dog using that dish, the sound of the dish had become a(n)
conditioned response.
unconditioned response.
conditioned stimulus.
unconditioned stimulus.
Ever since she was scared by a dog as a young child, Angelica has been afraid of all dogs. The fact that she is afraid of not only the original dog but all types of dogs is an example of
stimulus generalization.
stimulus discrimination.
spontaneous recovery.
extinction.
In Watson’s experiment with “Little Albert,” the conditioned stimulus was
the fear of the noise.
the fear of the rat.
the loud noise.
the white rat.
Which of the following would be an example of vicarious classical conditioning?
As a young child, Tony frequently observed his older sisters jump around and scream whenever any of them saw a spider, as they were very afraid of them. Subsequently, Tony experiences feelings of fear when he sees a spider.
Tommy is told about a new product by a close friend and decides to buy it for himself.
A cat responds to the sound of a bell because it sounds similar to a bell it hears on the television.
Tonja watches her grandfather check the air pressure in her bike tire and then use a hand pump to add air to the tire. She is later able to check the air pressure and pump up the tire herself.
Cindy had cheesy tacos at a local Mexican restaurant. Later she became terribly ill and suffered bouts of nausea and vomiting. What might we predict based on conditioned taste aversion research?
Cindy will probably develop a strong liking for cheesy tacos.
Cindy will probably be able to eat cheesy tacos with no nausea at all.
Cindy will probably get nauseated the next time she tries to eat cheesy tacos.
Cindy will probably continue to eat cheesy tacos except when she feels nauseous.
Rescorla found that the CS must _________ the UCS for conditioning to take place.
predict
come after
come at the same time as
replace
The work of Ivan Pavlov and John Watson fits best into which of psychology’s perspectives?
behaviourism
Gestalt Psychology
neuropsychology
humanism
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?
generalization
habituation
aquisition
stimulus
In classical conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus
naturally triggers a response
is a naturally occurring response.
is initially irrelevant, and then comes to trigger a response.
objectively studies psychology.
is Pavlovian.
Classical conditioning is the type of learning in which a person links two or more stimuli and
forgets about them.
lays them out in sequence.
receives a reward.
anticipates events.
If you have a snake phobia because you once heard a loud noise while looking at a snake, for you a snake is a
Conditioned Stimulus
Unconditioned Stimulus
Unconditioned Response
Conditioned Response
In Pavlov's experiments with dogs, salivation was the
Conditioned Stimulus
Unconditioned Stimulus
Unconditioned Response
Conditioned Response
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?
Habituation
Discrimination
Spontaneous recovery
Extinction
Habituation
After pairing the CS and US in a series of conditioning trials, the organism learns to respond to the CS alone. This response is then called
Conditioned Stimulus
Unconditioned Stimulus
Unconditioned Response
Conditioned Response
In Pavlov's experiments with dogs, food was the
Conditioned Stimulus
Unconditioned Stimulus
Unconditioned Response
Conditioned Response
For conditioning to occur, the proper order of events is: (Reorder the following)
conditioned Stimulus
Unconditioned Stimulus
Unconditioned Response
Which of the following describes the state of affairs after conditioning?
Unconditioned Response precedes Conditioned Stimulus
Conditioned Stimulus precedes Conditioned Response
Conditioned Response precedes Conditioned Stimulus
extinction precedes generalization
Negative reinforcement (a) responding; punishment (b) responding
(a) occurs when making a response removes an unpleasant event
Acquiring a fear of a light because you saw someone else getting shocked when the light came on is an example of
(a)
Conducted classical conditioning experiment on Little Albert for him to fear a white rat after pairing with a loud noise.
Albert Bandura
John Watson
Ivan Pavlov
Edward Thorndike
Conducted experiments with rats and mazes to examine the role that reinforcement plays in the way that rats learn their way through complex mazes; led to idea of cognitive maps and latent learning.
Edward Tolman
Walter Mischel
Martin Seligman
Robert Rescorla
Along with Robert Koelling he studied taste aversion in rats noticing rats would avoid water in radiation chambers due to it making them ill; he also helped with having wolves be fearful of sheep for ranch farmers. Timing of Conditioned Stimulus can be delayed and still have much power.
John Pavlov
B.F. Skinner
John Watson
John Garcia
Russian physiologist known primarily for his work in classical conditioning with dogs and salivation.
Edward Thorndike
John Watson
Ivan Pavlov
Martin Seligman
an American psychologist who specializes in the involvement of COGNITIVE processes in classical conditioning focusing on animal learning and behavior.
Martin Seligman
Robert Rescorla
Ivan Pavlov
Edward Tolman
Influential psychologist conducting research on operant conditioning; animals and humans can be trained using positive and negative reinforcement; as well as positive and negative punishment.
B.F. Skinner
Albert Bandura
John Garcia
Walter Mischel
famous in psychology for his work on learning theory that lead to the development of operant conditioning within behaviorism; law of effect theory..."reward behavior is likely to occur again."
John Garcia
John Watson
Edward Thorndike
Walter Mischel
is an influential social cognitive psychologist who is perhaps best known for his social learning theory, the concept of self-efficacy, and his famous Bobo doll experiments.
John B. Watson
Edward Tolman
Robert Rescorla
Albert Bandura
American psychologist best known for his groundbreaking study on delayed gratification known as “the marshmallow test.”
Ivan Pavlov
Walter Mischel
Martin Seligman
Robert Rescorla
His theory of learned helplessness is popular among scientific and clinical psychologists.
Martin Seligman
Edward Tolman
B.F. Skinner
Albert Bandura
Which of the following is an unconditioned response?
clapping after a great concert performance
getting money as payment
running through a maze to get a reward
sweating in hot weather
ANY EVENT OR SITUATION THAT EVOKES A RESPONSE IS KNOWN AS?
ACQUISITION
STIMULUS
REINFORCMENT
SHAPING
WHAT IS A TYPE OF LEARNING IN WHICH WE LINK TWO OR MORE STIMULI?
CLASSICAL CONDITIOINING
OPERANT CONDITIONING
COGNITIVE LEARNING
RESPONDENT BEHAVIOR
IN CLASSICAL CONDITIONING, A STIMULUS THAT ELICITS NO RESPONSE BEFORE CONDITIONING
ACQUISITION
EXTINCTION
NEUTRAL STIMULS
SHAPING
IN OPERANT CONDITIONING, WHAT IS AN EVENT THAT STRENGTHENS THE BEHAVIOR IT FOLLOWS?
REINFORCMENT
ACQUISITION
EXTINCTION
SHAPING
WHAT IS AN OPERANT CONDITIONING PROCEDURE IN WHICH REINFORCERS GUIDE BEHAVIOR TOWARD CLOSER AND CLOSER APPROXIMATIONS?
OPERANT BEHAVIOR
RESPONDENT BEHAVIOR
SHAPING
STIMULUS
SKINNER'S PIGEON OR RAT BOX EXPERIMENTS ARE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT TYPE OF CONDITIONING?
CLASSICAL
OPERANT
When you put on your seat belt to make the annoying sound go away. What is this an example of ?
Positive Reinforcement
Negative Reinforcement
Positive Punishment
Negative Punishment
When you put a child in time out until they decrease their aggressive behavior. What is this an example of ?
Positive Reinforcement
Negative Reinforcement
Positive Punishment
Negative Punishment
In John Watson's "Little Albert" experiment, what was the unconditioned stimulus?
The White Rat
The Little Boy
Anything White and Furry
The Loud Noise
Fear
The concept of "conditioning" is best described as the process of
learning associations.
discrimination.
generalization.
voluntary behavior.
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
negative punishment.
positive punishment.
positive reinforcement.
negative reinforcement.
Which of the following is an example of operant conditioning?
pulling your hand back quickly after you've touched a hot stove.
blinking when you step outside on a sunny day.
waving hello to a friend.
the acquisition of a phobia.
Scratching yourself to remove an itch is an example of
negative reinforcement.
positive reinforcement.
negative punishment.
positive punishment.
A participant in a study has been classically conditioned to blink by pairing a tone and a puff of air to the participant's eye. The participant's response (blinking) to the puff of air is the
unconditioned response.
conditioned response.
unconditioned stimulus.
conditioned stimulus.
