AP Psych Chapter 5 Vocab Quiz

Question 1

Classical Conditioning

Answer 1

Learning to make an involuntary (reflex) response to a stimulus other than the original, natural stimulus that normally produces the reflex

Question 2

Unconditional Stimulus (UCS)

Answer 2

A naturally occurring stimulus that leads to an involuntary (reflex) response

Question 3

Unconditioned Response (UCR)

Answer 3

An involuntary (reflex) response to a naturally occurring or unconditioned stimulus

Question 4

Neutral Stimulus (NS)

Answer 4

Stimulus that has no effect on the desired response

Question 5

Conditioned Stimulus (CS)

Answer 5

Stimulus that becomes able to produce a learned reflex response by being paired with the original unconditioned stimulus

Question 6

Conditional Response (CR)

Answer 6

Learned reflex response to a conditioned stimulus

Question 7

Stimulus Generalization

Answer 7

The tendency to respond to a stimulus that is only similar to the original conditioned stimulus with the conditioned response

Question 8

Stimulus Discrimination

Answer 8

The tendency to stop making a generalized response to a stimulus that is similar to the original conditioned stimulus bc the similar stimulus is never paired with the unconditioned stimulus

Question 9

Extinction

Answer 9

The disappearance or weakening of a leaned response following the removal or absence of the unconditioned stim (in classical conditioning) or the removal of a reinforcer (in operant conditioning)

Question 10

Reinforce

Answer 10

Any event or object that, when following a response, inc. the likelihood of that response occurring again.

Question 11

Spontaneous Recovery

Answer 11

The reappearance of a learned response after extinction has occured

Question 12

Operant conditioning

Answer 12

The learning of the voluntary behavior through the effects of pleasant and unpleasant consequences to responses

Question 13

Reinforcement

Answer 13

Any event or stim that, when following a response, inc. the probability that the response will occur again

Question 14

Primary Reinforcer

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Any reinforcer that is naturally reinforcing by meeting a basic biological need, such as hunger, thirst, or touch.

Question 15

Secondary Reinforcer

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Any reinforcer that becomes reinforcing after being paired with a primary reinforcer, such as praise, tokens, or gold stars.

Question 16

Positive Reinforcement

Answer 16

The reinforcement of a response by the addition or experiencing of a pleasurable stim

Question 17

Negative Reinforcement

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The reinforcement of a response by the removal, escape from, or avoidance of an unpleasant stim.

Question 18

Punishment

Answer 18

Any event or object that, when following a response, makes that response less likely to happen again.

Question 19

Shaping

Answer 19

the reinforcement of simple steps in behavior that lead to a desired more complex behavior

Question 20

Fixed Interval Schedule of Reinforcement

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Schedule of Reinforcement in which the interval of time that must pass before reinforcement becomes possible is always the same

Question 21

Variable Interval Schedule of Reinforcement

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Schedule of reinforcement in which the interval of time that must pass before reinforcement becomes possible is different for each trial or event.

Question 22

Latent Learning

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Learning that remains hidden until its application become useful

Question 23

Observational Learning

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Learning new behavior by watching a model perform that behavior

Question 24

Fixed Ratio Schedule of Reinforcement

Answer 24

Schedule of reinforcement in which the number of responses required for reinforcement is always the same

Question 25

Variable Ratio Schedule of Reinforcement

Answer 25

Schedule of reinforcement in which the number of responses required for reinforcement is different for each trial or event