Classical and Operant Conditioning Quiz

Question 1

The person who was caught while driving while intoxicated also loses her driver’s license for 6 months. This is an example of

Answer 1

removal of privilege

Question 2

A third grader gets a gold star for each spelling test on which she gets 100% right. She works very hard to get mote 100s on the tests. This is an example of

Answer 2

positive reinforcement

Question 3

A man just can’t stop putting quarters in the slot machine. Although he loses more than he wins, the sound of the intermittent clinking coins drives him to play more and more. This is an example of

Answer 3

variable ratio reinforcement

Question 4

Your cough subsides when you take the tasty grape flavored cough syrup. You always take the syrup when you have a cough, because it works. This is an example of

Answer 4

negative reinforcement

Question 5

“Rewarded behavior is likely to recur” is a simple statement of Thorndike’s

Answer 5

law of effect

Question 6

Which of the following is a good example of primary reinforcer?

Answer 6

Food

Question 7

Tom’s dad died last year. Now, when Tom hears his dad’s favorite song on the radio, he gets teary eyed. Tom’s reaction to the song is typical:

Answer 7

conditioned response

Question 8

Your dog barks when a stranger rings the doorbell. In terms if classical conditioning, over the course of repeated ringing the doorbell has become a

Answer 8

conditioned stimulus

Question 9

A person get caught driving while intoxicated and is given 2 months of cleaning up a local park. This is an example of

Answer 9

punishment

Question 10

Though you developed a deep-seated fear of psychology in high school, you decide to major in the subject in college, You feel as if you’ve conquered your fear. At the start of your junior year you are suddenly petrified by the though of enrolling in more upper-division courses in psychology. This is possibly an example of

Answer 10

spontaneous recovery