Psychology quiz

Question 1

Counterconditioning

Answer 1

A fear reduction strategy where pleasant stimuli are attached to fear-evoking stimuli to reduce fear

Question 2

Flooding

Answer 2

A fear reduction strategy where fear-evoking stimuli are presented continuously in the absence of harm

Question 3

Systematic Desensitization

Answer 3

A fear reduction strategy where steps are taken to introduce the fear-evoking stimuli while the person is relaxed

Question 4

Define learning

Answer 4

Relatively permanent change that changes the behavior

Question 5

Unconditional stimulus

Answer 5

The initial stimulus that creates the initial response

Question 6

Unconditional response

Answer 6

The initial response created by the unconditional stimulus

Question 7

Conditional response

Answer 7

Response that’s being added to create the same reaction as the unconditional response

Question 8

Conditional stimuli

Answer 8

Stimuli that’s being added to create the same reaction as the unconditional stimuli

Question 9

Classical conditioning

Answer 9

Association between stimulus and involuntary response

Question 10

Operant conditioning

Answer 10

A form of learning in which organisms learn behaviors due to the consequences voluntarily

Question 11

Reinforcement

Answer 11

Want behavior to continue; increase behavior

Question 12

Punishment

Answer 12

want to decrease a certain behavior

Question 13

Fixed-Interval schedule

Answer 13

An amount of time elapses before the response is reinforced

Question 14

Variable-Interval schedule

Answer 14

A schedule that an amount of time elapses before behavior is reinforced (no time frame)

Question 15

Fixed-Ratio schedule

Answer 15

A reinforcement is provided after a fixed number of correct responses such as 5:1 (You don’t know when it will happen)

Question 16

Variable-Ratio schedule

Answer 16

A reinforcement is provided after a variable number of correct responses

Question 17

Pavlov Experiment

Answer 17

Every time he would blow a whistle, the dog would salivate because he taught the dog that if he puts a piece of meat in front of him he will salivate, and adding the bell would also make him salivate. So every time the dog heard the bell, he would begin to salivate.

Question 18

Little Albert Experiment

Answer 18

Experimenters put a baby in a room with a bunch of white animals and Albert loved them. But then the experimenters began making loud noises that startled the baby, so every time the baby would see a white animal or anything white, he would get scared and begin to cry.