Quiz Bank 6

Question 1

If a stimulus plus a response results in a satisfying outcome, the probability of that response occurring again ________.

Answer 1

increases

Question 2

In classical conditioning, the association that is learned is
between a ________.

Answer 2

neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus

Question 3

Harold catches fish throughout the day at unpredictable intervals. Which reinforcement schedule is this?

Answer 3

variable-interval

Question 3

To maximize learning, a ________ should be presented on a(n)
________ schedule.

Answer 3

CS + UCS; continuous

Question 4

What are innate behaviors that are triggered by a broader range of events, such as aging and the change of seasons?

Answer 4

Instincts

Question 5

In operant conditioning, what describes adding something to
decrease the likelihood of behavior?

Answer 5

punishment

Question 5

Which term best describes rewarding successive approximations of a
target behavior?

Answer 5

shaping

Question 6

What do psychologists call a relatively permanent change in behavior or knowledge that results from experience?

Answer 6

learning

Question 6

Which of the following is the decrease in the conditioned response when the unconditioned stimulus is no longer presented with the
conditioned stimulus?

Answer 6

extinction

Question 7

Which of the following is a process by which we learn to associate stimuli and, consequently, to anticipate events?

Answer 7

classical conditioning

Question 8

In the initial period of learning, ________ describes when an
organism learns to connect a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus.

Answer 8

acquisition

Question 9

In operant conditioning, ________ is when something is removed to increase the likelihood of a behavior.

Answer 9

negative reinforcement

Question 9

________ reinforcers have innate reinforcing qualities.

Answer 9

primary

Question 9

In ________ conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus
unconditionally elicits a reaction. For example, a bit of black pepper blown into the eye produces a blinking response.

Answer 9

classical

Question 10

Who experimented with rats to demonstrate that organisms can learn even if they do not receive immediate reinforcement?

Answer 10

Edward C. Tolman

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of observational learning?

Answer 10

teaching yourself yoga by watching a yoga group in the park

Question 11

Learning that occurs but is not observable in behavior until there is a reason to demonstrate it is called ________ learning.

Answer 11

latent

Question 11

Grace whistles while tickling Khaleel with a feather. Eventually, Khaleel starts to squirm and giggle every time Grace whistles, even when he is not being tickled. In this example, squirming and giggling is a(n) ________.

Answer 11

conditioned response

Question 11

Learning that occurs while watching others and then imitating, or modeling, what they do or say is called ________ learning.

Answer 11

observational

Question 11

If a slamming door is a conditioned stimulus, then being able to distinguish between the sound of a slamming door and the sound of a heavy item being dropped would represent ________.

Answer 11

stimulus discrimination