Classical/Operant Conditioning Review

When John turns on the light to his aquarium the fish swim to the top even before he sprinkles the food.  What is the unconditioned stimulus for the fish?

• the food

• the water

• the light

Tamara normally feeds her cat canned cat food. She noticed that every time she uses her electric can opener, her cat comes to the kitchen. What is the conditioned stimulus?

• The cat food
• The sound of the electric can opener
• The cat coming to the kitchen
• Tamara

Brad proposed to Angelina at an Italian restaurant and to his great delight, she said "Yes." Now every time Brad goes to that restaurant he gets a happy feeling. What is the conditioned stimulus?

• the restaurant

• feeling happy in the restaurant

• the acceptance of the proposal

• feeling happy when the proposal was accepted

Seals in an aquarium will repeat behaviors, such as slapping and barking, that prompt people to toss them a herring. This example best illustrates:

• discrimination

• observational learning

• positive reinforcement

• spontaneous recovery

Stan touched the hot burner on the stove. It burned him and he cried out. The next day when he just saw the red burner, he cried out. Crying out when he saw the hot burner is:

• a conditioned response

• an unconditioned response

• a conditioned stimulus

• an unconditioned stimulus

Which of the following scenarios best matches classical conditioning?

• Bob studied for his math test for two hours and only got a C, so he decided to study more for the next test.

• Bob skipped class last week and had to stay after for detention. He decided not to skip classes anymore.

• Bob ate a cheeseburger and felt sick afterwards, so every time he smells McDonalds he feels nauseous.

• Bob has always been afraid of dogs because they might bite, so he has a pet fish instead.

If a caveman starts to fear big furry animals that growl (like a lion) but knows not to be afraid of a small furry animal (like a mouse), what survival adaptation is occurring?

• taste aversion

• extinction

• generalization

• discrimination

When you hear a song that makes you feel nostalgic, what are you experiencing?

• unconditioned response

• unconditioned stimulus

• discrimination

• spontaneous recovery

Before the calculus exam, Jeremy found a four leaf clover which made him feel confident. He got an A+! Now, he always thinks about the four leaf clover before a big test to make him feel ready. Which of the following was originally the neutral stimulus?

• calculus exam

• A+ score

• four leaf clover

• feeling confident

"All pizza is good pizza." - This quote most resembles what?

• taste aversion

• conditioned stimulus

• flooding

• generalization