Classical Conditioning (CH06)

Which of the following is the most valid description of learning from a behaviorist point of view?

• a. Sensations paired together enough times that they become associated
• b. Increases in behavior as a result of anticipating desirable consequences
• c. Changes in behavior as a result of observing similar behaviors in others
• d. Changes in observable behavior occurring as a result of experience

Which of the following statements is most consistent with a behaviorist theoretical orientation?

• a. Learners construct their own understanding.
• b. People strive for equilibrium.
• c. Learning is contextual.
• d. Learning is observable.

Of the following, which is most critical to the educator who subscribes to a behaviorist view of learning?

• a. Observable behavior
• b. Effective modeling
• c. Thought processes
• d. Appropriate emotions

Classical conditioning is most concerned with:

• a. involuntary responses.
• b. practiced behavior.
• c. skilled movements.
• d. thought processes.

In classical conditioning, the event that causes an instinctive or reflexive physiological or emotional response is referred to as the:

• a. unconditioned response.
• b. unconditioned stimulus.
• c. conditioned stimulus.
• d. conditioned response.

In classical conditioning , a learned physiological or emotional response is referred to as the:

• a. unconditioned response.
• b. unconditioned stimulus.
• c. conditioned stimulus.
• d. conditioned response.

In classical conditioning, the unconditioned and conditioned stimuli must occur at essentially the same time. We refer to this temporal connection as:

• a. proximity.
• b. pairing.
• c. contiguity.
• d. connectivity.

Of the following, the person most associated with classical conditioning is:

• a. Bandura.
• b. Pavlov.
• c. Piaget.
• d. Skinner

The meat presented to the dogs in Pavlov’s experiments is best described as a(n):

• a. unconditioned stimulus.
• b. conditioned stimulus.
• c. conditioned response.
• d. unconditioned response

What concept describes the situation when a stimulus related to the conditioned stimulus elicits the conditioned response all by itself?

• a. Extinction
• b. Reinforcement
• c. Discrimination
• d. Generalization