Learning and Conditioning Quiz

What is classical conditioning?

• Learning through trial and error

• Learning to respond to different stimuli in different ways

• Learning to make a reflex response to a stimulus other than the original stimulus

• Learning a new behavior by observing someone else

What is the original stimulus called in classical conditioning?

• Conditioned stimulus (CS)

• Neutral stimulus (NS)

• Unconditioned response (UCR)

• Unconditioned stimulus (UCS)

What is the response called when a neutral stimulus is repeatedly paired with the unconditioned stimulus?

• Unconditioned stimulus (UCS)

• Conditioned response (CR)

• Conditioned stimulus (CS)

• Neutral stimulus (NS)

What is the repeated pairing of the neutral stimulus and unconditioned stimulus known as?

• Stimulus discrimination

• Stimulus generalization

• Acquisition

• Extinction

What is the ability of a stimulus that resembles the conditioned stimulus to produce a conditioned response?

• Stimulus discrimination

• Stimulus generalization

• Extinction

• Acquisition

What is the learning to respond to different stimuli in different ways called?

• Stimulus generalization

• Acquisition

• Stimulus discrimination

• Extinction

What occurs in classical conditioning when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus?

• Extinction

• Spontaneous recovery

• Acquisition

• Discrimination

What occurs when the conditioned stimulus is presented after being absent for a period of time and produces a mild conditioned response?

• Acquisition

• Spontaneous recovery

• Discrimination

• Extinction

What type of classical conditioning occurs when a person becomes classically conditioned simply by watching someone else respond to a stimulus?

• Biological preparedness

• Conditioned taste aversions

• observational learning

• Conditional emotional response