AP Psychology Unit 4 Review Quiz

Who conducted the famous Bobo doll experiment?

• Ivan Pavlov

• Edward Tolman

• Albert Bandura

• John Garcia

What is the term for when an individual learns by observing others?

• Social learning

• Trial and error learning

• Observational learning

• Insight learning

Which psychologist is known as the father of classical conditioning?

• Edward Thorndike

• Ivan Pavlov

• B.F. Skinner

• John B. Watson

What is the process of associating a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus called?

• Acquisition

• Extinction

• Discrimination

• Generalization

Which reinforcement involves adding a desirable stimulus to increase a behavior?

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative punishment

• Negative reinforcement

• Positive punishment

What is the result of the over justification effect?

• Decrease in extrinsic motivation

• Increase in extrinsic motivation

• Decrease in intrinsic motivation

• Increase in intrinsic motivation

Which reinforcement schedule gives out reinforcements after a random amount of time?

• Fixed ratio schedule

• Fixed interval schedule

• Variable ratio schedule

• Variable interval schedule

What are some of the biological factors that influence a person's ability to learn?

• Genetic predisposition, previous experiences, culture

• Adaptive responses, neural mirroring, generalizations

• Genetic predisposition, adaptive responses, neural mirroring

• Previous experiences, expectations, associations

What is the term for a stimulus that elicits a response in operant conditioning?

• Neutral stimulus

• Unconditioned stimulus

• Discriminative stimulus

• Conditioned stimulus

Who conducted an experiment with cats trying to get out of a box, leading to the concept of the law of effect?

• Ivan Pavlov

• John B. Watson

• B.F. Skinner

• Edward L. Thorndike