Domain 3: Module 16 Quiz

What is classical conditioning?

• A type of learning by association

• A type of learning by observation

• A type of learning by reinforcement

• A type of learning by punishment

What is an unconditioned stimulus (US) in classical conditioning?

• A stimulus that predicts another stimulus

• A stimulus that is learned through association

• A stimulus that is neutral before conditioning occurs

• A stimulus that triggers a response reflexively and automatically

What is an unconditioned response (UR) in classical conditioning?

• An automatic response to the unconditioned stimulus

• A response that is learned through association

• A response that is neutral before conditioning occurs

• A response that predicts another response

What is a conditioned stimulus (CS) in classical conditioning?

• A stimulus that triggers a response reflexively and automatically

• A previously neutral stimulus that, through learning, gains the power to cause a response

• A stimulus that is learned through association

• A stimulus that predicts another stimulus

What is a conditioned response (CR) in classical conditioning?

• An automatic response to the unconditioned stimulus

• A response that predicts another response

• The response to the conditioned stimulus

• A response that is learned through association

What is the process of developing a learned response in classical conditioning?

• Discrimination

• Extinction

• Acquisition

• Generalization

What is the diminishing of a learned response after repeated presentation of the conditioned stimulus alone in classical conditioning?

• Extinction

• Acquisition

• Discrimination

• Generalization

Who is the Russian physiologist famous for the discovery of classical conditioning?

• Ivan Pavlov

• John Watson

• Robert Rescorla

• John Garcia

What is the ability to distinguish between two signals or stimuli and produce different responses in classical conditioning?

• Acquisition

• Generalization

• Extinction

• Discrimination

Who is the American psychologist known for his work on operant conditioning, a different form of learning than classical conditioning?

• Ivan Pavlov

• John Watson

• Robert Rescorla

• B.F. Skinner