Psych Unit 5 FA Dummy 2, 2025-26

A company introduced a policy where employees who missed deadlines had to stay late. Within weeks, late submissions dropped. What behavioral concept applies here?

• Positive Reinforcement

• Punishment

• Shaping

• Extinction

In a lab experiment, rats who received a mild shock after pressing a lever pressed the lever less often than rats who received no consequence. What learning process does this show?

• Latent Learning

• Reinforcement

• Punishment

• Acquisition

A teenager reduces their screen time after their phone is taken away for not completing chores. Which learning principle is best illustrated here?

• Shaping

• Classical Conditioning

• Punishment

• Operant Conditioning

What term refers to the process where a stimulus loses its ability to elicit a response after being presented repeatedly?

• Habituation

• Extinction

• Sensitization

• Classical Conditioning

A response to a stimulus becomes weaker after repeated exposure. This process is known as:

• Habituation

• Acquisition

• Reinforcement

• Generalization

Which term is best defined as “the diminished effectiveness of a stimulus in causing a response following repeated exposure to the stimulus”?

• Shaping

• Habituation

• Discrimination

• Operant Conditioning

What is the name for the learning process where a person stops responding to a stimulus that is no longer new or meaningful?

• Extinction

• Habituation

• Modeling

• Latent Learning

When an organism stops responding to a stimulus that occurs repeatedly and has no consequence, this is called:

• Spontaneous Recovery

• Habituation

• Punishment

• Observational Learning

A baby stops startling at a loud but harmless noise after hearing it many times. What process explains this change in behavior?

• Shaping

• Sensory Adaptation

• Habituation

• Classical Conditioning

A study finds that participants exposed to a repeated flashing light eventually stop blinking in response. Which psychological concept explains this?

• Sensitization

• Habituation

• Reinforcement

• Extinction