Week 3 Fun Quiz: Learning

In classical conditioning, an organism learns the association between two stimuli.

• True

• False

In classical conditioniong, a stimulus that naturally elicits a response without prior learning experience is called a(n) ...

• Conditioned Stimulus

• Voluntary Stimulus

• Unconditioned Stimulus

• Fixed Stimulus

One day, a misbehaving child was scolded by a teacher, causing the child to fear that teacher. If the child later begins fearing other teachers as well, this would be an example of...

• Generalization

• Discrimination

• Sensitization

• Extinction

.... refers to the extent to which an Unconditioned Stimulus (US) and a Conditioned Stimulus (CS) are presented close together in time.

• • Acquisition

• • Contingency

• • Contiguity

• • Correlation

Voluntary behaviors can be best explained using the principles of classical conditioning.

• True

• False

A dog that starts salivating again upon hearing a bell even after going through an extinction procedure is demonstrating:

• Generalization

• Habituation

• Discrimination

• Spontaneous Recovery

The Law of Effect, which states that behaviors followed by pleasant outcomes will be strengthened, was proposed by B. F. Skinner.

• True

• False

Since her favorite movie star became the model for an instant noodles advertisement, Sonya feels happy every time she sees that brand of noodles. This is an example of...

• • Mechanical conditioning

• • Operant conditioning

• • Classical conditioning

• • Counter conditioning

Danny's teacher gives Danny a star-shaped sticker for every two quiz questions Danny manages to answer correctly. The reinforcement schedule used by the teacher is ...

• • Variable ratio

• • Fixed ratio

• • Variable interval

• • Fixed interval

Tina's parents stopped giving Tina her allowance money for an entire week after Tina hit her younger sibling. Which contingency are the parents applying?

• • Positive reinforcement

• • Negative reinforcement

• • Positive punishment

• • Negative punishment