Ch. 6 Learning Quiz
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- 1.. In __________ reinforcement, the reinforcer follows every correct response.
- A.
intermittent
- B.
Partial
- C.
Negative
- D.
Continuous
- 2.In Pavlov's experiments with dogs, salivation was the
- A.
Conditioned response.
- B.
Unconditioned stimulus.
- C.
Conditioned stimulus
- D.
Unconditioned response.
- 3.The presentation of an aversive stimulus or the removal of a positive stimulus are both examples of
- A.
negative reinforcement.
- B.
Punishment.
- C.
positive reinforcement.
- D.
Secondary reinforcement
- 4.If you have a snake phobia because you once heard a loud noise while looking at a snake, for you a snake is a(n)
- A.
US.
- B.
CS.
- C.
UR.
- D.
CR.
- 5.If the conditioned stimulus is presented many times without reinforcement, we can expect
- A.
an increase in stimulus generalization.
- B.
The strength of the UR to increase.
- C.
An increase in response generalization.
- D.
Extinction to occur.
- 6.A child has learned to avoid a furry, black cat. However, she still plays with her grandmother's short-haired tabby. Her response demonstrates
- A.
negative transfer.
- B.
Extinction.
- C.
Discrimination.
- D.
Successive approximation.
- 7.
- A.
Variable interval
- B.
Variable ratio
- C.
fixed interval
- D.
Fixed ratio
- 8.In Pavlov's experiments with dogs, the conditioned stimulus was the
- A.
food.
- B.
Bell.
- C.
Salivation to the food
- D.
Salivation to the bell.
- 9.In Pavlov's experiments with dogs, the bell (prior to conditioning) was the
- A.
Neutral stimulus.
- B.
Unconditioned stimulus.
- C.
Conditioned stimulus.
- D.
Unconditioned response.
- 10.Jimmy helps his father put away the dishes after dinner. Jimmy's father wants to increase the probability of this behavior and will be most successful by praising Jimmy
- A.
after all the dishes are put away.
- B.
At bedtime.
- C.
The next morning at breakfast.
- D.
The next time they are putting away dishes.
- 11.After a response has been extinguished, it will often reappear after a short time has passed. This is called
- A.
adaptiveness.
- B.
expectation checking.
- C.
Extinction recovery.
- D.
Spontaneous recovery.
- 12.
- A.
tokens.
- B.
primary reinforcers.
- C.
Generalized reinforcers.
- D.
Prepotent responses
- 13.A student does a good job on math problems for homework, and the teacher awards a sticker. This demonstrates the use of
- A.
extinction.
- B.
Reinforcement.
- C.
Spontaneous recovery.
- D.
Antecedents.
- 14.
- A.
Continuous
- B.
Fixed interval
- C.
Variable interval
- D.
Fixed ratio
- 15.Operant conditioning was studied by
- A.
Pavlov.
- B.
Maslow.
- C.
Freud.
- D.
Skinner.
- 16.Which of the following might serve as a secondary reinforcer?
- A.
sex
- B.
Grades
- C.
Food
- D.
A pain-relieving drug
- 17.In a classic experiment, "Little Albert," a very young boy, was conditioned to be afraid of a rat. He also became fearful of white furry rabbits and bearded men. This is an example of
- A.
Spontaneous recovery.
- B.
Higher order conditioning.
- C.
Extinction.
- D.
Stimulus generalization
- 18.Negative reinforcement __________ responding; punishment __________ responding.
- A.
Increases; increases
- B.
Decreases; decreases
- C.
increases; decreases
- D.
Decreases; increases
- 19.
- A.
Continuous and fixed interval.
- B.
Fixed interval and variable interval.
- C.
Variable interval and variable ratio.
- D.
Fixed ratio and variable ratio.
- 20.__________ occurs when making a response removes an unpleasant event.
- A.
Positive reinforcement
- B.
Negative reinforcement
- C.
Extinction
- D.
Punishment
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