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Psychology Chapter 6, Quiz 1

2. In Pavlov's classical conditioning experiment teaching dogs to respond to a bell, the meat was the ______ and the bell was the ______.
a. CS; US
b. UR; CR
c. US; CS
d. CR; UR

3. After being conditioned to show fear in the presence of a rat, Little Albert also was afraid of a rabbit. This is known as:
a. stimulus generalization.
b. spontaneous recovery.
c. extinction.
d. higher order conditioning.

4. Which of the following is NOT true about conditioned taste aversion?
a. It can take one trial to learn.
b. It is a form of operant conditioning.
c. The interstimulus interval can be hours.
d. It is also called bait shyness.

5. The statement that "any response that produces satisfaction in a given situation becomes associated with that situation and when that situation occurs again, the response is more likely to be repeated" is known as the:
a. continuum of preparedness.
b. statement of classical conditioning.
c. law of effect.
d. principle of satisfaction.

6. The coach reinforces each behavior that is a little closer to the ultimate goal in the procedure called:
a. stimulus discrimination.
b. shaping.
c. conditional response.
d. spontaneous recovery.

7. If Tommy's mother no longer praised him for making his bed, he would probably stop making it, due to:
a. spontaneous recovery.
b. reinforcement.
c. aversive stimulation.
d. extinction.

8. Each time Terry rubs Shelley's back for 10 minutes, she gives him a kiss. He is on a ______ schedule of reinforcement.
a. fixed ratio
b. variable ratio
c. fixed interval
d. variable interval

9. Henry misbehaves in class and his teacher yells at him. If his misbehaving increases, we say that ______ has occurred.
a. reinforcement
b. punishment
c. escape conditioning
d. extinction

10. Since the breakup with her boyfriend, Mary feels bad every time she hears "their song". Whenever the radio announcer mentions the song, she changes radio stations so she will not have to hear it. This is an example of
a. escape conditioning.
b. negative punishment.
c. classical conditioning.
d. avoidance conditioning.