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Psychology Chapter 6, Quiz 2

2. Aunt Louise always brought candy when she visited, and thus every time the boys saw her they thought of candy. If she stopped bringing candy, this association would be weakened, a finding called:
a. extinction.
b. spontaneous recovery.
c. stimulus generalization.
d. higher order conditioning.

3. When an individual experiences stomach distress after having eaten something, ______ can occur.
a. operant conditioning
b. higher order conditioning
c. conditioned taste aversion
d. extinction

4. Karen would much rather play with her Barbies than practice her flute. Her mother only allows her to play after she has practiced her flute, using the _______ principle.
a. Premack
b. variability
c. extinction
d. Thorndikev

5. An example of secondary reinforcement is most likely:
a. food.
b. money.
c. water
d. sex.

6. Julie was always rewarded for picking up her room. She now is not rewarded and her cleaning behavior has stopped. If she later occasionally picked up her room, we might call this:
a. punishment.
b. aversive conditioning.
c. spontaneous recovery.
d. classical conditioning.

7. The fear shown by Little Albert to a loud noise is an example of:
a. an unconditioned stimulus.
b. an unconditioned response.
c. a conditioned stimulus.
d. a conditioned response.

8. In piecework, a person might be rewarded for every five pieces made. This is an example of which schedule of reinforcement
a. continuous.
b. fixed interval.
c. fixed ratio.
d. variable ratio.

9. Removing a stone that hurts from your shoe is an example of:
a. avoidance conditioning.
b. negative reinforcement.
c. punishment.
d. extinction.

10. Larry calls Marge three times before she agrees to a date. If this sequence occurs over and over, Larry is on a _______ schedule of reinforcement.
a. fixed ratio
b. variable ratio
c. variable interval
d. fixed interval