Classical Conditioning and Operant
Conditioning - Exam 1 Questions and
Answers
Behaviorism - Correct Answers -an approach to studying psychology that involves
studying the observable cause-and-effect relationships between conditions and
behavior.
Radical Behaviorism - Correct Answers -a form of behaviorism that looks at only the
observable to study the processes of the mind. Introduced by BF Skinner
John B Watson - Correct Answers -behaviorism; emphasis on external behaviors of
people and their reactions on a given situation; famous for Little Albert study in which
baby was taught to fear a white rat
classical conditioning - Correct Answers -Learning how stimuli around us are
connected.
"this" stimulus relates to "that" stimulus.
"this" stimulus indicates "that" stimulus will follow.
operant conditioning - Correct Answers -learning the consequences of our actions in
different environments.
if I do "this" in this environment, then "that" will happen.
Ivan Pavlov - Correct Answers -discovered classical conditioning; trained dogs to
salivate at the ringing of a bell. Considered the first behaviorist. He was studying the
digestive system of dogs and ran into a bit of a problem with his dogs in the
experimental process ("psychic salivation")
unconditional reflex - Correct Answers -unconditional stimulus (UCS) elicits an
unconditional response (UCR)
shaping - Correct Answers -in operant conditioning, rewarding successive
approximations of a behavior that's being reinforces.
primary reinforcer - Correct Answers -in operant conditioning, a reinforcer that
automatically increases the likelihood of a response (ex. food or warmth)
Conditioning - Exam 1 Questions and
Answers
Behaviorism - Correct Answers -an approach to studying psychology that involves
studying the observable cause-and-effect relationships between conditions and
behavior.
Radical Behaviorism - Correct Answers -a form of behaviorism that looks at only the
observable to study the processes of the mind. Introduced by BF Skinner
John B Watson - Correct Answers -behaviorism; emphasis on external behaviors of
people and their reactions on a given situation; famous for Little Albert study in which
baby was taught to fear a white rat
classical conditioning - Correct Answers -Learning how stimuli around us are
connected.
"this" stimulus relates to "that" stimulus.
"this" stimulus indicates "that" stimulus will follow.
operant conditioning - Correct Answers -learning the consequences of our actions in
different environments.
if I do "this" in this environment, then "that" will happen.
Ivan Pavlov - Correct Answers -discovered classical conditioning; trained dogs to
salivate at the ringing of a bell. Considered the first behaviorist. He was studying the
digestive system of dogs and ran into a bit of a problem with his dogs in the
experimental process ("psychic salivation")
unconditional reflex - Correct Answers -unconditional stimulus (UCS) elicits an
unconditional response (UCR)
shaping - Correct Answers -in operant conditioning, rewarding successive
approximations of a behavior that's being reinforces.
primary reinforcer - Correct Answers -in operant conditioning, a reinforcer that
automatically increases the likelihood of a response (ex. food or warmth)
