PSY 659 MIDTERM STUDYGUIDE EXAM
WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
Which of the following is NOT an example of a conditioned
response?
(a) A positive emotional response when a man smells his
girlfriend's perfume
(b) Startle response in response to the sight of a gun
(c) Fear response (autonomic arousal) when walking down a
dark street
(d) Startle response in response to a loud noise
Startle response in response to a loud noise
Stimulation that is painful to the body is an example of a(n)
____________ stimulus.
(a) neutral
(b) conditioned
,(c) unconditioned
(d) environmental
unconditioned
Another name for respondent conditioning is
(a) Classical conditioning
(b) Instrumental conditioning
(c) Operant conditioning
(d) Verbal conditioning
Classical conditioning
Andrew wants to play baseball with his friends. Before
Andrew can play, his parents tell him that he has to clean his
room, which he hates to do. Requiring Andrew to clean his
room before he can play baseball with his friends is an
example of
(a) Negative reinforcement
(b) Escape behavior
(c) The Premack principle
(d) Punishment
The Premack principle
Which of the following is NOT an example of an
unconditioned reinforcer?
(a) Escape from extreme heat
, (b) Water
(c) Food
(d) Money
Money
Bill spits on an umpire during a baseball game and is
suspended for 10 games. As a result of being suspended, Bill
never spits on an umpire again. Being suspended for his
behavior of spitting is referred to as a
(a) Conditioned response
(b) Punisher
(c) Reinforcer
(d) Punishment
Punisher
(punishment is the process of lessening a behavior Punisher
is the specific thing that makes it decrease)
A response elicited by the conditioned stimulus is referred
to as a(n) ____________ response.
(a) unconditioned
(b) conditioned
(c) automatic
(d) learned
conditioned
WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
Which of the following is NOT an example of a conditioned
response?
(a) A positive emotional response when a man smells his
girlfriend's perfume
(b) Startle response in response to the sight of a gun
(c) Fear response (autonomic arousal) when walking down a
dark street
(d) Startle response in response to a loud noise
Startle response in response to a loud noise
Stimulation that is painful to the body is an example of a(n)
____________ stimulus.
(a) neutral
(b) conditioned
,(c) unconditioned
(d) environmental
unconditioned
Another name for respondent conditioning is
(a) Classical conditioning
(b) Instrumental conditioning
(c) Operant conditioning
(d) Verbal conditioning
Classical conditioning
Andrew wants to play baseball with his friends. Before
Andrew can play, his parents tell him that he has to clean his
room, which he hates to do. Requiring Andrew to clean his
room before he can play baseball with his friends is an
example of
(a) Negative reinforcement
(b) Escape behavior
(c) The Premack principle
(d) Punishment
The Premack principle
Which of the following is NOT an example of an
unconditioned reinforcer?
(a) Escape from extreme heat
, (b) Water
(c) Food
(d) Money
Money
Bill spits on an umpire during a baseball game and is
suspended for 10 games. As a result of being suspended, Bill
never spits on an umpire again. Being suspended for his
behavior of spitting is referred to as a
(a) Conditioned response
(b) Punisher
(c) Reinforcer
(d) Punishment
Punisher
(punishment is the process of lessening a behavior Punisher
is the specific thing that makes it decrease)
A response elicited by the conditioned stimulus is referred
to as a(n) ____________ response.
(a) unconditioned
(b) conditioned
(c) automatic
(d) learned
conditioned
