CPI THIRD EDITION PRACTICE TEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ habituation. Answer: A general process in which repeated or
prolonged exposure to a stimulus results in a gradual reduction in
responding. (Page 267)
◉ sensitization. Answer: A simple form of learning that occurs when
presentation of a stimulus leads to an increased response to a later
stimulus. (Page 267)
◉ classical conditioning. Answer: A type of learning that occurs when a
neutral stimulus produces a response after being paired with a stimulus
that naturally produces a response. (Page 267)
◉ unconditioned stimulus (US). Answer: Something that reliably
produces a naturally occurring reaction in an organism. (Page 267)
◉ unconditioned response (UR). Answer: A reflexive reaction that is
reliably produced by an unconditioned stimulus. (Page 267)
, ◉ conditioned stimulus (CS). Answer: A previously neutral stimulus that
produces a reliable response in an organism after being paired with a
US. (Page 268)
◉ conditioned response (CR). Answer: A reaction that resembles an
unconditioned response but is produced by a conditioned stimulus. (Page
268)
◉ acquisition. Answer: The phase of classical conditioning when the CS
and the US are presented together. (Page 268)
◉ second-order conditioning. Answer: Conditioning where a CS is
paired with a stimulus that became associated with the US in an earlier
procedure. (Page 268)
◉ extinction. Answer: The gradual elimination of a learned response that
occurs when the CS is repeatedly presented without the US. (Page 271)
◉ spontaneous recovery. Answer: The tendency of a learned behavior to
recover from extinction after a rest period. (Page 271)
◉ generalization. Answer: The CR is observed even though the CS is
slightly different from the CS used during acquisition. (Page 271)
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ habituation. Answer: A general process in which repeated or
prolonged exposure to a stimulus results in a gradual reduction in
responding. (Page 267)
◉ sensitization. Answer: A simple form of learning that occurs when
presentation of a stimulus leads to an increased response to a later
stimulus. (Page 267)
◉ classical conditioning. Answer: A type of learning that occurs when a
neutral stimulus produces a response after being paired with a stimulus
that naturally produces a response. (Page 267)
◉ unconditioned stimulus (US). Answer: Something that reliably
produces a naturally occurring reaction in an organism. (Page 267)
◉ unconditioned response (UR). Answer: A reflexive reaction that is
reliably produced by an unconditioned stimulus. (Page 267)
, ◉ conditioned stimulus (CS). Answer: A previously neutral stimulus that
produces a reliable response in an organism after being paired with a
US. (Page 268)
◉ conditioned response (CR). Answer: A reaction that resembles an
unconditioned response but is produced by a conditioned stimulus. (Page
268)
◉ acquisition. Answer: The phase of classical conditioning when the CS
and the US are presented together. (Page 268)
◉ second-order conditioning. Answer: Conditioning where a CS is
paired with a stimulus that became associated with the US in an earlier
procedure. (Page 268)
◉ extinction. Answer: The gradual elimination of a learned response that
occurs when the CS is repeatedly presented without the US. (Page 271)
◉ spontaneous recovery. Answer: The tendency of a learned behavior to
recover from extinction after a rest period. (Page 271)
◉ generalization. Answer: The CR is observed even though the CS is
slightly different from the CS used during acquisition. (Page 271)
