Classical Conditioning Psychology
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is best defined as a relatively permanent change in behavior due to
experience? - CORRECT ANSWER - learning
Lynn is teaching learning. Every time she claps her hands, Charlie turns off the light. When
Randy claps in approval of Lynn's presentation, Charlie does not turn the light off. What concept
has Charlie demonstrated? - CORRECT ANSWER - Discrimination
Classical conditioning is the type of learning in which a person links two or more stimuli and -
CORRECT ANSWER - Anticipates events
In classical conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus - CORRECT ANSWER - Naturally
triggers a response
Students are accustomed to a bell ringing to indicate the end of a class period. The principal
decides to substitute popular music for the bell to indicate the end of each class period. Students
quickly respond to the music in the same way they did to the bell. What principle does this
illustrate? - CORRECT ANSWER - Generalization
The work of Ivan Pavlov and John Watson fits best into which of psychology's perspectives? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Behaviorism
Unconditional stimulus - CORRECT ANSWER - a stimulus that naturally and automatically
triggers a response
Unconditional response - CORRECT ANSWER - the unlearned naturally occurring response
to the unconditioned stimulus
, Neutral stimulus - CORRECT ANSWER - an unrelated stimulus that will become the
conditioned stimulus
Conditioned stimulus - CORRECT ANSWER - an originally irrelevant stimulus that after
association with an unconditioned stimulus comes to trigger a conditioned response
What do we call the kind of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a
reinforcer? - CORRECT ANSWER - Operant Conditioning
Which of the following best describes a discriminative stimulus? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Something that elicits a response after association with a reinforcer
Thorndike's principle that behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely is
known as what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Law of Effect
All of the following are examples of primary reinforcers except a... - CORRECT ANSWER -
High score on an exam for which a student studied diligently
Conditioned response - CORRECT ANSWER - the learned response to a previously neutral
but now conditioned stimulus
Ivan Pavlov - CORRECT ANSWER - Discovered classical on accident while measuring how
much dogs salivate
Classical conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER - learning through association, a tendency to
connect events that occur together in time and space.
Extensions of classical conditioning that also apply to operant conditioning - CORRECT
ANSWER - acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, generalization, discrimination, high
order conditioning, cognitive process, biological predispositions
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is best defined as a relatively permanent change in behavior due to
experience? - CORRECT ANSWER - learning
Lynn is teaching learning. Every time she claps her hands, Charlie turns off the light. When
Randy claps in approval of Lynn's presentation, Charlie does not turn the light off. What concept
has Charlie demonstrated? - CORRECT ANSWER - Discrimination
Classical conditioning is the type of learning in which a person links two or more stimuli and -
CORRECT ANSWER - Anticipates events
In classical conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus - CORRECT ANSWER - Naturally
triggers a response
Students are accustomed to a bell ringing to indicate the end of a class period. The principal
decides to substitute popular music for the bell to indicate the end of each class period. Students
quickly respond to the music in the same way they did to the bell. What principle does this
illustrate? - CORRECT ANSWER - Generalization
The work of Ivan Pavlov and John Watson fits best into which of psychology's perspectives? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Behaviorism
Unconditional stimulus - CORRECT ANSWER - a stimulus that naturally and automatically
triggers a response
Unconditional response - CORRECT ANSWER - the unlearned naturally occurring response
to the unconditioned stimulus
, Neutral stimulus - CORRECT ANSWER - an unrelated stimulus that will become the
conditioned stimulus
Conditioned stimulus - CORRECT ANSWER - an originally irrelevant stimulus that after
association with an unconditioned stimulus comes to trigger a conditioned response
What do we call the kind of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a
reinforcer? - CORRECT ANSWER - Operant Conditioning
Which of the following best describes a discriminative stimulus? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Something that elicits a response after association with a reinforcer
Thorndike's principle that behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely is
known as what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Law of Effect
All of the following are examples of primary reinforcers except a... - CORRECT ANSWER -
High score on an exam for which a student studied diligently
Conditioned response - CORRECT ANSWER - the learned response to a previously neutral
but now conditioned stimulus
Ivan Pavlov - CORRECT ANSWER - Discovered classical on accident while measuring how
much dogs salivate
Classical conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER - learning through association, a tendency to
connect events that occur together in time and space.
Extensions of classical conditioning that also apply to operant conditioning - CORRECT
ANSWER - acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, generalization, discrimination, high
order conditioning, cognitive process, biological predispositions
