Portage Learning General Psychology
Module 4 UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
classical conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER -a type of learning in which an organism
comes to associate stimuli. A neutral stimulus that signals an unconditioned stimulus (US) begins
to produce a response that anticipates and prepares for the unconditioned stimulus. Also called
Pavlovian or respondent conditioning.
Ivan Pavlov - CORRECT ANSWER -Who came up with classical conditioning?
Dog experiment - CORRECT ANSWER -What experiment to Pavlov conduct?
Reflex - CORRECT ANSWER -an automatic and natural response to a stimulus
Stimulus - CORRECT ANSWER -something that creates a response
unconditioned stimulus (UCS) - CORRECT ANSWER -stimulus that elicits an automatic
response that is natural not learned
conditioned behavior - CORRECT ANSWER -behavior that becomes associated with a
specific stimulus through conditioning
unconditioned response (UCR) - CORRECT ANSWER -an unlearned reaction to an
unconditioned stimulus that occurs without previous conditioning
conditioned stimulus (CS) - CORRECT ANSWER -a stimulus that elicits a response only
after learning has taken place
, conditioned response (CR) - CORRECT ANSWER -a learned response to a previously
neutral stimulus
Food aversions - CORRECT ANSWER -What is a common classical conditioning
experience in humans?
Extinction - CORRECT ANSWER -the learned response dies away
spontaneous recovery - CORRECT ANSWER -the reappearance, after a pause, of an
extinguished conditioned response
stimulus discrimination - CORRECT ANSWER -when a classically conditioned response
is limited to a single stimulus (one type of bell tone in dog experiment)
stimulus generalization - CORRECT ANSWER -happens when primary classically
conditioned response is generalized to items that are similar to conditioned stimulus (dog
responds to a few different bell tones rather than just one)
law of effect - CORRECT ANSWER -Thorndike's principle that behaviors followed by
favorable consequences become more likely, and that behaviors followed by unfavorable
consequences become less likely
opperant conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER -uses rewards and punishments to change
behavior
trial and error - CORRECT ANSWER -trying things that work and disregarding the things
that don't work
Reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER -is a reward that strengthens a response
Module 4 UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
classical conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER -a type of learning in which an organism
comes to associate stimuli. A neutral stimulus that signals an unconditioned stimulus (US) begins
to produce a response that anticipates and prepares for the unconditioned stimulus. Also called
Pavlovian or respondent conditioning.
Ivan Pavlov - CORRECT ANSWER -Who came up with classical conditioning?
Dog experiment - CORRECT ANSWER -What experiment to Pavlov conduct?
Reflex - CORRECT ANSWER -an automatic and natural response to a stimulus
Stimulus - CORRECT ANSWER -something that creates a response
unconditioned stimulus (UCS) - CORRECT ANSWER -stimulus that elicits an automatic
response that is natural not learned
conditioned behavior - CORRECT ANSWER -behavior that becomes associated with a
specific stimulus through conditioning
unconditioned response (UCR) - CORRECT ANSWER -an unlearned reaction to an
unconditioned stimulus that occurs without previous conditioning
conditioned stimulus (CS) - CORRECT ANSWER -a stimulus that elicits a response only
after learning has taken place
, conditioned response (CR) - CORRECT ANSWER -a learned response to a previously
neutral stimulus
Food aversions - CORRECT ANSWER -What is a common classical conditioning
experience in humans?
Extinction - CORRECT ANSWER -the learned response dies away
spontaneous recovery - CORRECT ANSWER -the reappearance, after a pause, of an
extinguished conditioned response
stimulus discrimination - CORRECT ANSWER -when a classically conditioned response
is limited to a single stimulus (one type of bell tone in dog experiment)
stimulus generalization - CORRECT ANSWER -happens when primary classically
conditioned response is generalized to items that are similar to conditioned stimulus (dog
responds to a few different bell tones rather than just one)
law of effect - CORRECT ANSWER -Thorndike's principle that behaviors followed by
favorable consequences become more likely, and that behaviors followed by unfavorable
consequences become less likely
opperant conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER -uses rewards and punishments to change
behavior
trial and error - CORRECT ANSWER -trying things that work and disregarding the things
that don't work
Reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER -is a reward that strengthens a response
