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PSYCHOLOGY 100, EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS.
1. Ivan Pavlov - correct answer -discovered classical conditioning;
trained dogs to salivate at the ringing of a bell
2. 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.
3. Unconditioned stimulus - correct answer -in classical
conditioning, a stimulus that unconditionally—naturally and
automatically—triggers a response.
4. Conditioned stimulus - correct answer -in classical conditioning,
an originally irrelevant stimulus that, after association with an
unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned
response
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5. Unconditioned response - correct answer -in classical
conditioning, the unlearned, naturally occurring response to the
unconditioned stimulus (US), such as salivation when food is in
the mouth.
6. Conditioned response - correct answer -in classical
conditioning, the learned response to a previously neutral (but
now conditioned) stimulus (CS).
7. Generalization - correct answer -the tendency, once a
response has been conditioned, for stimuli similar to the
conditioned stimulus to elicit similar responses.
8. Discrimination - correct answer -in classical conditioning, the
learned ability to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus
and stimuli that do not signal an unconditioned stimulus
9. B.F. Skinner - correct answer -pioneer of operant conditioning
who believed that everything we do is determined by our past
history of rewards and punishments. he is famous for use of his
operant conditioning aparatus which he used to study
schedules of reinforcement on pidgeons and rats.
PSYCHOLOGY 100, EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS.
1. Ivan Pavlov - correct answer -discovered classical conditioning;
trained dogs to salivate at the ringing of a bell
2. 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.
3. Unconditioned stimulus - correct answer -in classical
conditioning, a stimulus that unconditionally—naturally and
automatically—triggers a response.
4. Conditioned stimulus - correct answer -in classical conditioning,
an originally irrelevant stimulus that, after association with an
unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned
response
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5. Unconditioned response - correct answer -in classical
conditioning, the unlearned, naturally occurring response to the
unconditioned stimulus (US), such as salivation when food is in
the mouth.
6. Conditioned response - correct answer -in classical
conditioning, the learned response to a previously neutral (but
now conditioned) stimulus (CS).
7. Generalization - correct answer -the tendency, once a
response has been conditioned, for stimuli similar to the
conditioned stimulus to elicit similar responses.
8. Discrimination - correct answer -in classical conditioning, the
learned ability to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus
and stimuli that do not signal an unconditioned stimulus
9. B.F. Skinner - correct answer -pioneer of operant conditioning
who believed that everything we do is determined by our past
history of rewards and punishments. he is famous for use of his
operant conditioning aparatus which he used to study
schedules of reinforcement on pidgeons and rats.
