Psychology 101 Quiz 4 Actual Questions and Correct Answers
Q1
Psychologist define learning as the process of
acquiring new information or relatively enduring behaviors
Q2
Conditioning is the process of
learning associations
Q3
Pets who learn that the sound of an electric can opener signals the arrival of their food illustrate
classical conditioning
Q4
The acquisition of mental information by observing events, watching other, or through language is
called
cognitive learning
Q5
John
B. Watson considered himself to be a(n)
behaviorist
Q6
In classical conditioning, a stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning is called a(n)
neutral stimulus
Q7
In Pavlov's experiment, the sound of the tone triggered the dog's salivation. Salivation to the sound of a
tone was a(n)
conditioned response
, Q8
In classical conditioning, generalization refers to the tendency for the conditioned response to be
evoked by stimuli that are similar to the
conditioned stimulus
Q9
Garcia and Koelling's studies of taste aversion in rats demonstrated that classical conditioning is
constrained by
biological predispositions
Q10
In which form of learning is behavior influenced by its consequences?
operant conditioning
Q11
A Skinner box is a(n)
chamber containing a bar or key that an animal can manipulate to obtain a reward
Q12
An event that strengthens the behavior it follows is a(n)
reinforcement
Q13
Five year old Trevor is emotionally disturbed and refuses to communicate with anyone. To get him to
speak, his teacher initially gives him candy for any utterance, then only for a clearly spoken word, and
finally for a complete sentence. The teacher is using the method of
shaping
Q14
Any stimulus that, when presented after a response, strengthens that response is called a(n)
positive reinforcer
Q1
Psychologist define learning as the process of
acquiring new information or relatively enduring behaviors
Q2
Conditioning is the process of
learning associations
Q3
Pets who learn that the sound of an electric can opener signals the arrival of their food illustrate
classical conditioning
Q4
The acquisition of mental information by observing events, watching other, or through language is
called
cognitive learning
Q5
John
B. Watson considered himself to be a(n)
behaviorist
Q6
In classical conditioning, a stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning is called a(n)
neutral stimulus
Q7
In Pavlov's experiment, the sound of the tone triggered the dog's salivation. Salivation to the sound of a
tone was a(n)
conditioned response
, Q8
In classical conditioning, generalization refers to the tendency for the conditioned response to be
evoked by stimuli that are similar to the
conditioned stimulus
Q9
Garcia and Koelling's studies of taste aversion in rats demonstrated that classical conditioning is
constrained by
biological predispositions
Q10
In which form of learning is behavior influenced by its consequences?
operant conditioning
Q11
A Skinner box is a(n)
chamber containing a bar or key that an animal can manipulate to obtain a reward
Q12
An event that strengthens the behavior it follows is a(n)
reinforcement
Q13
Five year old Trevor is emotionally disturbed and refuses to communicate with anyone. To get him to
speak, his teacher initially gives him candy for any utterance, then only for a clearly spoken word, and
finally for a complete sentence. The teacher is using the method of
shaping
Q14
Any stimulus that, when presented after a response, strengthens that response is called a(n)
positive reinforcer
