PSY 659 Midterm Study Guide Exam With Correct Solutions

, Which of the following is NOT an example of an unconditioned response?

(a) Salivation in response to food in the mouth
(b) Pupil constriction due to bright light in the eye
(c) Salivation in response to the sound of a dinner bell
(d) An eye blink in response to a puff of air in the eye - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Salivation in response to the sound of a dinner bell

Which of the following is NOT an example of a conditioned response?

(a) A positive emotional response when a man smells his girlfriend's perfume
(b) Startle response in response to the sight of a gun
(c) Fear response (autonomic arousal) when walking down a dark street
(d) Startle response in response to a loud noise - CORRECT ANSWERS-Startle
response in response to a loud noise

Stimulation that is painful to the body is an example of a(n) ____________ stimulus.

(a) neutral
(b) conditioned
(c) unconditioned
(d) environmental - CORRECT ANSWERS-unconditioned

Another name for respondent conditioning is

(a) Classical conditioning
(b) Instrumental conditioning
(c) Operant conditioning
(d) Verbal conditioning - CORRECT ANSWERS-Classical conditioning

A response elicited by the conditioned stimulus is referred to as a(n) ____________
response.

(a) unconditioned
(b) conditioned
(c) automatic
(d) learned - CORRECT ANSWERS-conditioned

In behavior modification, who was the first person to demonstrate the process of
respondent conditioning?

(a) Freud
(b) Watson
(c) Skinner
(d) Pavlov - CORRECT ANSWERS-Pavlov