Classical Conditioning
Which psychologist famously studied classical conditioning using dogs?
Ivan Pavlov.
Which psychologist is most closely associated with operant conditioning and the Skinner box?
B. F. Skinner.
What type of learning occurs when someone learns by watching another person's behavior?
Observational learning.
What is a false memory?
A memory of something that did not happen or an inaccurate recollection of something that did.
In the Netflix series Stranger Things, what is the name of the alternate dimension where dangerous creatures like the Demogorgon live?
The Upside Down
In classical conditioning, what do we call learning to associate two stimuli?
Learning through association.
What is the difference between reinforcement and punishment?
Reinforcement increases a behavior; punishment decreases a behavior.
Which psychologist conducted the famous Bobo Doll experiment?
Albert Bandura
In our word-list activity, what word did some students remember hearing even though it was never said? why?
Sleep because we associated other words like tired and drowsy with sleep. Our mind was trying to fill in the blanks using previous experiences.
Which artist released the hit songs "Espresso" and "Please Please Please"?
Sabrina Carpenter.
In Pavlov's experiment, what was the unconditioned stimulus (US)?
The food.
A student receives $10 every time they earn an A on a test. What type of operant conditioning is this?
Positive reinforcement.
What did children in Bandura's Bobo Doll experiment demonstrate after observing an adult behave aggressively toward the doll?
They were more likely to imitate the aggressive behavior they observed.
What is the misinformation effect? (mandela effect)
When misleading information presented after an event changes how someone remembers it.
In Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, what is the name of the organization led by Miguel O'Hara that monitors the multiverse?
The Spider-Society.
A student hears a particular song every time something exciting happens. Eventually, hearing the song alone makes them excited. What is the conditioned stimulus?
The song.
A parent takes away their child's video games after the child breaks a rule. What type of operant conditioning is this?
Negative punishment.
A teenager begins volunteering after watching their older sibling regularly help others. Is this prosocial or antisocial modeling?
Prosocial modeling.
Two witnesses see the same event but remember different details. Does this automatically mean one is lying? Explain.
No. Memory can be reconstructed differently, and people may unintentionally misremember details.
In Stranger Things Season 4, what is the name of the song Max listens to in order to escape Vecna's curse?
"Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" by Kate Bush.
In Pavlov's experiment, explain the difference between the unconditioned response (UR) and the conditioned response (CR).
The UR is salivation naturally caused by food; the CR is salivation learned in response to the tone.
A car's annoying beeping stops when the driver puts on their seat belt, making them more likely to buckle up in the future. Identify the type of conditioning and explain why.
Negative reinforcement. An unpleasant stimulus is removed, increasing the behavior.
A child watches a cartoon character behave aggressively and later imitates the behavior. Explain how this demonstrates observational learning and identify the type of modeling.
The child learns by observing and imitating the character. It is an example of antisocial modeling.
An eyewitness sees a minor car accident. Later, someone asks how fast the cars were going when they 'smashed' into each other. Explain how the wording could affect the eyewitness's memory.
The suggestive word 'smashed' could influence the witness to remember a more severe collision. This illustrates the misinformation effect.
In the Nickelodeon show Drake & Josh, what is the name of the movie theater where Josh works, and who is his eccentric boss?
The Premiere movie theater, and his boss is Helen Dubois.