Classical conditioning
Who is the founding father of classical conditioning?
Who is, Ivan Pavlov
A boy gets a spanking when he misbehaves. What is he getting?
What is, positive punishment
From a casino owners viewpoint, which of the following jackpot payout schedule would be the most desirable for reinforcing customer use of a slot machine?
What is, variable ratio
when referring to reinforcements, food and water are examples of______
What are, Primary reinforcers
This is the biological, natural behavior that is associated with a stimulus in classical conditioning.
What is, Unconditioned stimulus
Adam received a bad grade on his report card because he does not do this homework. His parents decided to take away his Netflix access to try and make him do his homework. This is an example of:
What is, negative punishment
The highest and most consistent rate of response is produced by the ____ schedule?
What is, variable ratio
One night Lucy was sitting outside. She saw lightning for the first time and then shortly after heard thunder for the first time. She was startled by it. Now, whenever she hears lightning, she anticipates thunder.
Two groups of rats receive classical conditioning trials in which a tone and electric shock are presented. For Group 1 the electric shock always follows the tone. For Group 2 the tone and shock occur randomly. Which of the following is likely to result?
What is, The tone will become a CS for group 1 but not for group 2.
what is the process of a test subject getting closer and closer to the desired behavior each time they are reinforced or punished?
What is, shaping
You are expecting an important letter in the mail. As the regular delivery time approaches you glance more and more frequently out the window, searching for the letter carrier. Your behavior in this situation is most commonly associated with which schedule of reinforcement?
What is fixed interval
this famous psychologist produced the “bobo the doll” experiment to measure the effects of observational learning in young children
Who is, Albert Bandura
If a dog is classically conditioned to salivate to the sound of a bell, and we remove that stimulus from the equation, what will eventually happen to the dog's conditioned response?
What is, extinction
Amy reads for an hour every day of history textbooks because she wants to expand her mind and is curious about the topic. This is an example of…
What is, intrinsic motivation
A type of reinforcement schedule. When reinforcing or punishing a behavior. We utilize it every time the desired or undesired behavior occurs.
What is, continuous reinforcement
Timmy associates crying with his mother picking him up and carrying him. This shows
What is, associative learning
what is the process that little albert goes through when he is continuously presented with the white rat and the loud noise to strengthen his conditioned response?
What is, acquisition
For operant conditioning to be most effective when should the reinforcers be presented in relation to the desired response?
What is, immediately after
Bobby, a car salesman is paid every two weeks, whereas Michael is paid for how many cars he sells. Bobby is paid on a ________ schedule of reinforcement, and Michael on a ________ schedule of reinforcement.
What is, fixed-interval;fixed-ratio
Tracy failed math class in the first semester. She retakes the class her second semester but doesn't pay attention and refuses to study most of the time, even though she has an easier professor this semester. What is this an example of?
What is, Learned helplessness