Classical Conditioning
A boy trained in karate often practices his sport by throwing mock punches at his sister. Several times he accidentally hits her eye, causing her to flinch in pain. Eventually, every time he raises his hands, his sister flinches. Identify the conditioned stimulus:
What is Raising his hands?
Colleen uses reinforcement with her kids to cause the behavior to:
What is Continue?
Eliza easily remembers how to walk from her classroom to the bathroom and how to walk to the library from the bathroom in her school. Identity the concept:
What is Cognitive Map?
Little Becca uses the phrase "Katie fall" instead "Katie fell down". This type of speech is called:
What is Telegraphic Speech?
Fixed is to ___________ as Variable is to __________.
What is Same and Changing?
A family uses a microwave to prepare their cat's food. The cat comes running into the room when the microwave timer sounds but not when it hears the oven timer. This concept is:
What is Discrimination?
Dr. Bumpers studies how behaviors followed by a favorable consequence will become more likely to be repeated. This principle is called:
What is Law of Effect?
Khaleaf was pondering a brain teaser for days and was about to give up when, suddenly, the solution came to her. Identify the concept:
What is Insight?
Nola becomes distressed when her parents leave but seeks contact upon return. This attachment style is:
What is Secure Attachment?
Ratio is to ___________ as Interval is to __________.
What is responses and Time?
Esther vomited after eating hamburgers and thereafter avoided eating them. Identify the concept:
What is Taste Aversion?
Dad is frustrated because 3 year old Maya has started to throw her toys often. He takes away one of her toys every time she throws one, and eventually Maya stops throwing her toys. This is:
What is Negative Punishment?
Kiara watched a toddler she was babysitting build a sandcastle in the sandbox while Kiara was building Sandcastles. Identify the concept:
What is Modeling?
EK is an adolescent. According to Erikson, what psychosocial stage of development is EK in?
What is Identity vs. Role Confusion?
Shonda checks her phone every 30 minutes for incoming text messages, but she finds messages only some of the time. Her behavior is being maintained by:
What is Fixed-Interval?
Term describing when someone learns that the neutral Stimulus becomes the conditioned stimulus
What is acquisition?
Beatriz studies hard because it earns him "A" grades in math. This is:
The first time Tresh tried hot sauce, he thought it was extremely spicy. However, he experienced a decrease in response intensity after frequently eating hot sauce due to:
What is Habituation?
After Daisy forgot to water the plants in the front yard, she was grounded for a week- even before her parents heard what might have caused Daisy to forget. This parenting style is:
What is Authoritarian?
Ms. Stevens has started giving out brownies for students who bring notes to class. The students never know when she will check notes so they are more inclined to bring them everyday. This behavior is being maintained by:
What is Variable-Ratio?
Dr. JingleJangle studies the biological predisposition to learn associations that will increase a specie's survival. What does Dr. JingleJangle study?
What is Biological Preparedness?
Glynnis wrote a report on how biological patterns of behavior emerge and replace learned behaviors in animals. What did Glynnis write about?
What is Instictive Drift?
A mother who wants her daughter to hit a baseball first praises her for holding a bat, then swinging the bat, and then hitting the ball. This concept is:
What is Shaping?
Cesaire, a 4 year old child, comes downstairs to tell his parents "I broke it" instead of describing what he broke. His thought process assumes his parents know what "it" is. This concept is called:
What is Egocentrism?
Everytime Chuckie the dog gets in his kennel after his owner gives him a hand signal, he receives a treat. This is called:
What is Continuous reinforcement?