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Behavioral Conditioning and Reinforcement Quiz

#1

In classical conditioning, what is the term used to describe the process of neutral stimuli becoming associated with a conditioned response?

Acquisition
Explanation

Neutral stimuli becoming associated with a conditioned response.

#2

Which psychologist is famous for the experiment involving a dog and classical conditioning?

Ivan Pavlov
Explanation

Ivan Pavlov conducted the famous dog experiment.

#3

What is the term for the process of learning by observing others' behaviors and the consequences of those behaviors?

Social learning
Explanation

Learning by observing others' behaviors and consequences.

#4

Which of the following is an example of positive reinforcement?

Giving a reward
Explanation

Rewarding to strengthen or increase behavior.

#5

Which of the following is an example of punishment in operant conditioning?

Administering an electric shock
Explanation

Administering aversive stimulus to decrease behavior.

#6

What is the term for the process of learning to respond only to a specific stimulus and not to other similar stimuli?

Discrimination
Explanation

Learning to respond to specific stimulus.

#7

In operant conditioning, what is reinforcement?

A process by which a stimulus or event strengthens or increases the probability of the response that it follows
Explanation

Strengthening or increasing the probability of a response.

#8

Which of the following schedules of reinforcement results in the highest rate of response?

Variable-ratio
Explanation

Results in the highest rate of response.

#9

According to operant conditioning principles, what is shaping?

The process of teaching a complex behavior by rewarding closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior
Explanation

Teaching complex behavior through rewarding approximations.

#10

Which of the following is an example of negative reinforcement?

Taking painkillers to alleviate a headache
Explanation

Removing aversive stimulus to increase behavior.

#11

Which reinforcement schedule involves reinforcing a response only after a specified number of responses?

Fixed-ratio
Explanation

Reinforcing response after specific number of responses.

#12

What is the term for the process of the conditioned response recurring after a time delay without additional conditioning?

Spontaneous recovery
Explanation

Recurring of conditioned response after time delay.

#13

What is the term for the gradual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus?

Extinction
Explanation

Gradual disappearance of a conditioned response.

#14

What is the term for the tendency for a response that is reinforced after some, but not all, correct responses to be very resistant to extinction?

Partial reinforcement effect
Explanation

Response resistance to extinction after partial reinforcement.

#15

Which of the following is an example of secondary reinforcement?

Money
Explanation

Money as a reward.

#16

In the context of operant conditioning, what is a token economy?

A system where desired behaviors are reinforced with tokens that can be exchanged for rewards
Explanation

Reinforcing desired behaviors with tokens exchangeable for rewards.

#17

What is the term for the return of a previously extinguished conditioned response following a delay?

Spontaneous recovery
Explanation

Return of extinguished response after delay.

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