Classical and Operant Conditioning in Psychology Quiz

UCS is the natural trigger for a response in classical conditioning.

Ivan Pavlov is renowned for his work in classical conditioning with dogs.

Food is an example of a primary reinforcer in operant conditioning.

Classical conditioning involves learning through the association of stimuli.

B.F. Skinner is known for operant conditioning and the Skinner box.

Social learning involves learning through observing others' behavior.

B.F. Skinner introduced operant conditioning and coined the term.

A dog salivating at a bell is an example of classical conditioning.

The unconditioned stimulus is not a component of operant conditioning.

Extinction is the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response.

Extinction weakens a conditioned response by presenting CS without UCS.

Negative reinforcement involves removing something undesirable to increase a behavior.

Generalization is the tendency to respond to similar stimuli with the conditioned response.

Spontaneous recovery is the reappearance of an extinguished response after a rest period.

Fixed-ratio schedule reinforces after a fixed number of responses.

Negative reinforcement involves removing an unpleasant stimulus to increase a behavior.

Shaping is the process of reinforcing behaviors closer to the desired behavior.

Variable-ratio schedule reinforces after a variable number of responses.

Acquisition is the process of a neutral stimulus gaining the capacity to elicit a response.

Discrimination is learning to respond to specific stimuli.

Edward Thorndike proposed the Law of Effect.

Taking away a phone for breaking curfew is an example of negative punishment.

Spontaneous recovery is the reappearance of an extinguished response after a delay in CS exposure.

Shaping involves reinforcing behaviors that approximate the desired behavior.