Flashcards in this deck (28)

• Being rewarded for doing something may actually reduce people's liking for the activity.

  False
  psychology behavior
• In classical conditioning, acquisition precedes extinction.

  True
  psychology classical_conditioning
• In classical conditioning, a neutral stimulus becomes the unconditioned stimulus.

  True
  psychology classical_conditioning
• Negative reinforcement is the same thing as positive punishment.

  False
  psychology behavior
• Casino slot machines are programmed to pay out on a variable-ratio schedule.

  False
  psychology behavior
• Both primary and secondary reinforcers can be used to change behaviour via operant conditioning.

  True
  psychology operant_conditioning
• Observational learning is also called modelling.

  True
  psychology learning
• Taking away a child's iPad after they have misbehaved is an example of negative reinforcement.

  True
  psychology behavior
• In classical conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus triggers the conditioned response.

  False
  psychology classical_conditioning
• What is Pavlov famous for?

  • Contingent conditioning
  • Operant conditioning
  • Classical conditioning
  • Oppositional conditioning
  psychology pavlov
• Which school of psychology is most closely associated with the study of learning?

  • Psychoanalytic
  • Humanist
  • Social
  • Behaviourist
  psychology learning
• What is it called when we reinforce the desired response every time it occurs?

  • Continuous reinforcement
  • Incremental reinforcement
  • Intermittent reinforcement
  • Contingent reinforcement
  psychology reinforcement
• What is observational learning also known as?

  • Classical conditioning
  • Operant conditioning
  • Modelling
  • Manipulation
  psychology learning
• What is taking away a child's toys after she has hit her brother an example of?

  • Positive punishment
  • Negative punishment
  • Vindictive conditioning
  • Observational learning
  psychology punishment
• According to the behaviourist school, what plays no role in learning?

  • Cognition
  psychology behaviourism
• What did Thorndike develop?

  • law of effort
  • law of energy
  • law of effusion
  • law of effect
  psychology thorndike
• What is an example of giving extra homework after misbehavior?

  • positive punishment
  • negative punishment
  • positive reinforcement
  • negative reinforcement
  psychology behavior
• What are schedules of reinforcement based on number of responses?

  • fixed
  • variable
  • interval
  • ratio
  psychology reinforcement
• What are schedules of reinforcement based on elapsed time?

  • variable
  • fixed
  • interval
  • ratio
  psychology reinforcement
• What method did Kim use to train her puppy to roll over?

  • classical conditioning
  • modelling
  • fixed interval schedule
  • shaping
  psychology training
• In classical conditioning, what does US stand for?

  • unconditioned stimulus
  • unintentional stimulus
  psychology classical_conditioning
• What is the unconditioned stimulus in classical conditioning?

  • A stimulus that naturally triggers a response without conditioning.
  psychology classical_conditioning
• In classical conditioning, are UR and CR the same behaviour?

  • Yes, they are the same behaviour.
  psychology classical_conditioning
• What best sums up the law of effect?

  • If it works, repeat it.
  psychology law_of_effect
• What does positive reinforcement do to the likelihood of a behaviour?

  • It increases the likelihood.
  psychology reinforcement
• What does negative reinforcement do to the likelihood of a behaviour?

  • It increases the likelihood.
  psychology reinforcement
• Gerhardt feels sick looking at peaches after getting sick from one. This illustrates:

  • Generalization.
  psychology conditioning
• What kind of reinforcement schedule is a bakery giving after every 6 purchases?

  • Fixed interval reinforcement schedule.
  psychology reinforcement_schedule