AP Psych FAQ 5.1- Classical Conditioning

1.

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The researcher most closely associated with the study of classical conditioning is

Edward Thorndike.

Edward Deci.

B. F. Skinner.

Albert Bandura.

Ivan Pavlov.

2.

Multiple Choice

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In Pavlov's experiments, the dog's salivation triggered by the sound of the tone was a(n)

conditioned response.

unconditioned stimulus.

unconditioned response.

conditioned stimulus.

neutral stimulus.

3.

Multiple Choice

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In Pavlov's experiments, the taste of food triggered salivation in a dog. The food in the dog's mouth was the

US.

UR.

CS.

CR.

SR.

4.

Multiple Choice

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The reappearance, after a time lapse, of an extinguished CR is called

generalization.

spontaneous recovery.

secondary reinforcement.

latent learning.

shaping.

5.

Multiple Choice

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The tendency for a CR to be evoked by stimuli similar to the CS is called

spontaneous recovery.

conditioned reinforcement.

latent learning.

generalization.

shaping.

6.

Multiple Choice

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Some of Pavlov's dogs learned to salivate to the sound of one particular tone and not to other tones. This illustrates the process of

shaping.

latent learning.

secondary reinforcement.

discrimination.

extinction.

7.

Multiple Choice

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According to the text, learning involves

the ability to think abstractly.

a relatively permanent change in behavior due to experience.

the development of prosocial behavior.

a reduction in extrinsic motivation.

acquiring knowledge that can be recalled explicitly or implicitly.

8.

Multiple Choice

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Conditioning is the process of

discrimination.

spontaneous recovery.

learning associations.

observational learning.

generalization.

9.

Multiple Choice

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Who introduced the term behaviorism?

John Garcia

B. F. Skinner

John B. Watson

Albert Bandura

Ivan Pavlov

10.

Multiple Choice

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In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, infants develop a fear of books after books are repeatedly presented with a loud noise. In this fictional example, the loud noise is a(n)

unconditioned stimulus.

unconditioned response.

conditioned stimulus.

conditioned response.

preconditioned stimulus.

11.

Multiple Choice

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For the most rapid acquisition of a CR, the CS should be presented

shortly after the CR.

shortly after the US.

shortly before the US.

at the same time as the US.

shortly before the CR.

12.

Multiple Choice

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After Pavlov had conditioned a dog to salivate to a tone, he repeatedly sounded the tone without presenting the food. As a result, ________ occurred.

generalization

negative reinforcement

latent learning

extinction

discrimination

13.

Multiple Choice

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If rats are allowed to wander through a complicated maze, they will subsequently run the maze with few errors when a food reward is placed at the end. Their good performance demonstrates

shaping.

latent learning.

delayed reinforcement.

spontaneous recovery.

modeling.

14.

Multiple Choice

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The predictability rather than the frequency of CS-US associations appears to be crucial for classical conditioning. This highlights the importance of ________ in conditioning.

shaping

discrimination

generalization

cognitive processes

intermittent reinforcement

15.

Multiple Choice

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It is easier to train a dog to bark for food than to train it to stand on its hind legs for food. This best illustrates the importance of ________ in learning.

primary reinforcement

generalization

biological predispositions

negative reinforcement

spontaneous recovery

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