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1 | | Learning |
| | A) | When someone can tell the difference between one stimulus and another. |
| | B) | The patterns of reinforcement. |
| | C) | A response that the subject is trained to perform |
| | D) | The process that leads to changes in behavior based on practice or experience. |
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2 | | Neutral Stimulus |
| | A) | Stimulus that does not elicit any particular response. |
| | B) | Reinforcement that is regular, but not scheduled. |
| | C) | Inconsistent reinforcement. |
| | D) | A learned connection between a stimulus and a reward or punishment. |
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3 | | Partial-reinforcement schedule |
| | A) | Inconsistent reinforcement. |
| | B) | A conditioned response returns after an extinction period. |
| | C) | When someone can "generally" respond to similar stimuli. |
| | D) | To shape or influence learned behavior. |
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4 | | Conditioned response |
| | A) | Learning by watching. |
| | B) | Something that is reinforcing when it is added to the environment. |
| | C) | A response that the subject is trained to perform. |
| | D) | Purposefully changing behavior. |
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5 | | Variable-ratio schedule |
| | A) | Learning that happens accidently, without direct thought. |
| | B) | The study of the thoughts that underlie the learning process. |
| | C) | Reinforcing a response every time it occurs. |
| | D) | A schedule by which reinforcement occurs after a varying number of responses, rather than after a fixed number. |
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6 | | Conditioned stimulus |
| | A) | Stimulus that does not elicit any particular response. |
| | B) | Consistent, scheduled reinforcement. |
| | C) | The new stimulus that was originally ineffective in eliciting a given response, but has become capable of doing so. |
| | D) | An act that result in decreasing a behavior. |
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7 | | Fixed-interval schedule |
| | A) | Consistent, scheduled reinforcement. |
| | B) | Change in behavior or thought based on practice or experience. |
| | C) | A natural, instinctual response to a stimulus. |
| | D) | Behavior that is unlearned or extinct. |
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8 | | Cognitive learning theory |
| | A) | When you are reinforced by having something taken away from the environment. |
| | B) | The study of the thoughts that underlie the learning process. |
| | C) | A reinforcement that is consistent, but dependent on a number rather than time. |
| | D) | Something that triggers an automatic, instinctual response. |
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9 | | Fixed-ratio schedule |
| | A) | Reinforcement that is given regularly, but not specifically scheduled. |
| | B) | A reinforcement that is consistent, but dependent on a number rather than time. |
| | C) | The stimulus that you have been trained to respond to. |
| | D) | A conditioned response that returns after an extinction period. |
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10 | | Stimulus discrimination |
| | A) | When someone can tell the difference between one stimulus and another. |
| | B) | To shape or influence learned behavior. |
| | C) | The patterns of reinforcement. |
| | D) | Learning process in which an animal makes a mental connection between a stimulus and some kind of reward or punishment. |
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11 | | Spontaneous recovery |
| | A) | An act that result in decreasing a behavior. |
| | B) | Purposefully changing behavior. |
| | C) | Learning by watching. |
| | D) | A conditioned response returns after an extinction period. |
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12 | | Latent learning |
| | A) | Learning that happens accidentally, without direct thought. |
| | B) | The study of the thoughts that underlie the learning process. |
| | C) | A natural, instinctual response to a stimulus. |
| | D) | When someone can tell the difference between one stimulus and another. |
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13 | | Punishment |
| | A) | An act that results in decreasing a behavior. |
| | B) | A stimulus that means nothing to someone. |
| | C) | When you are reinforced by something taken away from the environment. |
| | D) | Something that is reinforcing when it is added to the environment. |
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14 | | Schedules of reinforcement |
| | A) | Something that triggers an automatic, instinctual response. |
| | B) | Inconsistent reinforcement. |
| | C) | A reinforcement that is consistent, but dependent on a number rather than time. |
| | D) | The patterns of reinforcement. |
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15 | | Continuous reinforcement |
| | A) | Always reinforcing behavior. |
| | B) | A response that the subject is trained to perform. |
| | C) | When someone can generally respond to similar stimuli. |
| | D) | Reinforcement that is regular, but not scheduled. |
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16 | | Stimulus generalization |
| | A) | When you are reinforced by having something taken away from the environment. |
| | B) | Learning by watching or listening to the behavior of others |
| | C) | Learning process in which an animal makes a mental connection between a stimulus and some kind of reward or punishment. |
| | D) | When someone can generally respond to similar stimuli. |
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17 | | Variable-interval schedule |
| | A) | To shape or influence learned behavior. |
| | B) | When you are reinforced by something is taken away from the environment. |
| | C) | A schedule in which the time between reinforcements varies around some average, rather than being fixed. |
| | D) | Learning that happens accidentally, without direct thought. |
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18 | | Negative reinforcer |
| | A) | When you are reinforced by taking something away from the environment. |
| | B) | Reinforcement that is given regularly, but not specifically scheduled. |
| | C) | Always reinforcing behavior. |
| | D) | Behavior that is unlearned or extinct. |
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19 | | Positive reinforcer |
| | A) | The process that leads to changes in behavior based on practice or experience. |
| | B) | Consistent, scheduled reinforcement. |
| | C) | Something that is reinforcing when it is added to the environment. |
| | D) | To shape or influence learned behavior. |
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20 | | Unconditioned response |
| | A) | Organisms' natural response to a stimulus. |
| | B) | An act that result in decreasing a behavior. |
| | C) | Reinforcement that is regular, but not scheduled. |
| | D) | Inconsistent reinforcement. |
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21 | | Behavior modification |
| | A) | A response that the subject is trained to perform. |
| | B) | Purposefully changing behavior. |
| | C) | Behavior that is unlearned or extinct. |
| | D) | The study of the thoughts that underlie the learning process. |
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22 | | Classical Conditioning |
| | A) | A natural, instinctual response to a stimulus. |
| | B) | Consistent, scheduled reinforcement. |
| | C) | When someone can generally respond to similar stimuli. |
| | D) | A learned connection between a stimulus and a reward or punishment. |
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23 | | Observational learning |
| | A) | Learning by watching |
| | B) | Change in behavior or thought based on practice or experience. |
| | C) | Purposefully changing behavior. |
| | D) | Always reinforcing behavior. |
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24 | | Shaping |
| | A) | The patterns of reinforcement. |
| | B) | When someone can tell the difference between one stimulus and another. |
| | C) | To shape or influence learned behavior |
| | D) | A reinforcement that is consistent, but dependent on a number rather than time. |
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25 | | Extinction |
| | A) | The new stimulus that was originally ineffective in eliciting a given response, but has become capable of doing so. |
| | B) | Stimulus that does not elicit any particular response. |
| | C) | Behavior that is unlearned or extinct. |
| | D) | Reinforcement that is given regularly, but not specifically scheduled. |
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26 | | Unconditioned stimulus |
| | A) | Stimulus that elicits a physiological or emotional response before any conditioning takes place. |
| | B) | A conditioned response returns after an extinction period. |
| | C) | Something that is reinforcing when it is added to the environment. |
| | D) | Learning that happens accidentally, without direct thought. |
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