MCQs on the Learning

In operant conditioning, the reinforcer occurs __________ the response, and in classical conditioning, it occurs __________.

Using poker chips to reinforce mental patients for healthy behavior would be an example of using

The first grade teacher gives students stickers when they perform well. If they earn five stickers in one day they are exempt from homework. The stickers in this example could also be called as

Which of the following best describes the unusual events that occurred in Pavlov’s laboratory leading him to the discovery of classical conditioning?

Ivan Pavlov has been credited with the initial discovery of

If you have a snake phobia because you once heard a loud noise while looking at a snake, for you a snake is a(n)a.

Reinforcement in operant conditioning is most effective when it is

A child is conditioned to fear a furry, black cat. Soon she becomes fearful of any black, furry object. Her new response demonstrates

Advertisers often try to use higher order conditioning by

The most basic form of learning that is not heavily dependent on higher order intellectual processes is known as

To be effective, punishment should be

A neutral stimulus is one that

To strengthen the connection between the CS and the CR, the CS must

A child has learned to avoid a furry, black cat. However, she still plays with her grandmother’s short-haired tabby. Her response demonstrates

A punisher can be

By a continuous reinforcement schedule, we mean that

Secondary reinforcers are

The process through which a response is taught by rewarding successive approximations to the final desired response is

The greatest degree of resistance to extinction is typically caused by a __________ schedule of reinforcement.

If you give a child her favorite licorice candy for doing well in school and she continues to do well in school, the licorice candy is