Operant and classical conditioning
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- Q1What term describes the process in which an organism learns to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus and other stimuli that do not signal an unconditioned stimulus?ExtinctionSpontaneous recoveryDiscriminationGeneralization30s
- Q2Which type of conditioning involves reinforcement or punishment to shape and modify behavior by consequences?Operant conditioningReactive conditioningClassical conditioningInstrumental conditioning30s
- Q3What is the term for the process of responding to a range of similar stimuli in the same way that a particular stimulus elicits a response?Spontaneous recoveryGeneralizationDiscriminationExtinction30s
- Q4Which term describes the phenomenon in classical conditioning where a previously extinguished response reappears after a period of time?DiscriminationGeneralizationSpontaneous recoveryRecovery reinforcement30s
- Q5What is the term for the process in operant conditioning where a behavior decreases because it is no longer reinforced?GeneralizationDiscriminationSpontaneous recoveryExtinction30s
- Q6Which type of reinforcement involves presenting an aversive stimulus to decrease the likelihood of a behavior being repeated?Negative reinforcementNegative punishmentExtinctionPositive punishment30s
- Q7What is the term for the process of rewarding a desired behavior with the removal of an aversive stimulus, thereby increasing the likelihood of the behavior being repeated?Positive punishmentNegative reinforcementExtinctionPositive reinforcement30s
- Q8Which type of conditioning involves associating a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus to produce a conditioned response?Classical conditioningOperant conditioningIntegrative conditioningReactive conditioning30s
- Q9In classical conditioning, which term refers to the process of gradually reducing a conditioned response by repeatedly presenting the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus?Spontaneous recoveryDiscriminationExtinctionGeneralization30s
- Q10In operant conditioning, which type of consequence increases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated?ExtinctionPositive punishmentPositive reinforcementNegative reinforcement30s
- Q11Which type of conditioning focuses on the consequences of behavior to increase or decrease the likelihood of that behavior happening again?Observational learningClassical conditioningInsight learningOperant conditioning30s
- Q12What term describes the process in which a neutral stimulus comes to elicit a conditioned response after being paired with an unconditioned stimulus?ExtinctionGeneralizationSpontaneous recoveryAcquisition30s
- Q13What term describes the process of learning by watching others and imitating their behavior?Observational learningClassical conditioningOperant conditioningInsight learning30s
- Q14Which type of conditioning involves the gradual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is presented without the unconditioned stimulus?Spontaneous recoveryDiscriminationGeneralizationExtinction30s
- Q15A person receives a monetary reward every time they complete a task at work. This is an example of which type of conditioning?Classical conditioningOperant conditioningInsight learningObservational learning30s