Psychology Chapter 6 Test – Flashcards

Negative reinforcement:

In Pavlov's study, the unconditioned stimulus (UCS) was _____; the neutral stimulus was _____; and, finally, the conditioned stimulus (CS) was _____.

In general, _____ schedules of reinforcement yield high response rates

Which of the following sequences correctly arranges the phases of the classical conditioning process, from first to last?

The reemergence of an extinguished conditioned response after a period of rest and with no further conditioning is known as _____.

is a type of learning in which a neutral stimulus comes to bring about a response after it is paired with a stimulus that naturally brings about that response.

is credited with laying the foundation for the study of classical conditioning in psychology.

occurs when a previously conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears

Reinforcers that satisfy a biological need are called _____ reinforcers.

is the decrease in response to a stimulus that occurs after repeated presentations of the same stimulus.

Psychologists use the term _____ to refer to a relatively permanent change in behavior resulting from experience.

Learning reflects _____. Maturation reflects _____.

Bandura's Bobo doll experiment was intended to demonstrate:

Which of the following types of consequences is correctly matched with an example?

Mrs. Martin, a third-grade teacher, is instructing cursive writing. At first, she reinforces even crude attempts to reproduce letters with an encouraging word; as time goes on, though, she reinforces only well-formed letters. By reinforcing progressively better attempts at writing letters, Mrs. Martin is using: