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Myers' Psychology for AP

David G. Myers

Chapter 28

Operant Conditioning's Applications, and Comparison to Classical Conditioning - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

01:49

Problem 1

What do we call it when the CR decreases as the CS is repeatedly presented alone?
a. Generalization
b. Discrimination
c. Spontaneous recovery
d. Extinction
e. Acquisition

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Problem 2

The basic idea behind classical conditioning is that the organism
a. associates events.
b. associates behavior and resulting events.
c. voluntarily operates on the environment.
d. associates response with a consequence.
e. quits responding when reward stops.

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Problem 3

What do we call the reappearance, after a rest period, of an extinguished response?
a. Acquisition
b. Spontaneous recovery
c. Discrimination
d. Operant conditioning
e. Classical conditioning

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Problem 4

What do we call behavior that occurs as an automatic
response to some stimulus?
a. Respondent behavior
b. Operant behavior
c. Extinguished behavior
d. Biofeedback conditioning
e. Skinnerian conditioning

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Problem 5

Superstitious behavior can be produced by
a. careful manipulation of a classical conditioning experiment.
b. the accidental timing of rewards.
c. possession of a large number of traditionally lucky items.
d. cognitive awareness of superstitious behavior in others
e. the change in a reinforcement schedule from ratio to interval.

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