Chapter Questions
What do we call it when the CR decreases as the CS is repeatedly presented alone?a. Generalizationb. Discriminationc. Spontaneous recoveryd. Extinctione. Acquisition
The basic idea behind classical conditioning is that the organisma. 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.
What do we call the reappearance, after a rest period, of an extinguished response?a. Acquisitionb. Spontaneous recoveryc. Discriminationd. Operant conditioninge. Classical conditioning
What do we call behavior that occurs as an automaticresponse to some stimulus?a. Respondent behaviorb. Operant behaviorc. Extinguished behaviord. Biofeedback conditioninge. Skinnerian conditioning
Superstitious behavior can be produced bya. 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 otherse. the change in a reinforcement schedule from ratio to interval.