Learning Practice Questions Flashcards
All mice squeak whenever a pellet of food is dropped into their cage. You ring a bell then drop a pellet of food I to the mouse’s cage. You do this multiple times. Eventually the mouse starts squeaking when it hears the bell ring. What is the unconditioned stimulus (US)? What is the conditioned stimulus (CS)? What is the unconditioned response (UR)? What is the conditioned response (CR)?
Pellet of food - US
Bell - CS
Squeaking - UR
Squeaking - CR
You repeatedly present your dog with food and then ring a bell. What type of conditioning is this? What will happen in the future when you ring the bell?
Backwards conditioning - the dog will not salivate.
McDonald’s uses red and yellow branding. When you pass by a McDonald’s you start to feel hungry. You see a store ahead with red and yellow lettering and start to feel hungry. What concept explains this?
Stimulus generalization.
In what sequence did Watson present the loud noise and white rat to classically condition a fear response in Little Albert?
White rat first then loud noise.
A child looses half their recess time for speaking out of turn in class. The next day, they no longer speak out of turn. What operant conditioning technique has been used?
Negative punishment
When a person gets in their car, they hear a beeping noise that only stops once they have fastened their seatbelt. What operant conditioning technique has been used?
Negative reinforcement.
When the children in a classroom are paying attention, the teacher says “good job” on average every 5 minutes. What type of reinforcement schedule is this?
Variable interval.
A teenager keeps their room clean when they are at their dad’s house because they know they will get in trouble if it’s messy. When they are at their mom’s house their room is a mess. What explains this?
Discrimination learning.
You want to eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch. First you get out all the ingredients and a knife, then you spread the peanut butter, then you spread the jelly, then you combine the slices. Finally you eat the sandwich. What is this termed?
Chaining.
You have been reinforcing your child with m&ms for good behaviour. Over time your child is no longer interested in m&ms. What is occurring? You live near an airport and your sleep is no longer disrupted when a plane flies overhead. What is occurring?
Satiation; habituation.
How do you bring about classical extinction? How do you bring about operant extinction?
Present the CS without the US; stop reinforcing.
A child is motivated to share their ball at recess because they saw their classmate getting praised by the teacher when the classmate shared coloured pencils in class. What specifically is occurring here?
Vicarious reinforcement.
