12 Questions
What term is used to describe the process of pairing two stimuli together, resulting in a reflexive response?
Classical conditioning
Which term refers to the reappearance of a learned response after it has been extinguished?
Spontaneous recovery
Who believed in the concept of 'Nurture over nature' and emphasized the role of environment in shaping behavior?
Watson
What type of reinforcement involves adding something desirable to increase the likelihood of a behavior?
Positive reinforcement
Which principle states that behaviors followed by pleasant outcomes are more likely to be repeated?
Law of Effect (Thorndike)
'Removing something aversive following a behavior' is an example of which type of reinforcement?
Negative reinforcement
What term is used to describe any experience that leads to the acquisition of new knowledge, skills, or responses that permanently changes the learner?
Learning
Which type of learning process results in forming new reflexes?
Classical Conditioning
What is the term for presenting a stimulus repeatedly and observing a gradual weakening of the response?
Habituation
In classical conditioning, what type of stimulus causes a natural response?
Unconditioned Stimulus
Which response is produced by a previously neutral stimulus that has been paired with something else that causes a response?
Conditioned Response
During the acquisition phase of classical conditioning, which stimuli are present together?
Conditioned Stimulus and Unconditioned Stimulus
Test your knowledge on learning and behavior concepts such as habituation, sensitization, and classical conditioning. Understand the processes of acquiring new knowledge, skills, and responses that lead to behavioral changes in a learner.
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