Psychology 101 - General Psychology » Spring 2021 » Quiz 4 on Chapter 6

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Question #1
Reflexes are a motor or neural reaction to a specific stimulus in the environment.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #2
According to the law of ___________, behaviors that are followed by consequences that are satisfying to the organism are more likely to be repeated, and behaviors that are followed by unpleasant consequences are less likely to be repeated
A.   law of perfect
B.   law of hedonism
C.   law of reflexes
D.   law of effect
Question #3
In classical conditioning, a stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning is called a(n) ____________.
A.   Neutral stimulus
B.   Secondary reinforcer
C.   Unconditioned stimulus
D.   Primary reinforcer
Question #4
In Pavlov's experiments on the salivary conditioning of dogs, the unconditioned stimulus was ____________.
A.   Salivation to the sound of a tone or a bell
B.   A tone or the bell
C.   The food
D.   The salivation to the food
Question #5
Johnny looks at Mary who plays with her dolls. He decides that playing with dolls is as fun as playing with planes and starts playing with Mary’s dolls. This is an example of
A.   observational learning
B.   generalization
C.   conditional learning
D.   Play therapy
Question #6
You feel cold. you turn on the heater. You feel warm and decide to turn on the heater much quicker next time when you feel cold. Your "heater on-turning behavior" when you feel cold has been
A.   negatively punished
B.   positively reinforced
C.   negatively reinforced
D.   positively punished

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