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Key Terms Quiz

1 .      

A relatively permanent change in knowledge or behavior that results from experience is called . [Hint]

2 .      

The simplest form of learning is --a tendency to become familiar with a stimulus as a result of repeated exposure. [Hint]

3 .      

Pavlovian conditioning, or , is a type of learning in which an organism comes to associate one stimulus with another. [Hint]

4 .      

The salivary reflex is an unlearned response, or , to food. [Hint]

5 .      

A stimulus that triggers an unconditioned response is called a(n) .  

6 .      

When a neutral stimulus acquires some of the same properties as an unconditioned stimulus through learning, the neutral stimulus becomes a(n) . [Hint]

7 .      

A learned response to a classically conditioned stimulus is a(n) . [Hint]

8 .      

The formation of a learned response to a stimulus through the presentation of an unconditioned stimulus or reinforcement is called . [Hint]

9 .      

The elimination of a learned response by removal of the unconditioned stimulus or reinforcement is known as . [Hint]

10 .      

The states that responses followed by positive outcomes are repeated while those followed by negative outcomes are not. [Hint]

11 .      

B.F. Skinner developed the , an apparatus used to study the effects of reinforcement on the behavior of laboratory animals. [Hint]

12 .      

A stimulus is a stimulus that signals the availability of reinforcement. [Hint]

13 .      

Learning that occurs but is not exhibited in performance until there is an incentive to do so is called learning. [Hint]

14 .      

Learning that takes place when one observes and models the behavior of others is called learning. [Hint]





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