Ryerson University

PSY 105

Chapter 5

1)When Pete first started working in his new office, he found the noise of the air conditioner very loud. After a few weeks, he no longer noticed the sound of the air conditioner. This is an example of:

1. 1. Sensitization
   2. Associative learning
   3. Habituation
   4. Classical conditioning
   5. Operant conditioning
2. Pauline felt very sick after eating a burger. She then avoids eating burgers. This is an example of:

2. 1. Spontaneous recovery
   2. Classical conditioning
   3. Habituation
   4. Extinction
   5. Negative reinforcement
3. Which of the following refers to the reduction of a conditioned response after repeated presentations of the conditioned stimulus alone?
   1. Extinction
   2. Sensitization
   3. Spontaneous recovery
   4. Unconditioned response
   5. Both a and c
4. Which of the following is NOT true about phobias?
   1. They are persistent, irrational, or obsessive fear of a specific object or situation
   2. Some phobias may be due to classical conditioning
   3. They involve abnormal activity in the amydala
   4. Some phobias could be reduced via extinction training
   5. All of the above is true
5. When the toddler cried, his mother came immediately to soothe him. He then learned to get his mother’s attention by crying. This is an example of:
   1. Classical conditioning
   2. Habituation
   3. Extinction
   4. Operant conditioning
   5. None of the above
6. Which of the following is the definition of negative reinforcement?
   1. The removal of a pleasant stimulus as a consequence of a behaviour to decrease the probability of the behaviour being repeated
   2. The presentation of a pleasant consequence following a behaviour to increase the probability that the behaviour will occur
   3. The removal of an unpleasant stimulus after a response to increase the probability that the behaviour will occur
   4. The presentation of an unpleasant consequence following a behaviour to decrease the probability of the behaviour being repeated
   5. Both a and c
7. Food is a type of:
   1. Unconditioned response
   2. Primary reinforcer
   3. Secondary reinforcer
   4. Conditioned stimulus
   5. Both c and d
8. Workers at a factor gets a paycheque for every 20 products they make. Which of the following reinforcement schedule is used in this case?
   1. Variable ratio
   2. Fixed interval
   3. Fixed ratio