Conditioned Reflexes by Ivan Pavlov
  • 1. What is the primary focus of Ivan Pavlov's research?
A) Cognitive development
B) Conditioned reflexes
C) Operant conditioning
D) Social behavior
  • 2. What term describes the process of learning a new behavior through association?
A) Observational learning
B) Cognitive learning
C) Classical conditioning
D) Operant conditioning
  • 3. What phenomenon occurs when a conditioned response decreases over time?
A) Generalization
B) Habituation
C) Extinction
D) Discrimination
  • 4. What refers to the ability to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus and other stimuli?
A) Discrimination
B) Generalization
C) Conditioning
D) Extinction
  • 5. Which of the following best illustrates the concept of unconditioned response?
A) Learning to press a button for food
B) Salivation in response to food
C) Salivation in response to a bell
D) Fear response to a loud noise
  • 6. What is it called when a conditioned response occurs to stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus?
A) Extinction
B) Discrimination
C) Generalization
D) Reinforcement
  • 7. After conditioning, if the bell is presented without food, what happens?
A) Extinction of the conditioned response
B) Reinforcement of the response
C) Generalization of the response
D) Increase in salivation
  • 8. Which researcher is known for advancing the idea of classical conditioning?
A) Ivan Pavlov
B) B.F. Skinner
C) John Watson
D) Albert Bandura
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