PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology

CHAPTER 6 EXERCISE (Learning)

Name: ________________

Student ID: ____________

Part-A Fill in the blanks questions:

Refer to the passage below to answer first 3 questions:

The last three times little Tue visited Dr. Ylmaz for checkups, he administered a painful
preventive immunization shot that left her in tears. Today, when her mother takes her for another
checkup, Tue begins to sob as soon as she comes face to face with Dr. Ylmaz, even before he has
had a chance to say hello.

1. The painful shot that Tue received during each visit a(n) ____________ ___________ that
elicited the ___________ ____________, her tears.
2. Dr. Ylmaz is upset because his presence has become a ___________ __________ for Tues
crying.
3. Fortunately, Dr. Ylmaz gave Tue no more shots for quite some time. Over that period she
gradually stopped crying and even came to like him. ____________ had occurred.

PART-B Matching the items

1. Match the type of operant learning with its definition:

a. An unpleasant stimulus is presented

___ 1. positive reinforcement
to decrease behavior.
___ 2. negative reinforcement
b. An unpleasant stimulus is
___ 3. positive punishment
removed to increase behavior
___ 4. negative punishment
c. A pleasant stimulus is presented
to increase behavior
d. A pleasant stimulus is removed
to decrease behavior
PART-C Multiple Choice Questions

1. In _______________ learning, a new behavior is learned but is not shown until appropriate
reinforcement is presented.

a) classical conditioning
b) operant conditioning
c) latent
d) observational

2. Which type of learning occurs when we watch other peoples behavior and imitate them?

a) latent learning
b) operant conditioning
c) classical conditioning
d) observational learning

PART D. Short Answer Questions

1. Give a real-life example of classical conditioning that you have experienced. Identify the UCS,
UCR, and NS before the conditioning, and the CS and CR after the conditioning. Explain how
you were conditioned.

2. Explain the difference between classical conditioning and operant conditioning.