Question

Question 1:

Cesar credits his grandfather with being a model for his understanding of dogs, a clear case of_______BLANK. This type of relatively enduring change in behavior is more likely to occur if you are paying attention to the model; it can also lead to aggressive or prosocial behaviors.

Question 1 choices

Choice A., observational learning

Choice B., classical conditioning

Choice C., instinctive drift

Choice D., spontaneous recovery

Question 2

Gavin, the bomb-sniffing dog, developed a fear response to loud sounds that was likely the result of:

Question 2 choices

Choice A., observational learning.

Choice B., direct experience.

Choice C., classical conditioning.

Choice D., operant conditioning.

Question 3

Cesar was called in to help Gavin with his intense fear response to fireworks. According to the specific terminology psychologists use, the fireworks would be considered a(n):

Question 3 choices

Choice A., unconditioned stimulus.

Choice B., conditioned stimulus.

Choice C., negative reinforcement.

Choice D., punishment.

Question 4

Gavin showed a fear response not just to loud noises like fireworks, but also to beeping elevators and cell phones – not things you’d expect a dog to fear. What principle of learning might best explain Gavin’s reaction to these everyday sounds?

Question 4 choices

Choice A., Stimulus generalization

Choice B., Observational learning

Choice C., Spontaneous recovery

Choice D., Successive approximation

Question 5

Fill in the blank: In the video, you can see Cesar petting Gavin and telling him that he is a “good boy.” Cesar is using _______BLANK to reinforce the behaviors that he wants Gavin to increase.

Question 5 choices

Choice A., negative reinforcement

Choice B., positive punishment

Choice C., positive reinforcement

Choice D., neutral stimuli

Answer 1

Q.1 Ans - In observational learning a new behaviour is learned simply by watching someone else behave. Hence A ps the correct option

Q.2 - Classical conditioning is a cognitive process that involves creating an affiliation between a naturally existent stimulus and a previously neutral one. Ivan Pavlov  detected dogs started to salivate as a consequence to a tone after the sound had been combined with presenting food repeatedly . He instantly realized that this was a learned response. Hence C is the correct option i.e. classical conditioning.

Q.3.  The unconditioned stimulus is one that unconditionally, naturally, and automatically triggers a response.Here fireworks triggers fear. For example, you may immediately feel hungry, when you smell one of your favorite foods.Here, the smell of the food is the unconditioned stimulus.

Q.4. stimulus generalization is the tendency for the conditioned stimulus to evoke similar responses after the response has been conditioned. Here the conditioned stimulus " fear" has been conditioned with loud noise of fireworks.