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Matching Questions: Operant & Classical Conditioning
Column A – Terms / Concepts
1. B.F. Skinner
2. Ivan Pavlov
3. Positive Reinforcement
4. Negative Reinforcement
5. Positive Punishment
6. Negative Punishment
7. Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS)
8. Unconditioned Response (UCR)
9. Conditioned Stimulus (CS)
10. Conditioned Response (CR)
11. Extinction (Classical Conditioning)
12. Extinction (Operant Conditioning)
13. Spontaneous Recovery
14. Generalization (Classical)
15. Discrimination (Classical)
16. Shaping
17. Fixed Ratio Schedule
18. Variable Ratio Schedule
19. Fixed Interval Schedule
20. Variable Interval Schedule
21. Law of Effect
22. Skinner Box
23. Taste Aversion
24. Primary Reinforcer
25. Secondary Reinforcer
26. Neutral Stimulus (NS)
27. Acquisition
28. Flooding (Behavioral Technique)
29. Chaining
30. Token Economy
Column B – Definitions / Descriptions
A. Founder of classical conditioning theory.
B. Founder of operant conditioning theory.
C. Adding a pleasant stimulus to increase behavior.
D. Removing an unpleasant stimulus to increase behavior.
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E. Adding an unpleasant stimulus to decrease behavior.
F. Removing a pleasant stimulus to decrease behavior.
G. Naturally occurring stimulus that triggers a reflex.
H. Automatic reflexive response to a stimulus.
I. Previously neutral stimulus that triggers a response after conditioning.
J. Learned response to a previously neutral stimulus.
K. Weakening of the CR when UCS is not presented.
L. Behavior stops when reinforcement is no longer given.
M. Return of an extinguished response after a rest period.
N. Responding to similar stimuli the same way.
O. Responding only to a specific stimulus.
P. Gradually reinforcing closer approximations of a behavior.
Q. Reinforcement after a set number of responses.
R. Reinforcement after a variable number of responses.
S. Reinforcement after a fixed amount of time.
T. Reinforcement after varying amounts of time.
U. Behaviors followed by satisfying consequences are more likely to recur.
V. Apparatus used to study animal behavior in operant conditioning.
W. Learning to avoid a certain food after illness.
X. Naturally rewarding, meets biological needs.
Y. Learned reinforcer associated with primary ones.
Z. Stimulus that produces no response before conditioning.
AA. Initial learning stage where association is formed.
AB. Exposure to feared stimulus until fear diminishes.
AC. Linking behaviors in a sequence to perform a complex task.
AD. System using tokens as rewards exchangeable for goods/services.
Answer Key
1→B
2→A
3→C
4→D
5→E
6→F
7→G
8→H
9→I
10 → J
11 → K
12 → L
13 → M
14 → N
15 → O
16 → P
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17 → Q
18 → R
19 → S
20 → T
21 → U
22 → V
23 → W
24 → X
25 → Y
26 → Z
27 → AA
28 → AB
29 → AC
30 → AD
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