Question

in classical conditioning, learning is evident when a
a subject repeats an action he or she has observed in another and is praised for it.
b spontaneously emitted response increases in frequency as a result of its consequences.
c stimulus which did not initially produce a response now elicits that response.
d stimulus automatically produces a response without a prior history of experience.
question 20
a ______ schedule of reinforcement produces slow, steady rates of responses.
a fixed interval.
b variable ratio.
c fixed ratio.
d variable interval.
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Explanation:

1. In classical conditioning, a neutral stimulus is paired with an unconditioned stimulus. Over time, the neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus that elicits a conditioned response. This means a stimulus that initially did not produce a response now elicits it. Option A describes observational learning, Option B describes operant - conditioning (reinforcement), and Option D describes an unconditioned reflex.
2. A fixed - interval schedule of reinforcement produces slow, steady rates of responses. In a fixed - interval schedule, reinforcement is available after a fixed amount of time has passed since the last reinforcement. Organisms tend to respond more as the time for reinforcement approaches. Variable - ratio schedules produce high, steady rates of response, fixed - ratio schedules produce high rates of response with pauses after reinforcement, and variable - interval schedules produce slow, steady rates but are more resistant to extinction compared to fixed - interval.

Answer:

1. C. stimulus which did not initially produce a response now elicits that response.
2. A. fixed interval.