Fixed Action Pattern Questions
Name __________________________
1. An external factor that elicits a response is called:
A) A factor
B) A stimulus
C) A movement
D) An environment
2. These organisms exhibit a fixed action pattern when they fold, drop, and hide from predators.
A) Birds
B) Mayflies
C) Moths
D) Butterflies
3. A fixed action pattern is brought on by this particular type of stimulus.
A) Fixed stimulus
B) Single stimulus
C) Multiple stimuli
D) Sign stimulus
4. A sequence of behavioral acts that are unchangeable and carried to completion once brought on by a
stimulus is called a:
A) Flowing Action Pattern
B) Fixed Association Pattern
C) Flowing Action Position
D) Fixed Action Pattern
5. Scientists have determined that fixed action patterns do not account for all animal _____.
A) Thought
B) Logic
C) Behavior
D) Movement
Classical vs. Operant Conditioning Questions
1. Your young daughter had never feared spiders. But after seeing you screech and react in fear a few
times when a spider appeared in the house, she now cries whenever she sees a spider. This is an
example of _____.
A) spontaneous recovery
B) operant conditioning
C) classical conditioning
D) stimulus generalization
2. Your son doesn't like to clean his room. Every time you remind him to put away his things and make
his bed, he complains until you give in and tidy the room for him to stop his whining. This is an example
of _____ for your son.
A) positive punishment
B) negative reinforcement
C) negative punishment
D) positive reinforcement
3. A conditioned response to a stimulus that is similar to the conditioned stimulus, but not exactly the
same, is called _____.
A) stimulus generalization
B) neutral stimulus
C) unconditioned stimulus
D) spontaneous recovery
4. All of the following are characteristics of operant conditioning EXCEPT:
A) It combines behavior and response
B) Learning occurs after the response
C) Learning occurs prior to the response
D) It is learned by reinforcement or punishment
5. A pigeon receives a seed each time it pecks an electronic button on a device. If the button were to be
turned off, the pigeon will peck at the button again and again, although no food comes out of the
device. This is an example of _____.
A) extinction burst
B) stimulus generalization
C) conditioned response
D) frustration response