AP Learning 2025

Word meaning is to word order as ________ is to ________.

You sneak out of the house so your parents put locks on your doors and windows.

Latent learning is a form of learning that isn't apparent from behavior when it first occurs.

When a kid learns to share at home and then it is repeated at school, church, and friends' homes.

We tend to repeat behaviors we are reinforced for and stop behaviors we are punished for.

Pets who learn that the sound of an electric can opener = the arrival of their food illustrate

You know your way around the school without even thinking about it, why?

Any stimulus that, when presented after a response, strengthens the response is called a(n)

Blake is a carpet installer who wants to be paid for each square foot of carpet he lays 

You get $100 for every A on your report card.

You close your bedroom door so you don't have to listen to your little brother crying.

Timmy is scared of black rabbits. Now, he is also scared of black wigs, black dogs, black clothes, etc. What is this?

How many phonemes are in the word “bats”?

When we use the word “automobile” to refer to a category of transport vehicles, we are using

Learning by hearing or seeing others rather than hands on.

Asking for dates is most likely to be reinforced on a ________ schedule.

Grades is the best example of a secondary reinforcer.

In Pavlov's experiments, the dog's salivation triggered by the taste of food was a(n)

When Fred pronounced the words “this” and “that,” he noticed that they share a common

A learned association between two stimuli is central to

Jackie is scared of roller coasters. Every time she rides one, she gets $50. Now she has no fear

Which of the following is an unconditioned response?

The inability to take a new perspective on a problem is called

Getting your paycheck each week

Asking a girl out on a date until she says yes.

What theory says that we learn by observing and imitating?

Which of the following is an unconditioned response?

A dog's salivation at the sight of a food dish is a(n)

The researcher most closely associated with the study of classical conditioning is

“The magical number seven, plus or minus two” refers to the storage capacity of _______ memory.

Ebbinghaus' retention curve best illustrates the value of

In which form of learning is behavior said to be influenced by its consequences?

The spontaneous utterance of a variety of sounds by infants is called

A stimulus that acquires reinforcing power by association with a primary reinforcer

A reward punch card at a fast food place is an example of

The process of reinforcing successively closer approximations to a desired behavior is called

Insight learning is that "a-ha" moment when the lightbulb comes on.

Biological predisposition is when you teach an animal a new trick but it sometimes reverts back to instinctual behaviors

A slow but steady rate of operant responding is associated with

A retention of skills without conscious recollection is known as ____ memory.

In the words “lightly,” “neatly,” and “shortly,” the “ly” ending is a(n)

Learning that certain events occur together is called

Revoking the driver's license of a reckless driver is intended to serve as a

Simple thinking strategies that allow us to solve problems & make judgments efficiently 

Conscious memory of factual information is called ________ memory.

Fishing is an example of

Sarah burned her hand on the stove, now she never puts her hands near a stove again. Why?

Memory of your familiar old e-mail password may block the recall of your new password.

In classical conditioning, the ________ signals the impending occurrence of the ________.

Closing your bedroom door so that you won't hear the TV that is bothering you

After conditioning, Albert showed fear to rabbits, dogs, and fur coats. This best illustrates