Exam 5: Consciousness

In a series of three experiments, Greitemeyer (2009) examined the influence of prosocial messages on thought and behavior. Which statement BEST expresses the results of this research?

In Thorndike's puzzle box, the amount of time it took the cats to break free of the cage was a(n) _____ definition of learning.

Bandura's "Bobo doll" experiments were intended to demonstrate:

Which promotion exemplifies the use of a fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement?

The process by which a stimulus increases the likelihood that the preceding behavior will be repeated is called:

The phenomenon of conditioned taste aversion may be applied to:

Habituation is a type of learning.

_____ conditioning is a type of learning in which organisms associate actions with consequences.

Rubin is reading the descriptions of some of the psychology courses in his college's course catalog. The description of one course reads in part, "A survey of the methods by which organisms' behavior changes as a result of experience." This course is MOST likely titled:

Is media violence a problem? If so, do prosocial media messages offer a potential solution? Refer to observational learning and modeling in your response.

With negative reinforcement a(n):

Which statement BEST expresses the relationship between stimulus generalization and stimulus discrimination?

Skinner's work reflected the psychological school of:

In New York City, a privately funded program pays low-income parents $50 every two months for each child who attends school regularly during that period. This incentive illustrates a _____ schedule of reinforcement.

Andrea has a needle phobia. Which pair correctly identifies the stimulus or response in the conditioning of her phobia?

Which statement about the consequences of behavior is True?

Lee becomes sick after eating clams. Thereafter, scallops and mussels also make him nauseous, but shrimp and lobster do not. Lee's reaction to scallops and mussels illustrates extinction.

Anxiety-reduction techniques such as relaxation training and positive visualization are based on operant conditioning.

Learning refers to:

Mrs. Martin, a third-grade teacher, is teaching cursive writing. At first, she reinforces even crude attempts to reproduce letters with an encouraging word; as time goes on, though, she reinforces only well-formed letters. By reinforcing progressively better attempts at writing letters, Mrs. Martin is using: