Question 1

The notion that behaviors with desirable outcomes will likely be repeated is part of _____

Accepted Answer

A) classical conditioning. 
B) modeling. 
C) the law of effect. 
D) insight learning. 
A) classical conditioning. 
B) modeling. 
C) the law of effect. 
D) insight learning.

Question 2

Explain the concept of conditioned taste aversion and how it might be applied to people undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatments for cancer.

Accepted Answer

The answer should include biological pre

Question 3

Little Albert's acquired fear of a white rat was a classic example of a(n)_____ response.

Accepted Answer

A) classical counterconditioned 
B) conditioned emotional 
C) positively reinforced 
D) negatively reinforced 
A) classical counterconditioned 
B) conditioned emotional 
C) positively reinforced 
D) negatively reinforced

Question 4

How does classical conditioning affect our eating habits?

Accepted Answer

A) Conditioned stimuli can be so powerful that we eat when we are not hungry. 
B) We use food as a reward to reinforce behavior change. 
C) It doesn't; we have no biological predisposition toward conditioning related to food. 
D) It is why we like sweet things. 
A) Conditioned stimuli can be so powerful that we eat when we are not hungry. 
B) We use food as a reward to reinforce behavior change. 
C) It doesn't; we have no biological predisposition toward conditioning related to food. 
D) It is why we like sweet things.

Question 5

One day as your professor is driving to work, another driver runs through a red light and hits his car. The professor is shaken up but survives the incident. However, the next time he starts to enter the intersection, he becomes nervous and fearful. Soon, he starts going to work via another route to avoid the intersection, even though this route adds twenty minutes to his commute in each direction.
According to the principles of classical conditioning, why does the professor become scared of the previously harmless intersection? What can he do about this, as going via the other route is very time consuming? Be specific.

Accepted Answer

The answer should identify the

Question 6

Children and adolescents are often enticed into drug use, drinking and sexual behavior by observing these behaviors amongst their friends and acquaintances. Being influenced to exhibit behaviors that one has previously learned to suppress is called the _____

Accepted Answer

A) elicitation effect. 
B) inhibitory effect. 
C) disinhibitory effect. 
D) vicarious impact effect. 
A) elicitation effect. 
B) inhibitory effect. 
C) disinhibitory effect. 
D) vicarious impact effect.

Question 7

Which of the following is a summary of the research on learning done by Edward Tolman?

Accepted Answer

A) Learning is a passive process that involves little, if any, cognitive processing. 
B) Learning involves higher cognitive functions and is therefore a of which only humans are capable. 
C) When experienced, insight can be generalized to new problems and is not likely to be forgotten. 
D) Learning is possible without immediate reinforcement; the newly acquired is often not displayed until it becomes necessary to do so. 
A) Learning is a passive process that involves little, if any, cognitive processing. 
B) Learning involves higher cognitive functions and is therefore a of which only humans are capable. 
C) When experienced, insight can be generalized to new problems and is not likely to be forgotten. 
D) Learning is possible without immediate reinforcement; the newly acquired is often not displayed until it becomes necessary to do so.

Question 8

In an experiment, a bunch of bananas was placed just beyond a chimpanzee's reach. Boxes and sticks were left in its housing area. After trying various ways of getting the bananas, the chimps seemed to give up, and then return in a while with an idea that worked. They were demonstrating _____

Accepted Answer

A) latent learning. 
B) insight. 
C) conditioning. 
D) reinforcement. 
A) latent learning. 
B) insight. 
C) conditioning. 
D) reinforcement.

Question 9

What could John Watson have done to eliminate Little Albert's conditioned fear?

Accepted Answer

A) show Albert a toy dog instead of a live rat 
B) let Albert touch a Santa Claus beard repeatedly 
C) show Albert a rat many times without a loud noise following 
D) have Albert hear a loud noise many times without a rat present 
A) show Albert a toy dog instead of a live rat 
B) let Albert touch a Santa Claus beard repeatedly 
C) show Albert a rat many times without a loud noise following 
D) have Albert hear a loud noise many times without a rat present

Question 10

_____ is used to decrease undesirable behaviors by adding an unpleasant consequence.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ is used to decrease undesirable behaviors...

Question 11

Learning that occurs, but is not immediately reflected in a behavior change, is called _____

Accepted Answer

A) insight. 
B) innate learning. 
C) vicarious learning. 
D) latent learning. 
A) insight. 
B) innate learning. 
C) vicarious learning. 
D) latent learning.

Question 12

Who is best known for studying the phenomenon of insight in animals?

Accepted Answer

A) Köhler 
B) Tolman 
C) Seligman 
D) Skinner 
A) Köhler 
B) Tolman 
C) Seligman 
D) Skinner

Question 13

The majority of behavior modification programs use the principles of _____

Accepted Answer

A) classical conditioning. 
B) operant conditioning. 
C) insight. 
D) latent learning. 
A) classical conditioning. 
B) operant conditioning. 
C) insight. 
D) latent learning.

Question 14

Taking away something that hurts or bothers someone is called _____ reinforcement.

Accepted Answer

A) positive 
B) effective 
C) negative 
D) preferred 
A) positive 
B) effective 
C) negative 
D) preferred

Question 15

Sarah has just received her driver's license and is now ready to drive to school. Although she's never driven to her school before, Sarah knows the way. The fact that Sarah can drive herself to school suggests that _____ has occurred.

Accepted Answer

A) latent learning 
B) classical conditioning 
C) operant conditioning 
D) classical and operant conditioning 
A) latent learning 
B) classical conditioning 
C) operant conditioning 
D) classical and operant conditioning

Question 16

Olivia is punished for spilling her cereal. Her parents give her a spanking and send her to her room, where she cries. Later, her puppy makes a mess on the floor. Olivia kicks her puppy and puts it out in the yard where it whines sadly. Which of the following statements explains her behavior toward the puppy?

Accepted Answer

A) Olivia is correctly applying Skinnerian principles of negative reinforcement to change her dog's behavior. 
B) Olivia is using negative punishment on her dog and it will change the dog's behavior. 
C) Olivia is modeling the aggressive behavior her parents demonstrated to her. 
D) This is how all children behave. 
A) Olivia is correctly applying Skinnerian principles of negative reinforcement to change her dog's behavior. 
B) Olivia is using negative punishment on her dog and it will change the dog's behavior. 
C) Olivia is modeling the aggressive behavior her parents demonstrated to her. 
D) This is how all children behave.

Question 17

If Crystal comes in after her curfew, she will be grounded. In terms of operant conditioning, that would be _____.

Accepted Answer

negative r

Question 18

Kristy has been classically conditioned to wake up to her particular alarm clock. When she goes on a business trip, she realizes that the alarm sound will not be the same as her own. However, because of _____, Kristy is confident that the hotel's alarm clock sound will indeed wake her up.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Kristy has been classically conditioned to wake...

Question 19

The type of learning in which the consequences of behavior are manipulated to increase or decrease the frequency of the behavior, or to shape an entirely new behavior, is _____

Accepted Answer

A) operant conditioning. 
B) classical conditioning. 
C) insight learning. 
D) social-cognitive learning. 
A) operant conditioning. 
B) classical conditioning. 
C) insight learning. 
D) social-cognitive learning.

Question 20

Rescorla's cognitive theory proposed that the real reason Pavlov's dogs salivated to conditioned stimuli was that these stimuli allowed them to _____

Accepted Answer

A) guess food might come. 
B) predict what food would come. 
C) wonder if food might come. 
D) remember the smell of food. 
A) guess food might come. 
B) predict what food would come. 
C) wonder if food might come. 
D) remember the smell of food.

The notion that behaviors with desirable outcomes will likely be repeated is part of _____

Explain the concept of conditioned taste aversion and how it might be applied to people undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatments for cancer.

Little Albert's acquired fear of a white rat was a classic example of a(n)_____ response.

How does classical conditioning affect our eating habits?

Children and adolescents are often enticed into drug use, drinking and sexual behavior by observing these behaviors amongst their friends and acquaintances. Being influenced to exhibit behaviors that one has previously learned to suppress is called the _____

Which of the following is a summary of the research on learning done by Edward Tolman?

In an experiment, a bunch of bananas was placed just beyond a chimpanzee's reach. Boxes and sticks were left in its housing area. After trying various ways of getting the bananas, the chimps seemed to give up, and then return in a while with an idea that worked. They were demonstrating _____

What could John Watson have done to eliminate Little Albert's conditioned fear?

_____ is used to decrease undesirable behaviors by adding an unpleasant consequence.

Learning that occurs, but is not immediately reflected in a behavior change, is called _____

Who is best known for studying the phenomenon of insight in animals?

The majority of behavior modification programs use the principles of _____

Taking away something that hurts or bothers someone is called _____ reinforcement.

Sarah has just received her driver's license and is now ready to drive to school. Although she's never driven to her school before, Sarah knows the way. The fact that Sarah can drive herself to school suggests that _____ has occurred.

If Crystal comes in after her curfew, she will be grounded. In terms of operant conditioning, that would be _____.

Kristy has been classically conditioned to wake up to her particular alarm clock. When she goes on a business trip, she realizes that the alarm sound will not be the same as her own. However, because of _____, Kristy is confident that the hotel's alarm clock sound will indeed wake her up.

The type of learning in which the consequences of behavior are manipulated to increase or decrease the frequency of the behavior, or to shape an entirely new behavior, is _____

Rescorla's cognitive theory proposed that the real reason Pavlov's dogs salivated to conditioned stimuli was that these stimuli allowed them to _____

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Exam 5: Learning

The notion that behaviors with desirable outcomes will likely be repeated is part of _____

Explain the concept of conditioned taste aversion and how it might be applied to people undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatments for cancer.

Little Albert's acquired fear of a white rat was a classic example of a(n)_____ response.

How does classical conditioning affect our eating habits?

Children and adolescents are often enticed into drug use, drinking and sexual behavior by observing these behaviors amongst their friends and acquaintances. Being influenced to exhibit behaviors that one has previously learned to suppress is called the _____

Which of the following is a summary of the research on learning done by Edward Tolman?

In an experiment, a bunch of bananas was placed just beyond a chimpanzee's reach. Boxes and sticks were left in its housing area. After trying various ways of getting the bananas, the chimps seemed to give up, and then return in a while with an idea that worked. They were demonstrating _____

What could John Watson have done to eliminate Little Albert's conditioned fear?

_____ is used to decrease undesirable behaviors by adding an unpleasant consequence.

Learning that occurs, but is not immediately reflected in a behavior change, is called _____

Who is best known for studying the phenomenon of insight in animals?

The majority of behavior modification programs use the principles of _____

Taking away something that hurts or bothers someone is called _____ reinforcement.

Sarah has just received her driver's license and is now ready to drive to school. Although she's never driven to her school before, Sarah knows the way. The fact that Sarah can drive herself to school suggests that _____ has occurred.

If Crystal comes in after her curfew, she will be grounded. In terms of operant conditioning, that would be _____.

Kristy has been classically conditioned to wake up to her particular alarm clock. When she goes on a business trip, she realizes that the alarm sound will not be the same as her own. However, because of _____, Kristy is confident that the hotel's alarm clock sound will indeed wake her up.

The type of learning in which the consequences of behavior are manipulated to increase or decrease the frequency of the behavior, or to shape an entirely new behavior, is _____

Rescorla's cognitive theory proposed that the real reason Pavlov's dogs salivated to conditioned stimuli was that these stimuli allowed them to _____

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behavior

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Human Development

Motivation and Emotion

Health and Stress

Personality Theory and Assessment

Defining Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Social Psychology

Human Sexuality and Gender

Filters