Question 1

The extinction of an operant response requires that

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A)  the person must be punished frequently. 
B)  reinforcements must be unpredictable. 
C)  punishment must be delivered consistently. 
D)  attention must be paid to the "proper" responses. 
E)  all possible reinforcers must be withheld. 
A)  the person must be punished frequently. 
B)  reinforcements must be unpredictable. 
C)  punishment must be delivered consistently. 
D)  attention must be paid to the "proper" responses. 
E)  all possible reinforcers must be withheld.

Question 2

Kelsey just told her family a really funny joke that she made up herself. In order to use a primary reinforcer to encourage her in her joke-telling, Kelsey's dad might

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A)  offer her money. 
B)  applaud her appropriate behavior. 
C)  offer her praise for a job well done. 
D)  offer her a piece of candy. 
E)  send her to her room without dinner. 
A)  offer her money. 
B)  applaud her appropriate behavior. 
C)  offer her praise for a job well done. 
D)  offer her a piece of candy. 
E)  send her to her room without dinner.

Question 3

Intermittent reinforcement is particularly effective for maintaining behavior because such reinforcement

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A)  has popularity and generosity. 
B)  produces resistance to extinction. 
C)  has frequency and generalizability. 
D)  has discriminability and consistency. 
E)  has predictability and physicality. 
A)  has popularity and generosity. 
B)  produces resistance to extinction. 
C)  has frequency and generalizability. 
D)  has discriminability and consistency. 
E)  has predictability and physicality.

Question 4

Your friend works in a lab and is paid for each three blood smears analyzed. Your friend is operating on which schedule of reinforcement?

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A)  fixed ratio 
B)  variable ratio 
C)  fixed interval 
D)  variable interval 
E)  random interval 
A)  fixed ratio 
B)  variable ratio 
C)  fixed interval 
D)  variable interval 
E)  random interval

Question 5

The difference between negative and positive punishment is whether

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A)  behaviors occur less or more frequently. 
B)  something has been taken away or given. 
C)  the individual likes what is being given to them. 
D)  it is consistent or unpredictable. 
E)  the person is aware of what is occurring. 
A)  behaviors occur less or more frequently. 
B)  something has been taken away or given. 
C)  the individual likes what is being given to them. 
D)  it is consistent or unpredictable. 
E)  the person is aware of what is occurring.

Question 6

An eye blink is an example of

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A)  introspection. 
B)  an environmental event. 
C)  a reflex. 
D)  an operant. 
E)  shaping. 
A)  introspection. 
B)  an environmental event. 
C)  a reflex. 
D)  an operant. 
E)  shaping.

Question 7

John Watson and Rosalie Rayner conducted their classic study of conditioned fear with an infant known as __________.

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The answer of John Watson and Rosalie Rayner conducted their...

Question 8

Punishment is MOST effective

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A)  in most circumstances. 
B)  when it occurs immediately after the undesired behavior. 
C)  when it is mildly aversive. 
D)  in surprisingly few situations. 
E)  when it uses physical discipline. 
A)  in most circumstances. 
B)  when it occurs immediately after the undesired behavior. 
C)  when it is mildly aversive. 
D)  in surprisingly few situations. 
E)  when it uses physical discipline.

Question 9

The idea that learning occurs and is stored up, even when behaviors are not reinforced, is called

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A)  insight. 
B)  latent learning. 
C)  placebo learning. 
D)  innate learning. 
E)  operant learning. 
A)  insight. 
B)  latent learning. 
C)  placebo learning. 
D)  innate learning. 
E)  operant learning.

Question 10

Getting paid for each basket of apples you gather represents which schedule of reinforcement?

Accepted Answer

A)  fixed interval 
B)  fixed ratio 
C)  variable ratio 
D)  variable interval 
E)  generalized 
A)  fixed interval 
B)  fixed ratio 
C)  variable ratio 
D)  variable interval 
E)  generalized

Question 11

Which of the following would NOT be an example of learning?

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A)  A newborn infant sucks on a nipple filled with milk. 
B)  A teenager falls asleep after staying awake for 96 hours. 
C)  A rat presses a lever to obtain a food pellet. 
D)  You wince when you see a long needle similar to the one that hurt you during a drug injection last week. 
E)  A and B are 
A)  A newborn infant sucks on a nipple filled with milk. 
B)  A teenager falls asleep after staying awake for 96 hours. 
C)  A rat presses a lever to obtain a food pellet. 
D)  You wince when you see a long needle similar to the one that hurt you during a drug injection last week. 
E)  A and B are

Question 12

Punishment is so difficult to use effectively for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

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A)  the power of punishment to suppress behavior usually disappears when the threat of punishment is removed. 
B)  the lure of rewards may make punishment worth the price. 
C)  punishment is applied equally. 
D)  punishment triggers escape or aggression. 
E)  punishment makes the learner apprehensive. 
A)  the power of punishment to suppress behavior usually disappears when the threat of punishment is removed. 
B)  the lure of rewards may make punishment worth the price. 
C)  punishment is applied equally. 
D)  punishment triggers escape or aggression. 
E)  punishment makes the learner apprehensive.

Question 13

Using the Premack principle, once you have finished studying for your next biology test you should

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A)  not study for at least two hours. 
B)  study for a different test. 
C)  work on your biology homework assignment. 
D)  teach the biology material to a friend or classmate. 
E)  do something you enjoy. 
A)  not study for at least two hours. 
B)  study for a different test. 
C)  work on your biology homework assignment. 
D)  teach the biology material to a friend or classmate. 
E)  do something you enjoy.

Question 14

Catching fish when fishing in a lake would most likely represent which of the following schedules of reinforcement?

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A)  variable interval 
B)  fixed ratio 
C)  fixed interval 
D)  interval ratio 
E)  continuous-partial 
A)  variable interval 
B)  fixed ratio 
C)  fixed interval 
D)  interval ratio 
E)  continuous-partial

Question 15

The term "reinforcer" refers to any condition that ________ a response.

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A)  precedes and causes 
B)  strengthens or weakens 
C)  weakens or eliminates 
D)  follows and strengthens 
E)  causes or eliminates 
A)  precedes and causes 
B)  strengthens or weakens 
C)  weakens or eliminates 
D)  follows and strengthens 
E)  causes or eliminates

Question 16

A ________ reinforcer is any reward that satisfies a basic biological need, such a hunger, thirst, or touch.

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A)  primary 
B)  negative 
C)  positive 
D)  secondary 
E)  discriminatory 
A)  primary 
B)  negative 
C)  positive 
D)  secondary 
E)  discriminatory

Question 17

Describe the basics of a classical conditioning experiment.

Accepted Answer

A neutral stimulus (

Question 18

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

Question 19

The Premack principle states that

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A)  a preferred activity can be used to reinforce a less preferred one. 
B)  in order to be effective, reinforcement must be unpredictable. 
C)  reinforcement is more effective than punishment. 
D)  punishment must be used consistently and immediately. 
E)  using two types of punishment works better than using only one. 
A)  a preferred activity can be used to reinforce a less preferred one. 
B)  in order to be effective, reinforcement must be unpredictable. 
C)  reinforcement is more effective than punishment. 
D)  punishment must be used consistently and immediately. 
E)  using two types of punishment works better than using only one.

Question 20

Which of the following is true of punishment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Punishment can involve the application of an aversive stimulus. 
B)  Punishment must be used consistently in order to be effective. 
C)  Aggression can be produced by punishment. 
D)  Punishment interferes with the learning of new and better behaviors. 
E)  All of the above are 
A)  Punishment can involve the application of an aversive stimulus. 
B)  Punishment must be used consistently in order to be effective. 
C)  Aggression can be produced by punishment. 
D)  Punishment interferes with the learning of new and better behaviors. 
E)  All of the above are

The extinction of an operant response requires that

Kelsey just told her family a really funny joke that she made up herself. In order to use a primary reinforcer to encourage her in her joke-telling, Kelsey's dad might

Intermittent reinforcement is particularly effective for maintaining behavior because such reinforcement

Your friend works in a lab and is paid for each three blood smears analyzed. Your friend is operating on which schedule of reinforcement?

The difference between negative and positive punishment is whether

An eye blink is an example of

John Watson and Rosalie Rayner conducted their classic study of conditioned fear with an infant known as __________.

Punishment is MOST effective

The idea that learning occurs and is stored up, even when behaviors are not reinforced, is called

Getting paid for each basket of apples you gather represents which schedule of reinforcement?

Which of the following would NOT be an example of learning?

Punishment is so difficult to use effectively for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Using the Premack principle, once you have finished studying for your next biology test you should

Catching fish when fishing in a lake would most likely represent which of the following schedules of reinforcement?

The term "reinforcer" refers to any condition that ________ a response.

A ________ reinforcer is any reward that satisfies a basic biological need, such a hunger, thirst, or touch.

Describe the basics of a classical conditioning experiment.

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

The Premack principle states that

Which of the following is true of punishment?

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The extinction of an operant response requires that

Kelsey just told her family a really funny joke that she made up herself. In order to use a primary reinforcer to encourage her in her joke-telling, Kelsey's dad might

Intermittent reinforcement is particularly effective for maintaining behavior because such reinforcement

Your friend works in a lab and is paid for each three blood smears analyzed. Your friend is operating on which schedule of reinforcement?

The difference between negative and positive punishment is whether

An eye blink is an example of

John Watson and Rosalie Rayner conducted their classic study of conditioned fear with an infant known as __________.

Punishment is MOST effective

The idea that learning occurs and is stored up, even when behaviors are not reinforced, is called

Getting paid for each basket of apples you gather represents which schedule of reinforcement?

Which of the following would NOT be an example of learning?

Punishment is so difficult to use effectively for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Using the Premack principle, once you have finished studying for your next biology test you should

Catching fish when fishing in a lake would most likely represent which of the following schedules of reinforcement?

The term "reinforcer" refers to any condition that ________ a response.

A ________ reinforcer is any reward that satisfies a basic biological need, such a hunger, thirst, or touch.

Describe the basics of a classical conditioning experiment.

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

The Premack principle states that

Which of the following is true of punishment?

Mind, Behavior, and Psychological Science

Biopsychology, Neuroscience, and Human Nature

Sensation and Perception

Memory

Thinking and Intelligence

Development Over the Lifespan

States of Consciousness

Emotion and Motivation

Personality: Theories of the Whole Person

Social Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Therapies for Psychological Disorders

From Stress to Health and Well-Being

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