Question 1

Rats that are given a dopamine antagonist will:

Accepted Answer

A) prefer rat chow to sugar pellets if both are freely available. 
B) work for sugar pellets even if rat chow is freely available. 
C) work for rat chow even if sugar pellets are freely available. 
D) choose rat chow that is freely available over sugar pellets that they must work for. 
A) prefer rat chow to sugar pellets if both are freely available. 
B) work for sugar pellets even if rat chow is freely available. 
C) work for rat chow even if sugar pellets are freely available. 
D) choose rat chow that is freely available over sugar pellets that they must work for. D

Question 2

A man would be considered to have a pathological addiction to alcohol if he:

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A) drinks more than four drinks a day. 
B) suffers from a medical condition caused by his alcohol use. 
C) is caught driving under the influence of alcohol. 
D) regularly gets drunk with his friends on weekends. 
A) drinks more than four drinks a day. 
B) suffers from a medical condition caused by his alcohol use. 
C) is caught driving under the influence of alcohol. 
D) regularly gets drunk with his friends on weekends. B

Question 3

Malcolm's two-year-old daughter throws a tantrum when she doesn't get what she wants.Malcolm has decided to ignore his daughter whenever she has a tantrum.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) extinction. 
B) distancing. 
C) reinforcement of alternative behaviors. 
D) delayed reinforcement. 
A) extinction. 
B) distancing. 
C) reinforcement of alternative behaviors. 
D) delayed reinforcement. A

Question 4

Drugs that block opioid receptors:

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A) have been shown to be ineffective in treating addictions. 
B) have been shown to be effective for the short-term treatment of addictions. 
C) seem to be effective for treating behavioral addictions but not drug addictions. 
D) seem to be effective for treating drug addictions but not behavioral addictions. 
A) have been shown to be ineffective in treating addictions. 
B) have been shown to be effective for the short-term treatment of addictions. 
C) seem to be effective for treating behavioral addictions but not drug addictions. 
D) seem to be effective for treating drug addictions but not behavioral addictions.

Question 5

In which of the following examples would you MOST likely see a steady rate of responding without any noticeable pauses?

Accepted Answer

A) A charitable organization receives a donation for every 10 phone calls it makes,on average. 
B) A teenager receives an allowance every Saturday. 
C) A college student gets a call from home every Friday morning. 
D) A blueberry picker receives $1 each time he fills three boxes. 
A) A charitable organization receives a donation for every 10 phone calls it makes,on average. 
B) A teenager receives an allowance every Saturday. 
C) A college student gets a call from home every Friday morning. 
D) A blueberry picker receives $1 each time he fills three boxes.

Question 6

Children may misbehave in order to get the attention that is associated with being punished.In this example,the attention serves as ______ for misbehavior.

Accepted Answer

A) negative reinforcement 
B) positive reinforcement 
C) negative punishment 
D) positive punishment 
A) negative reinforcement 
B) positive reinforcement 
C) negative punishment 
D) positive punishment

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a secondary reinforcer?

Accepted Answer

A) money 
B) food 
C) sleep 
D) sex 
A) money 
B) food 
C) sleep 
D) sex

Question 8

A teacher has a child in his class who never wants to stay seated,and instead tries to roam around the room during class.What are two alternatives to physical punishment that the teacher can use to reduce the child's roaming behavior?

Accepted Answer

Grading criteria: (1

Question 9

Which part of the brain seems to be especially important for maintaining habitual or automatic S-R associations?

Accepted Answer

A) the dorsal striatum 
B) the orbitofrontal cortex 
C) the sensory cortices 
D) the ventral tegmental area 
A) the dorsal striatum 
B) the orbitofrontal cortex 
C) the sensory cortices 
D) the ventral tegmental area

Question 10

Suppose a child whines continuously until his parents give him a cookie.The cookie would be _______ of the child's behavior of whining.

Accepted Answer

A) positive reinforcement 
B) positive punishment 
C) negative reinforcement 
D) negative punishment 
A) positive reinforcement 
B) positive punishment 
C) negative reinforcement 
D) negative punishment

Question 11

Which of the following demonstrates operant rather than classical conditioning?

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A) A car salesperson receives a bonus for doing a good job at work.Afterwards,she continues to work hard at selling cars. 
B) A toddler squeals and curls up in a ball when his mother moves her fingers as if she is going to tickle him. 
C) A diner begins salivating as soon as he sees the waiter bringing dessert to the table. 
D) Hearing the music of an ice cream truck causes children to get excited. 
A) A car salesperson receives a bonus for doing a good job at work.Afterwards,she continues to work hard at selling cars. 
B) A toddler squeals and curls up in a ball when his mother moves her fingers as if she is going to tickle him. 
C) A diner begins salivating as soon as he sees the waiter bringing dessert to the table. 
D) Hearing the music of an ice cream truck causes children to get excited.

Question 12

The matching law of choice behavior states that,given two responses that are reinforced on different VI schedules,an organism will:

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A) give only the response that provides the better rate of reinforcement. 
B) respond in order to approximately match the relative rate of reinforcement for each response. 
C) give both responses at roughly equal rates. 
D) become confused and stop responding altogether. 
A) give only the response that provides the better rate of reinforcement. 
B) respond in order to approximately match the relative rate of reinforcement for each response. 
C) give both responses at roughly equal rates. 
D) become confused and stop responding altogether.

Question 13

Suppose you are a mayor who wants to use punishment to decrease crime in your city.Based on your textbook's discussion,how can you make sure the punishment is as effective as possible?

Accepted Answer

Grading criteria: (1)Discriminative stim

Question 14

A child is given a gold star every time she gets an "A" on a test.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) partial reinforcement. 
B) a fixed-interval schedule. 
C) continuous reinforcement. 
D) a variable-interval schedule. 
A) partial reinforcement. 
B) a fixed-interval schedule. 
C) continuous reinforcement. 
D) a variable-interval schedule.

Question 15

Electrical stimulation of the ________ is reinforcing to rats.

Accepted Answer

A) orbitofrontal cortex 
B) dorsal striatum 
C) ventral tegmental area 
D) motor cortex 
A) orbitofrontal cortex 
B) dorsal striatum 
C) ventral tegmental area 
D) motor cortex

Question 16

If you have just finished eating your favorite meal,then that meal will probably have ___ hedonic value and ___ motivational value.

Accepted Answer

A) high;low 
B) low;high 
C) high;high 
D) low;low 
A) high;low 
B) low;high 
C) high;high 
D) low;low

Question 17

Suppose a child whines continuously until his parents give him a cookie.The cessation of the child's whining would be _______ of the parents' behavior of giving the cookie.

Accepted Answer

A) positive reinforcement 
B) positive punishment 
C) negative reinforcement 
D) negative punishment 
A) positive reinforcement 
B) positive punishment 
C) negative reinforcement 
D) negative punishment

Question 18

Which of the following is true regarding the orbitofrontal cortex?

Accepted Answer

A) Orbitofrontal neurons respond when the outcome is expected to be pleasant but not when it is expected to be unpleasant. 
B) Orbitofrontal neurons respond when the outcome is expected to be unpleasant but not when it is expected to be pleasant. 
C) Pleasant and aversive outcomes may be coded in different regions of the orbitofrontal cortex. 
D) Orbitofrontal neurons code the pleasantness of a stimulus but not its identity. 
A) Orbitofrontal neurons respond when the outcome is expected to be pleasant but not when it is expected to be unpleasant. 
B) Orbitofrontal neurons respond when the outcome is expected to be unpleasant but not when it is expected to be pleasant. 
C) Pleasant and aversive outcomes may be coded in different regions of the orbitofrontal cortex. 
D) Orbitofrontal neurons code the pleasantness of a stimulus but not its identity.

Question 19

According to the law of effect,which of the following would lead to a weakening of the association between stimulus and response?

Accepted Answer

A) giving candy to a whining child 
B) grounding a teenager for staying out too late 
C) giving a child $1 for doing well on her spelling test 
D) taking a painkiller to get rid of a headache 
A) giving candy to a whining child 
B) grounding a teenager for staying out too late 
C) giving a child $1 for doing well on her spelling test 
D) taking a painkiller to get rid of a headache

Question 20

Which of the following demonstrates use of a token economy to encourage good behavior in school children?

Accepted Answer

A) giving children praise whenever they are behaving well 
B) making children stay after school when they misbehave 
C) awarding children successively more privileges for longer periods of good behavior 
D) awarding children points for good behavior,which they can exchange at the end of the day for small toys 
A) giving children praise whenever they are behaving well 
B) making children stay after school when they misbehave 
C) awarding children successively more privileges for longer periods of good behavior 
D) awarding children points for good behavior,which they can exchange at the end of the day for small toys

Rats that are given a dopamine antagonist will:

A man would be considered to have a pathological addiction to alcohol if he:

Malcolm's two-year-old daughter throws a tantrum when she doesn't get what she wants.Malcolm has decided to ignore his daughter whenever she has a tantrum.This is an example of:

Drugs that block opioid receptors:

In which of the following examples would you MOST likely see a steady rate of responding without any noticeable pauses?

Children may misbehave in order to get the attention that is associated with being punished.In this example,the attention serves as ______ for misbehavior.

Which of the following is an example of a secondary reinforcer?

A teacher has a child in his class who never wants to stay seated,and instead tries to roam around the room during class.What are two alternatives to physical punishment that the teacher can use to reduce the child's roaming behavior?

Which part of the brain seems to be especially important for maintaining habitual or automatic S-R associations?

Suppose a child whines continuously until his parents give him a cookie.The cookie would be _______ of the child's behavior of whining.

Which of the following demonstrates operant rather than classical conditioning?

The matching law of choice behavior states that,given two responses that are reinforced on different VI schedules,an organism will:

Suppose you are a mayor who wants to use punishment to decrease crime in your city.Based on your textbook's discussion,how can you make sure the punishment is as effective as possible?

A child is given a gold star every time she gets an "A" on a test.This is an example of:

Electrical stimulation of the ________ is reinforcing to rats.

If you have just finished eating your favorite meal,then that meal will probably have _ hedonic value and _ motivational value.

Suppose a child whines continuously until his parents give him a cookie.The cessation of the child's whining would be _______ of the parents' behavior of giving the cookie.

Which of the following is true regarding the orbitofrontal cortex?

According to the law of effect,which of the following would lead to a weakening of the association between stimulus and response?

Which of the following demonstrates use of a token economy to encourage good behavior in school children?

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Classical Conditioning: Learning to Predict Important Events

Generalization and Discrimination Learning

Episodic and Semantic Memory: Memory for Facts and Events

Skill Memory: Learning by Doing

Working Memory and Cognitive Control

Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

Social Learning and Memory: Observing, Interacting, and Reenacting

Development and Aging: Learning and Memory Across the Lifespan

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Exam 5: Operant Conditioning: Learning the Outcome of Behaviors

Rats that are given a dopamine antagonist will:

A man would be considered to have a pathological addiction to alcohol if he:

Malcolm's two-year-old daughter throws a tantrum when she doesn't get what she wants.Malcolm has decided to ignore his daughter whenever she has a tantrum.This is an example of:

Drugs that block opioid receptors:

In which of the following examples would you MOST likely see a steady rate of responding without any noticeable pauses?

Children may misbehave in order to get the attention that is associated with being punished.In this example,the attention serves as ______ for misbehavior.

Which of the following is an example of a secondary reinforcer?

A teacher has a child in his class who never wants to stay seated,and instead tries to roam around the room during class.What are two alternatives to physical punishment that the teacher can use to reduce the child's roaming behavior?

Which part of the brain seems to be especially important for maintaining habitual or automatic S-R associations?

Suppose a child whines continuously until his parents give him a cookie.The cookie would be _______ of the child's behavior of whining.

Which of the following demonstrates operant rather than classical conditioning?

The matching law of choice behavior states that,given two responses that are reinforced on different VI schedules,an organism will:

Suppose you are a mayor who wants to use punishment to decrease crime in your city.Based on your textbook's discussion,how can you make sure the punishment is as effective as possible?

A child is given a gold star every time she gets an "A" on a test.This is an example of:

Electrical stimulation of the ________ is reinforcing to rats.

If you have just finished eating your favorite meal,then that meal will probably have ___ hedonic value and ___ motivational value.

Suppose a child whines continuously until his parents give him a cookie.The cessation of the child's whining would be _______ of the parents' behavior of giving the cookie.

Which of the following is true regarding the orbitofrontal cortex?

According to the law of effect,which of the following would lead to a weakening of the association between stimulus and response?

Which of the following demonstrates use of a token economy to encourage good behavior in school children?

The Psychology of Learning and Memory

The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization: Learning About Repeated Events

Classical Conditioning: Learning to Predict Important Events

Generalization and Discrimination Learning

Episodic and Semantic Memory: Memory for Facts and Events

Skill Memory: Learning by Doing

Working Memory and Cognitive Control

Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

Social Learning and Memory: Observing, Interacting, and Reenacting

Development and Aging: Learning and Memory Across the Lifespan

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If you have just finished eating your favorite meal,then that meal will probably have _ hedonic value and _ motivational value.