Question 1

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 _______________.

Accepted Answer

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 
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

Question 2

Learning is said to be a relatively permanent change in behavior because ________.

Accepted Answer

A) it is thought that learning changes the nerve fiber patterns in your muscles 
B) once you learn something,you will never fail to remember it or carry out the correct action 
C) it is thought that when learning occurs some part of the brain physically changes 
D) memory processes,unlike learning processes,are not permanent 
A) it is thought that learning changes the nerve fiber patterns in your muscles 
B) once you learn something,you will never fail to remember it or carry out the correct action 
C) it is thought that when learning occurs some part of the brain physically changes 
D) memory processes,unlike learning processes,are not permanent

Question 3

Which of the following would be most appropriate for the use of biofeedback procedures?

Accepted Answer

A) conditioning coyotes to stay away from sheep 
B) conditioning delinquents to be less aggressive 
C) conditioning children to be on time for school 
D) conditioning executives to reduce their blood pressure 
A) conditioning coyotes to stay away from sheep 
B) conditioning delinquents to be less aggressive 
C) conditioning children to be on time for school 
D) conditioning executives to reduce their blood pressure

Question 4

The abbreviation CS stands for _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) conditioned stimulus 
B) correlated stimulus 
C) conventional structure 
D) conditional situation 
A) conditioned stimulus 
B) correlated stimulus 
C) conventional structure 
D) conditional situation

Question 5

Which of the following statements regarding Pavlov is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Pavlov was studying salivation in dogs as part of a research program on digestion. 
B) Pavlov was elated when his student first noticed that the dogs were salivating before tasting the food. 
C) Pavlov continued his Nobel Prize-winning research on digestion after documenting conditioning. 
D) Pavlov stressed the importance of speculating about the dog's feelings toward the food. 
A) Pavlov was studying salivation in dogs as part of a research program on digestion. 
B) Pavlov was elated when his student first noticed that the dogs were salivating before tasting the food. 
C) Pavlov continued his Nobel Prize-winning research on digestion after documenting conditioning. 
D) Pavlov stressed the importance of speculating about the dog's feelings toward the food.

Question 6

When a strongly conditioned CS is used to make another stimulus into a second CS,the effect is known as ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) spontaneous recovery 
B) higher-order conditioning 
C) extinction 
D) stimulus generalization 
A) spontaneous recovery 
B) higher-order conditioning 
C) extinction 
D) stimulus generalization

Question 7

Define learning.Given this definition,what types of behaviors would not be considered learning? How does the concept of instinctive drift relate to these examples? What types of behaviors would be included?

Accepted Answer

Learning can be defined as the process o

Question 8

John Watson offered a live,white rat to Little Albert and then made a loud noise behind his head by striking a steel bar with a hammer.The white rat served as the __________________ in his study.

Accepted Answer

A) discriminative stimulus 
B) counterconditioning stimulus 
C) conditioned stimulus 
D) unconditioned stimulus 
A) discriminative stimulus 
B) counterconditioning stimulus 
C) conditioned stimulus 
D) unconditioned stimulus

Question 9

When good things happen to someone,the probability of repeating the behavior that occurred before the good things increases.This best illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A) Heisenberg's uncertainty principle 
B) the law of effect. 
C) generalization. 
D) the law of desirable consequences. 
A) Heisenberg's uncertainty principle 
B) the law of effect. 
C) generalization. 
D) the law of desirable consequences.

Question 10

Classical conditioning was accidentally discovered by Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov while he was studying salivation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the process of shaping,behaviors are ordered in terms of increasing similarity to the desired response.These behaviors are called _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) primary reinforcers 
B) successive approximations 
C) secondary reinforcers 
D) unconditioned stimuli 
A) primary reinforcers 
B) successive approximations 
C) secondary reinforcers 
D) unconditioned stimuli

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true regarding punishment?

Accepted Answer

A) The effect of punishment is often temporary. 
B) Severe punishment creates fear and anxiety. 
C) Punishment is the opposite of reinforcement. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) The effect of punishment is often temporary. 
B) Severe punishment creates fear and anxiety. 
C) Punishment is the opposite of reinforcement. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 13

Secondary reinforcers differ from primary reinforcers in that secondary reinforcers ________.

Accepted Answer

A) can potentially reinforce or punish behavior 
B) do not satisfy physical needs whatsoever 
C) do not inherently satisfy physical needs 
D) only pertain to intangible objects or events,such as praise 
A) can potentially reinforce or punish behavior 
B) do not satisfy physical needs whatsoever 
C) do not inherently satisfy physical needs 
D) only pertain to intangible objects or events,such as praise

Question 14

Imagine that you flinch after seeing lightning because in previous instances the lightning is followed by thunder,which scared you.In this scenario,lightning can be interpreted as being a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) unconditioned stimulus. 
B) unconditioned response. 
C) conditioned stimulus. 
D) conditioned response. 
A) unconditioned stimulus. 
B) unconditioned response. 
C) conditioned stimulus. 
D) conditioned response.

Question 15

The Law of Effect emphasized that responses were more likely to be made if they were followed by some pleasing consequence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Miranda notices that her cat salivates as soon as her cat hears the sound of the electric can opener.In this example,the sound of the can opener is the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) primary stimulus 
B) positive reinforcer 
C) conditioned stimulus 
D) secondary reinforcer 
A) primary stimulus 
B) positive reinforcer 
C) conditioned stimulus 
D) secondary reinforcer

Question 17

College students faced with unsolvable problems eventually give up and make only half?hearted attempts to solve new problems,even when the new problems can be solved easily.This behavior is probably due to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) learned helplessness 
B) contingency blocking 
C) latent learning 
D) response generalization 
A) learned helplessness 
B) contingency blocking 
C) latent learning 
D) response generalization

Question 18

Which of the following statements about learning is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) Learning is another word for "maturation." 
B) Learning is relatively permanent. 
C) Learning involves changes in behavior. 
D) Learning involves experiences. 
A) Learning is another word for "maturation." 
B) Learning is relatively permanent. 
C) Learning involves changes in behavior. 
D) Learning involves experiences.

Question 19

Positive reinforcement is to negative reinforcement as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) good is to bad 
B) increase is to decrease 
C) reward is to punish 
D) present is to remove 
A) good is to bad 
B) increase is to decrease 
C) reward is to punish 
D) present is to remove

Question 20

The researcher responsible for discovering classical conditioning was _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) Skinner 
B) Tolman 
C) Kohler 
D) Pavlov 
A) Skinner 
B) Tolman 
C) Kohler 
D) Pavlov

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 _______________.

Learning is said to be a relatively permanent change in behavior because ________.

Which of the following would be most appropriate for the use of biofeedback procedures?

The abbreviation CS stands for _____________.

Which of the following statements regarding Pavlov is accurate?

When a strongly conditioned CS is used to make another stimulus into a second CS,the effect is known as ____________.

Define learning.Given this definition,what types of behaviors would not be considered learning? How does the concept of instinctive drift relate to these examples? What types of behaviors would be included?

John Watson offered a live,white rat to Little Albert and then made a loud noise behind his head by striking a steel bar with a hammer.The white rat served as the __________________ in his study.

When good things happen to someone,the probability of repeating the behavior that occurred before the good things increases.This best illustrates:

Classical conditioning was accidentally discovered by Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov while he was studying salivation.

In the process of shaping,behaviors are ordered in terms of increasing similarity to the desired response.These behaviors are called _____________.

Which of the following statements is true regarding punishment?

Secondary reinforcers differ from primary reinforcers in that secondary reinforcers ________.

Imagine that you flinch after seeing lightning because in previous instances the lightning is followed by thunder,which scared you.In this scenario,lightning can be interpreted as being a(n):

The Law of Effect emphasized that responses were more likely to be made if they were followed by some pleasing consequence.

Miranda notices that her cat salivates as soon as her cat hears the sound of the electric can opener.In this example,the sound of the can opener is the ______________.

College students faced with unsolvable problems eventually give up and make only half?hearted attempts to solve new problems,even when the new problems can be solved easily.This behavior is probably due to ______.

Which of the following statements about learning is NOT true?

Positive reinforcement is to negative reinforcement as ________.

The researcher responsible for discovering classical conditioning was _____________.

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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 _______________.

Learning is said to be a relatively permanent change in behavior because ________.

Which of the following would be most appropriate for the use of biofeedback procedures?

The abbreviation CS stands for _____________.

Which of the following statements regarding Pavlov is accurate?

When a strongly conditioned CS is used to make another stimulus into a second CS,the effect is known as ____________.

Define learning.Given this definition,what types of behaviors would not be considered learning? How does the concept of instinctive drift relate to these examples? What types of behaviors would be included?

John Watson offered a live,white rat to Little Albert and then made a loud noise behind his head by striking a steel bar with a hammer.The white rat served as the __________________ in his study.

When good things happen to someone,the probability of repeating the behavior that occurred before the good things increases.This best illustrates:

Classical conditioning was accidentally discovered by Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov while he was studying salivation.

In the process of shaping,behaviors are ordered in terms of increasing similarity to the desired response.These behaviors are called _____________.

Which of the following statements is true regarding punishment?

Secondary reinforcers differ from primary reinforcers in that secondary reinforcers ________.

Imagine that you flinch after seeing lightning because in previous instances the lightning is followed by thunder,which scared you.In this scenario,lightning can be interpreted as being a(n):

The Law of Effect emphasized that responses were more likely to be made if they were followed by some pleasing consequence.

Miranda notices that her cat salivates as soon as her cat hears the sound of the electric can opener.In this example,the sound of the can opener is the ______________.

College students faced with unsolvable problems eventually give up and make only half?hearted attempts to solve new problems,even when the new problems can be solved easily.This behavior is probably due to ______.

Which of the following statements about learning is NOT true?

Positive reinforcement is to negative reinforcement as ________.

The researcher responsible for discovering classical conditioning was _____________.

The Science of Psychology

Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation and Emotion

Sexuality and Gender

Stress and Health

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

I Psychology in Action

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