Question 1

After the success of the television show The Simpsons,the text indicates that the following behavior increased:

Accepted Answer

A) graffiti 
B) dysfunctional parenting 
C) girls began playing the saxophone 
D) beehive hair styles. 
A) graffiti 
B) dysfunctional parenting 
C) girls began playing the saxophone 
D) beehive hair styles.

Question 2

Counterconditioning is a process in which a conditioned stimulus is paired with a stimulus that elicits a response that is incompatible with an unwanted conditioned response.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

How does one know he/she has classically conditioned a person or an animal?

Accepted Answer

A) The unconditioned stimulus all by itself elicits the unconditioned response. 
B) The unconditioned stimulus all by itself elicits the conditioned response. 
C) The conditioned stimulus all by itself elicits the conditioned response. 
D) The unconditioned response all by itself elicits the conditioned response. 
A) The unconditioned stimulus all by itself elicits the unconditioned response. 
B) The unconditioned stimulus all by itself elicits the conditioned response. 
C) The conditioned stimulus all by itself elicits the conditioned response. 
D) The unconditioned response all by itself elicits the conditioned response.

Question 4

Shaping is achieved through

Accepted Answer

A) discrimination training. 
B) generalization. 
C) higher-order conditioning. 
D) successive approximations. 
A) discrimination training. 
B) generalization. 
C) higher-order conditioning. 
D) successive approximations.

Question 5

In the United States,youth offenders are punished _____________ youth in Denmark.

Accepted Answer

A) more consistently than 
B) approximately the same as 
C) more leniently than 
D) less consistently than 
A) more consistently than 
B) approximately the same as 
C) more leniently than 
D) less consistently than

Question 6

One of the best known examples of classical conditioning in humans was the Little Albert study,conducted by

Accepted Answer

A) Pavlov. 
B) Freud. 
C) Watson. 
D) Skinner. 
A) Pavlov. 
B) Freud. 
C) Watson. 
D) Skinner.

Question 7

According to the behaviorists

Accepted Answer

A) psychological research needs to emphasize the unconscious underpinnings of behavior. 
B) the predominant area of research should be free will and the mind. 
C) researchers should focus on the interaction between nature and nurture. 
D) observable events and acts are the focus of psychological research. 
A) psychological research needs to emphasize the unconscious underpinnings of behavior. 
B) the predominant area of research should be free will and the mind. 
C) researchers should focus on the interaction between nature and nurture. 
D) observable events and acts are the focus of psychological research.

Question 8

After watching her teenage sister put on lipstick,a little girl applies some to her own lips.The little sister acquired this behavior through

Accepted Answer

A) classical conditioning. 
B) observational learning. 
C) operant conditioning. 
D) stimulus generalization. 
A) classical conditioning. 
B) observational learning. 
C) operant conditioning. 
D) stimulus generalization.

Question 9

_____________ reinforcement occurs when you escape from something unpleasant.

Accepted Answer

A) Positive 
B) Negative 
C) Neutral 
D) Compound 
A) Positive 
B) Negative 
C) Neutral 
D) Compound

Question 10

Thorndike conducted research on

Accepted Answer

A) operant conditioning. 
B) classical conditioning. 
C) shaping. 
D) higher-order conditioning. 
A) operant conditioning. 
B) classical conditioning. 
C) shaping. 
D) higher-order conditioning.

Question 11

Behavior modification has been effective in training brain-damaged patients to control inappropriate behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

You clean your room so your mother will stop nagging you.Your mother used _______________ to get you to clean your room.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Social-cognitive learning theorists and behaviorists would agree that

Accepted Answer

A) observational learning can be explained in stimulus-response terms. 
B) human attitudes influence how learning is acquired. 
C) expectations play a role in the development of personality traits. 
D) humans are subject to the laws of classical and operant conditioning. 
A) observational learning can be explained in stimulus-response terms. 
B) human attitudes influence how learning is acquired. 
C) expectations play a role in the development of personality traits. 
D) humans are subject to the laws of classical and operant conditioning.

Question 14

The concept of latent learning was developed by

Accepted Answer

A) Watson. 
B) Skinner. 
C) Thorndike. 
D) Tolman. 
A) Watson. 
B) Skinner. 
C) Thorndike. 
D) Tolman.

Question 15

When a 3-year-old named Peter was deathly afraid of rabbits,his fear was eliminated through

Accepted Answer

A) stimulus discrimination. 
B) counterconditioning. 
C) stimulus generalization. 
D) operant conditioning. 
A) stimulus discrimination. 
B) counterconditioning. 
C) stimulus generalization. 
D) operant conditioning.

Question 16

After a response has become reliable,it will be more resistant to extinction

Accepted Answer

A) on an intermittent reinforcement schedule. 
B) if you always reinforce each particular response. 
C) on a continuous reinforcement schedule. 
D) if no obvious reinforcer is present. 
A) on an intermittent reinforcement schedule. 
B) if you always reinforce each particular response. 
C) on a continuous reinforcement schedule. 
D) if no obvious reinforcer is present.

Question 17

For over a month,Ruth studies every night for four hours in order to do well in her college courses.However,she is beginning to feel left out of things because she is losing so much fun time with her friends.Ruth then reduces her night studying time,thus illustrating the influence of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

For classical conditioning to be most effective,the stimulus to be conditioned should

Accepted Answer

A) precede the unconditioned stimulus. 
B) occur simultaneously with the unconditioned stimulus. 
C) follow the unconditioned stimulus. 
D) be of greater intensity than the unconditioned stimulus. 
A) precede the unconditioned stimulus. 
B) occur simultaneously with the unconditioned stimulus. 
C) follow the unconditioned stimulus. 
D) be of greater intensity than the unconditioned stimulus.

Question 19

The conditioned stimulus allows an organism to prepare for an event that is about to happen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Kyla wants to make sure that her dog Axel does not beg for food from the table.Every time that Axel begs,Kyla says,"No," in a sharp,scolding voice and she never gives in.Kyla is using

Accepted Answer

A) positive reinforcement. 
B) negative reinforcement. 
C) stimulus generalization. 
D) a secondary punisher. 
A) positive reinforcement. 
B) negative reinforcement. 
C) stimulus generalization. 
D) a secondary punisher.

After the success of the television show The Simpsons,the text indicates that the following behavior increased:

Counterconditioning is a process in which a conditioned stimulus is paired with a stimulus that elicits a response that is incompatible with an unwanted conditioned response.

How does one know he/she has classically conditioned a person or an animal?

Shaping is achieved through

In the United States,youth offenders are punished _____________ youth in Denmark.

One of the best known examples of classical conditioning in humans was the Little Albert study,conducted by

According to the behaviorists

After watching her teenage sister put on lipstick,a little girl applies some to her own lips.The little sister acquired this behavior through

_____________ reinforcement occurs when you escape from something unpleasant.

Thorndike conducted research on

Behavior modification has been effective in training brain-damaged patients to control inappropriate behaviors.

You clean your room so your mother will stop nagging you.Your mother used _______________ to get you to clean your room.

Social-cognitive learning theorists and behaviorists would agree that

The concept of latent learning was developed by

When a 3-year-old named Peter was deathly afraid of rabbits,his fear was eliminated through

After a response has become reliable,it will be more resistant to extinction

For over a month,Ruth studies every night for four hours in order to do well in her college courses.However,she is beginning to feel left out of things because she is losing so much fun time with her friends.Ruth then reduces her night studying time,thus illustrating the influence of

For classical conditioning to be most effective,the stimulus to be conditioned should

The conditioned stimulus allows an organism to prepare for an event that is about to happen.

Kyla wants to make sure that her dog Axel does not beg for food from the table.Every time that Axel begs,Kyla says,"No," in a sharp,scolding voice and she never gives in.Kyla is using

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Exam 9: Learning and Conditioning

After the success of the television show The Simpsons,the text indicates that the following behavior increased:

Counterconditioning is a process in which a conditioned stimulus is paired with a stimulus that elicits a response that is incompatible with an unwanted conditioned response.

How does one know he/she has classically conditioned a person or an animal?

Shaping is achieved through

In the United States,youth offenders are punished _____________ youth in Denmark.

One of the best known examples of classical conditioning in humans was the Little Albert study,conducted by

According to the behaviorists

After watching her teenage sister put on lipstick,a little girl applies some to her own lips.The little sister acquired this behavior through

_____________ reinforcement occurs when you escape from something unpleasant.

Thorndike conducted research on

Behavior modification has been effective in training brain-damaged patients to control inappropriate behaviors.

You clean your room so your mother will stop nagging you.Your mother used _______________ to get you to clean your room.

Social-cognitive learning theorists and behaviorists would agree that

The concept of latent learning was developed by

When a 3-year-old named Peter was deathly afraid of rabbits,his fear was eliminated through

After a response has become reliable,it will be more resistant to extinction

For over a month,Ruth studies every night for four hours in order to do well in her college courses.However,she is beginning to feel left out of things because she is losing so much fun time with her friends.Ruth then reduces her night studying time,thus illustrating the influence of

For classical conditioning to be most effective,the stimulus to be conditioned should

The conditioned stimulus allows an organism to prepare for an event that is about to happen.

Kyla wants to make sure that her dog Axel does not beg for food from the table.Every time that Axel begs,Kyla says,"No," in a sharp,scolding voice and she never gives in.Kyla is using

What Is Psychology

Theories of Personality

Development Over the Life Span

Neurons, Hormones, and the Brain

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Emotion, Stress, and Health

The Major Motives of Life: Food, Love, Sex, and Work

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