Question 1

A budding author wishes to improve her typing. Which of the following would be least helpful in a program to help her reach her goal?

Accepted Answer

A)  giving herself reinforcement each time she consistently improves in either speed or accuracy 
B)  keeping a careful record of her current rates of speed and accuracy 
C)  punishing herself whenever she fails to achieve the goals she has set for herself 
D)  deciding on specific improvements she wishes to make in speed and accuracy 
A)  giving herself reinforcement each time she consistently improves in either speed or accuracy 
B)  keeping a careful record of her current rates of speed and accuracy 
C)  punishing herself whenever she fails to achieve the goals she has set for herself 
D)  deciding on specific improvements she wishes to make in speed and accuracy

Question 2

Learning to avoid engaging in behaviors that will result in punishment is called ________ training.

Accepted Answer

A)  reconditioning 
B)  aversive 
C)  avoidance 
D)  modeling 
A)  reconditioning 
B)  aversive 
C)  avoidance 
D)  modeling

Question 3

The psychologist most closely associated with the concept of preparedness is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Seligman 
B)  Wolpe 
C)  Bandura 
D)  Jones 
A)  Seligman 
B)  Wolpe 
C)  Bandura 
D)  Jones

Question 4

In Bandura's classic study of children exposed to a film of an adult model hitting an inflated doll, both the children who saw the model rewarded and the children who saw the model punished ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  imitated the aggressive behavior they had seen 
B)  performed equally aggressively in a free play situation 
C)  learned nothing about the capacity to be aggressive 
D)  refused to behave aggressively in a free play situation 
A)  imitated the aggressive behavior they had seen 
B)  performed equally aggressively in a free play situation 
C)  learned nothing about the capacity to be aggressive 
D)  refused to behave aggressively in a free play situation

Question 5

Briefly describe how extinction and spontaneous recovery work in classical and in operant conditioning.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Conditioning is impossible if the conditioned stimulus follows the unconditioned stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Research on the use of rewards to facilitate learning conducted by Eisenberger & Cameron (1996) and Selerta and colleagues (2008) indicates that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  linking rewards to learning reduces intrinsic motivation but not creativity 
B)  linking rewards to learning does not compromise either intrinsic motivation or creativity 
C)  linking rewards to learning reduces creativity but not intrinsic motivation 
D)  even when used properly, linking rewards to learning actually reduces intrinsic motivation and creativity 
A)  linking rewards to learning reduces intrinsic motivation but not creativity 
B)  linking rewards to learning does not compromise either intrinsic motivation or creativity 
C)  linking rewards to learning reduces creativity but not intrinsic motivation 
D)  even when used properly, linking rewards to learning actually reduces intrinsic motivation and creativity

Question 8

In classical conditioning, extinction occurs because the ________ is no longer paired with the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  CS; UR 
B)  US; UR 
C)  CS; US 
D)  CR; UR 
A)  CS; UR 
B)  US; UR 
C)  CS; US 
D)  CR; UR

Question 9

The process of learning to respond only to a single specific object or event and inhibit the response to all other stimuli is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulus discrimination 
B)  stimulus generalization 
C)  inhibition 
D)  extinction 
A)  stimulus discrimination 
B)  stimulus generalization 
C)  inhibition 
D)  extinction

Question 10

Which of the following is a primary reinforcer?

Accepted Answer

A)  money 
B)  poker chips 
C)  a bar of candy 
D)  a buzzer 
A)  money 
B)  poker chips 
C)  a bar of candy 
D)  a buzzer

Question 11

Sandy's favorite activity is to go to Las Vegas and play the slot machines. Her gambling behavior is being reinforced on a ________ schedule.

Accepted Answer

A)  fixed-interval 
B)  fixed-ratio 
C)  variable-ratio 
D)  variable-interval 
A)  fixed-interval 
B)  fixed-ratio 
C)  variable-ratio 
D)  variable-interval

Question 12

Extinction and spontaneous recovery do not appear in operant conditioning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The transfer of a response from one stimulus to another, previously neutral stimulus, is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  modeling 
B)  desensitization 
C)  operant conditioning 
D)  classical conditioning 
A)  modeling 
B)  desensitization 
C)  operant conditioning 
D)  classical conditioning

Question 14

The process in which prior conditioning prevents conditioning to a second stimulus even when the two stimuli are presented simultaneously is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  backward conditioning 
B)  proactive interference 
C)  blocking 
D)  retroactive interference 
A)  backward conditioning 
B)  proactive interference 
C)  blocking 
D)  retroactive interference

Question 15

The two researchers most closely associated with operant conditioning are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud and Perls 
B)  Skinner and Thorndike 
C)  Bandura and Ellis 
D)  Pavlov and Watson 
A)  Freud and Perls 
B)  Skinner and Thorndike 
C)  Bandura and Ellis 
D)  Pavlov and Watson

Question 16

The idea that a behavior will increase or decrease based on the consequences that follow that behavior is crucial to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  operant conditioning 
B)  insight learning 
C)  vicarious learning 
D)  classical conditioning 
A)  operant conditioning 
B)  insight learning 
C)  vicarious learning 
D)  classical conditioning

Question 17

Kevin is a good student. He studies hard because when he does he gets the teacher's approval. His studying behavior was probably learned through ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  generalization 
B)  operant conditioning 
C)  classical conditioning 
D)  trial and error 
A)  generalization 
B)  operant conditioning 
C)  classical conditioning 
D)  trial and error

Question 18

Which of the following is true of research on insight?

Accepted Answer

A)  Researchers have proven that all creatures, even one-celled organisms such as the amoeba, are capable of insight learning. 
B)  Researchers have found that only human beings are capable of insight learning. 
C)  Researchers have found that under proper circumstances even lower animals, such as pigeons, are capable of insight learning. 
D)  Researchers have found that only higher animals, such as humans and apes, are capable of insight learning. 
A)  Researchers have proven that all creatures, even one-celled organisms such as the amoeba, are capable of insight learning. 
B)  Researchers have found that only human beings are capable of insight learning. 
C)  Researchers have found that under proper circumstances even lower animals, such as pigeons, are capable of insight learning. 
D)  Researchers have found that only higher animals, such as humans and apes, are capable of insight learning.

Question 19

The researcher whose work with monkeys explored their ability to develop learning sets was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Noam Chomsky 
B)  Louis Leaky 
C)  B. F. Skinner 
D)  Harry Harlow 
A)  Noam Chomsky 
B)  Louis Leaky 
C)  B. F. Skinner 
D)  Harry Harlow

Question 20

A reinforcer can be anything that, when presented after a response, increases the likelihood of the response being repeated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A budding author wishes to improve her typing. Which of the following would be least helpful in a program to help her reach her goal?

Learning to avoid engaging in behaviors that will result in punishment is called ________ training.

The psychologist most closely associated with the concept of preparedness is ________.

In Bandura's classic study of children exposed to a film of an adult model hitting an inflated doll, both the children who saw the model rewarded and the children who saw the model punished ________.

Briefly describe how extinction and spontaneous recovery work in classical and in operant conditioning.

Conditioning is impossible if the conditioned stimulus follows the unconditioned stimulus.

Research on the use of rewards to facilitate learning conducted by Eisenberger & Cameron (1996) and Selerta and colleagues (2008) indicates that ________.

In classical conditioning, extinction occurs because the is no longer paired with the .

The process of learning to respond only to a single specific object or event and inhibit the response to all other stimuli is called ________.

Which of the following is a primary reinforcer?

Sandy's favorite activity is to go to Las Vegas and play the slot machines. Her gambling behavior is being reinforced on a ________ schedule.

Extinction and spontaneous recovery do not appear in operant conditioning.

The transfer of a response from one stimulus to another, previously neutral stimulus, is called ________.

The process in which prior conditioning prevents conditioning to a second stimulus even when the two stimuli are presented simultaneously is called ________.

The two researchers most closely associated with operant conditioning are ________.

The idea that a behavior will increase or decrease based on the consequences that follow that behavior is crucial to ________.

Kevin is a good student. He studies hard because when he does he gets the teacher's approval. His studying behavior was probably learned through ________.

Which of the following is true of research on insight?

The researcher whose work with monkeys explored their ability to develop learning sets was ________.

A reinforcer can be anything that, when presented after a response, increases the likelihood of the response being repeated.

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A budding author wishes to improve her typing. Which of the following would be least helpful in a program to help her reach her goal?

Learning to avoid engaging in behaviors that will result in punishment is called ________ training.

The psychologist most closely associated with the concept of preparedness is ________.

In Bandura's classic study of children exposed to a film of an adult model hitting an inflated doll, both the children who saw the model rewarded and the children who saw the model punished ________.

Briefly describe how extinction and spontaneous recovery work in classical and in operant conditioning.

Conditioning is impossible if the conditioned stimulus follows the unconditioned stimulus.

Research on the use of rewards to facilitate learning conducted by Eisenberger & Cameron (1996) and Selerta and colleagues (2008) indicates that ________.

In classical conditioning, extinction occurs because the ________ is no longer paired with the ________.

The process of learning to respond only to a single specific object or event and inhibit the response to all other stimuli is called ________.

Which of the following is a primary reinforcer?

Sandy's favorite activity is to go to Las Vegas and play the slot machines. Her gambling behavior is being reinforced on a ________ schedule.

Extinction and spontaneous recovery do not appear in operant conditioning.

The transfer of a response from one stimulus to another, previously neutral stimulus, is called ________.

The process in which prior conditioning prevents conditioning to a second stimulus even when the two stimuli are presented simultaneously is called ________.

The two researchers most closely associated with operant conditioning are ________.

The idea that a behavior will increase or decrease based on the consequences that follow that behavior is crucial to ________.

Kevin is a good student. He studies hard because when he does he gets the teacher's approval. His studying behavior was probably learned through ________.

Which of the following is true of research on insight?

The researcher whose work with monkeys explored their ability to develop learning sets was ________.

A reinforcer can be anything that, when presented after a response, increases the likelihood of the response being repeated.

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The Biological Basis of Behavior

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Memory

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Stress and Health Psychology

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Psychology Applied to Work

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In classical conditioning, extinction occurs because the is no longer paired with the .