Question 1

Behaviourists focus on a basic kind of learning called:

Accepted Answer

A) conditioning. 
B) absolute threshold. 
C) metacognition. 
D) instinctive drift. 
A) conditioning. 
B) absolute threshold. 
C) metacognition. 
D) instinctive drift. A

Question 2

Harry and Sally want their daughter Olivia to enjoy the opera.They tell her that they will pay her $20 for attending The Barber of Seville with them.How could their plan backfire?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following key points. * Extrinsic reinforcement (reinforcement that is not inherently related to the activity being reinforced)can sometimes become too much of a good thing. * Focusing on such reinforcement exclusively can kill the pleasure of doing something for its own sake. * This may occur because if we are paid for an activity,we may interpret it as work. * Extrinsic reinforcement may be viewed by some as controlling,reducing a sense of autonomy and choice.

Question 3

Food and water would be examples of:

Accepted Answer

A) secondary reinforcers. 
B) latent reinforcers. 
C) higher-order reinforcers. 
D) primary reinforcers. 
A) secondary reinforcers. 
B) latent reinforcers. 
C) higher-order reinforcers. 
D) primary reinforcers. D

Question 4

Working in a room with a comfortable air temperature would be an example of a primary reinforcer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Match the contributions with the appropriate people.
-emphasized the importance of observational learning

Accepted Answer

A) Dollard and Miller 
B) Robert Rescorla 
C) Walter Mischel 
D) Albert Bandura 
E) Keller and Marian Breland 
A) Dollard and Miller 
B) Robert Rescorla 
C) Walter Mischel 
D) Albert Bandura 
E) Keller and Marian Breland

Question 6

________ helps explain why people often get attached to "lucky" hats,charms,and rituals.

Accepted Answer

A) Continuous reinforcement 
B) Intermittent reinforcement 
C) Vicarious learning 
D) Behaviour modification 
A) Continuous reinforcement 
B) Intermittent reinforcement 
C) Vicarious learning 
D) Behaviour modification

Question 7

In classical conditioning procedures,it is sometimes possible for higher-order conditioning to occur.Explain this process and then illustrate its use citing the research on the acquisition of classically conditioned responses by cancer patients during chemotherapy.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 8

Spontaneous recovery occurs when a learned response reoccurs after its apparent extinction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Having a gold star placed on one's spelling quiz would be a secondary reinforcer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A reflexive response elicited by a stimulus in the absence of learning is called an unconditioned response.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Explain the distinction between primary and secondary punishers.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 12

Albert Bandura is well known for his study of:

Accepted Answer

A) observational learning. 
B) latent learning. 
C) conditioned taste aversion. 
D) punishment. 
A) observational learning. 
B) latent learning. 
C) conditioned taste aversion. 
D) punishment.

Question 13

Research has demonstrated that worms can be classically conditioned.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What procedure would be used to teach pigeons to play Ping-Pong?

Accepted Answer

A) classical conditioning 
B) observational learning 
C) shaping 
D) systematic desensitization 
A) classical conditioning 
B) observational learning 
C) shaping 
D) systematic desensitization

Question 15

Stimulus discrimination occurs when,after conditioning,an organism responds to a stimulus that resembles the stimulus involved in the original conditioning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

If a dog begins to salivate at the sight of its dog food dish,then the dish is called a conditioned stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Match the definitions with the appropriate concepts.
-The process by which a response becomes more likely to occur or less so,depending on its consequences.

Accepted Answer

A) operant conditioning 
B) higher-order conditioning 
C) classical conditioning 
D) counterconditioning 
E) conditioning 
A) operant conditioning 
B) higher-order conditioning 
C) classical conditioning 
D) counterconditioning 
E) conditioning

Question 18

Your dog Milo has learned to salivate at the sight of a food dish.Now,you flash a bright light before you present the food dish.Explain the way that Milo will respond if higher-order conditioning occurs.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the

Question 19

Match the descriptions with the appropriate concept.
-A stimulus that signals when a particular response is likely to be followed by a certain type of consequence.

Accepted Answer

A) discriminative stimulus 
B) spontaneous recovery 
C) shaping 
D) latent learning 
E) instinctive drift 
A) discriminative stimulus 
B) spontaneous recovery 
C) shaping 
D) latent learning 
E) instinctive drift

Question 20

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 decreases the amount she studies,thus illustrating the influence of:

Accepted Answer

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

Behaviourists focus on a basic kind of learning called:

Harry and Sally want their daughter Olivia to enjoy the opera.They tell her that they will pay her $20 for attending The Barber of Seville with them.How could their plan backfire?

Food and water would be examples of:

Working in a room with a comfortable air temperature would be an example of a primary reinforcer.

Match the contributions with the appropriate people. -emphasized the importance of observational learning

________ helps explain why people often get attached to "lucky" hats,charms,and rituals.

In classical conditioning procedures,it is sometimes possible for higher-order conditioning to occur.Explain this process and then illustrate its use citing the research on the acquisition of classically conditioned responses by cancer patients during chemotherapy.

Spontaneous recovery occurs when a learned response reoccurs after its apparent extinction.

Having a gold star placed on one's spelling quiz would be a secondary reinforcer.

A reflexive response elicited by a stimulus in the absence of learning is called an unconditioned response.

Explain the distinction between primary and secondary punishers.

Albert Bandura is well known for his study of:

Research has demonstrated that worms can be classically conditioned.

What procedure would be used to teach pigeons to play Ping-Pong?

Stimulus discrimination occurs when,after conditioning,an organism responds to a stimulus that resembles the stimulus involved in the original conditioning.

If a dog begins to salivate at the sight of its dog food dish,then the dish is called a conditioned stimulus.

Match the definitions with the appropriate concepts. -The process by which a response becomes more likely to occur or less so,depending on its consequences.

Your dog Milo has learned to salivate at the sight of a food dish.Now,you flash a bright light before you present the food dish.Explain the way that Milo will respond if higher-order conditioning occurs.

Match the descriptions with the appropriate concept. -A stimulus that signals when a particular response is likely to be followed by a certain type of consequence.

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 decreases the amount she studies,thus illustrating the influence of:

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Exam 7: Learning and Conditioning

Behaviourists focus on a basic kind of learning called:

Harry and Sally want their daughter Olivia to enjoy the opera.They tell her that they will pay her $20 for attending The Barber of Seville with them.How could their plan backfire?

Food and water would be examples of:

Working in a room with a comfortable air temperature would be an example of a primary reinforcer.

Match the contributions with the appropriate people. -emphasized the importance of observational learning

________ helps explain why people often get attached to "lucky" hats,charms,and rituals.

In classical conditioning procedures,it is sometimes possible for higher-order conditioning to occur.Explain this process and then illustrate its use citing the research on the acquisition of classically conditioned responses by cancer patients during chemotherapy.

Spontaneous recovery occurs when a learned response reoccurs after its apparent extinction.

Having a gold star placed on one's spelling quiz would be a secondary reinforcer.

A reflexive response elicited by a stimulus in the absence of learning is called an unconditioned response.

Explain the distinction between primary and secondary punishers.

Albert Bandura is well known for his study of:

Research has demonstrated that worms can be classically conditioned.

What procedure would be used to teach pigeons to play Ping-Pong?

Stimulus discrimination occurs when,after conditioning,an organism responds to a stimulus that resembles the stimulus involved in the original conditioning.

If a dog begins to salivate at the sight of its dog food dish,then the dish is called a conditioned stimulus.

Match the definitions with the appropriate concepts. -The process by which a response becomes more likely to occur or less so,depending on its consequences.

Your dog Milo has learned to salivate at the sight of a food dish.Now,you flash a bright light before you present the food dish.Explain the way that Milo will respond if higher-order conditioning occurs.

Match the descriptions with the appropriate concept. -A stimulus that signals when a particular response is likely to be followed by a certain type of consequence.

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 decreases the amount she studies,thus illustrating the influence of:

What Is Psychology

How Psychologists Do Research

Genes,evolution,and Environment

The Brain: Source of Mind and Self

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Behaviour in Social and Cultural Context

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Emotion,stress,and Health

Motivation

Development Over the Life Span

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

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