Question 1

For Tolman,expectations control the direction of our drives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Expectancies with knowledge that performing a specific behavior will result in the occurrence of specific reinforcement is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A) behavior-reinforcement beliefs 
B) reinforcement evaluation effect 
C) punishment devaluation effect 
D) behavioral enhancement 
A) behavior-reinforcement beliefs 
B) reinforcement evaluation effect 
C) punishment devaluation effect 
D) behavioral enhancement A

Question 3

For Tolman,which of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Reward motivates behavior and is necessary for all learning. 
B) Reward is necessary for us to develop a cognitive map. 
C) Reward motivates behavior but does not affect learning. 
D) Learning motivates reward and allows us to develop a cognitive map. 
A) Reward motivates behavior and is necessary for all learning. 
B) Reward is necessary for us to develop a cognitive map. 
C) Reward motivates behavior but does not affect learning. 
D) Learning motivates reward and allows us to develop a cognitive map. C

Question 4

Joe always listens to the traffic reports while driving home on the freeway.One day,Joe hears that there is a major traffic jam about 5 miles ahead of his current location.According to Tolman,Joe would ______.

Accepted Answer

A) continue to drive his usual route 
B) begin to experience frustration which disrupts his driving 
C) begin to think about an alternate route around the traffic jam based on his past learning 
D) go back to his office 
A) continue to drive his usual route 
B) begin to experience frustration which disrupts his driving 
C) begin to think about an alternate route around the traffic jam based on his past learning 
D) go back to his office

Question 5

Attributes are features of an object or event that varies from one instance to another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

When a person states,the reason I failed the exam is because I am totally incompetent.This is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) situational helplessness 
B) universal helplessness 
C) personal helplessness 
D) global helplessness 
A) situational helplessness 
B) universal helplessness 
C) personal helplessness 
D) global helplessness

Question 7

In general,the Tolman and Honzik's alternative path experiment demonstrates ______.

Accepted Answer

A) that animals will always choose the shortest path to reach a goal even when it is blocked 
B) that behavior is changed when the reward is different 
C) that habits will influence behavior 
D) that knowledge of the environment rather than habit often influences behavior 
A) that animals will always choose the shortest path to reach a goal even when it is blocked 
B) that behavior is changed when the reward is different 
C) that habits will influence behavior 
D) that knowledge of the environment rather than habit often influences behavior

Question 8

Sally contends that many new factors determine whether or not she will be successful at her job.This is an example of a ______.

Accepted Answer

A) global attribution 
B) stable attribution 
C) specific attribution 
D) unstable attribution 
A) global attribution 
B) stable attribution 
C) specific attribution 
D) unstable attribution

Question 9

Place cells and grid cells respond to specific locations in the physical environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The role of response by habit rather than expectation is called behavioral autonomy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A behavior-reinforcement belief expectancy contains knowledge of the contiguity between two events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Describe Tolman's view of learning.

Accepted Answer

Tolman's view of learning contrasted wit

Question 13

A man's proposal for a date is rejected.If he attributes his rejection to an internal,stable,global factor,he will ______.

Accepted Answer

A) experience anxiety 
B) create an external explanation for the rejection 
C) identify external explanations for the rejection 
D) become depressed 
A) experience anxiety 
B) create an external explanation for the rejection 
C) identify external explanations for the rejection 
D) become depressed

Question 14

Expectancies are mental representations of event contingencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Animals who are helpless and humans who are depressed often experience ______.

Accepted Answer

A) increased interest in rewarding activities 
B) decreased interest in rewarding activities 
C) situational interest in rewarding activities 
D) only focus on rewarding activities that provide significant reinforcement 
A) increased interest in rewarding activities 
B) decreased interest in rewarding activities 
C) situational interest in rewarding activities 
D) only focus on rewarding activities that provide significant reinforcement

Question 16

Grid cells are located in the ______.

Accepted Answer

A) hippocampus 
B) hypothalamus 
C) parietal lobe 
D) entorhinal cortex 
A) hippocampus 
B) hypothalamus 
C) parietal lobe 
D) entorhinal cortex

Question 17

Learned helplessness theories in humans have produced only small effects.One reason for this result may be due to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) ethical issues associated with exposing human subjects to severe aversive events 
B) shock in humans is not as aversive as it is within animal subjects 
C) humans have more cognitive processing and are more immune to learned helplessness 
D) humans have alternative escape mechanisms that are different from animals 
A) ethical issues associated with exposing human subjects to severe aversive events 
B) shock in humans is not as aversive as it is within animal subjects 
C) humans have more cognitive processing and are more immune to learned helplessness 
D) humans have alternative escape mechanisms that are different from animals

Question 18

Seligman developed the concept of learned helplessness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The word car is an example of a concept.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A person will not become depressed if they attribute rejection on a date to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) external,stable,specific factors 
B) external,unstable,specific factors 
C) internal,stable,specific factors 
D) internal,global,unstable factors 
A) external,stable,specific factors 
B) external,unstable,specific factors 
C) internal,stable,specific factors 
D) internal,global,unstable factors

For Tolman,expectations control the direction of our drives.

Expectancies with knowledge that performing a specific behavior will result in the occurrence of specific reinforcement is called ______.

For Tolman,which of the following statements is correct?

Joe always listens to the traffic reports while driving home on the freeway.One day,Joe hears that there is a major traffic jam about 5 miles ahead of his current location.According to Tolman,Joe would ______.

Attributes are features of an object or event that varies from one instance to another.

When a person states,the reason I failed the exam is because I am totally incompetent.This is an example of ______.

In general,the Tolman and Honzik's alternative path experiment demonstrates ______.

Sally contends that many new factors determine whether or not she will be successful at her job.This is an example of a ______.

Place cells and grid cells respond to specific locations in the physical environment.

The role of response by habit rather than expectation is called behavioral autonomy.

A behavior-reinforcement belief expectancy contains knowledge of the contiguity between two events.

Describe Tolman's view of learning.

A man's proposal for a date is rejected.If he attributes his rejection to an internal,stable,global factor,he will ______.

Expectancies are mental representations of event contingencies.

Animals who are helpless and humans who are depressed often experience ______.

Grid cells are located in the ______.

Learned helplessness theories in humans have produced only small effects.One reason for this result may be due to ______.

Seligman developed the concept of learned helplessness.

The word car is an example of a concept.

A person will not become depressed if they attribute rejection on a date to ______.

An Introduction to Learning

The Modification of Instinctive Behavior

Principles and Applications of Pavlovian Conditioning

Theories of Pavlovian Conditioning

Principles and Applications of Appetitive Conditioning

Principles and Applications of Aversive Conditioning

Theories of Appetitive and Aversive Conditioning

Biological Influences on Learning

Traditional Learning Theories

Stimulus Control of Behavior

The Storage of Our Experiences

Memory Retrieval and Forgetting

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Exam 11: Cognitive Control of Behavior

For Tolman,expectations control the direction of our drives.

Expectancies with knowledge that performing a specific behavior will result in the occurrence of specific reinforcement is called ______.

For Tolman,which of the following statements is correct?

Joe always listens to the traffic reports while driving home on the freeway.One day,Joe hears that there is a major traffic jam about 5 miles ahead of his current location.According to Tolman,Joe would ______.

Attributes are features of an object or event that varies from one instance to another.

When a person states,the reason I failed the exam is because I am totally incompetent.This is an example of ______.

In general,the Tolman and Honzik's alternative path experiment demonstrates ______.

Sally contends that many new factors determine whether or not she will be successful at her job.This is an example of a ______.

Place cells and grid cells respond to specific locations in the physical environment.

The role of response by habit rather than expectation is called behavioral autonomy.

A behavior-reinforcement belief expectancy contains knowledge of the contiguity between two events.

Describe Tolman's view of learning.

A man's proposal for a date is rejected.If he attributes his rejection to an internal,stable,global factor,he will ______.

Expectancies are mental representations of event contingencies.

Animals who are helpless and humans who are depressed often experience ______.

Grid cells are located in the ______.

Learned helplessness theories in humans have produced only small effects.One reason for this result may be due to ______.

Seligman developed the concept of learned helplessness.

The word car is an example of a concept.

A person will not become depressed if they attribute rejection on a date to ______.

An Introduction to Learning

The Modification of Instinctive Behavior

Principles and Applications of Pavlovian Conditioning

Theories of Pavlovian Conditioning

Principles and Applications of Appetitive Conditioning

Principles and Applications of Aversive Conditioning

Theories of Appetitive and Aversive Conditioning

Biological Influences on Learning

Traditional Learning Theories

Stimulus Control of Behavior

The Storage of Our Experiences

Memory Retrieval and Forgetting

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