Exam 6: Learning

In an experiment on classical conditioning,a tone is followed by a puff of air to the eyes.After several repetitions,subjects blink their eyes when they hear the tone.What is the conditioned stimulus in this experiment?

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Question 181

As a rule,behaviorists assume that

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Question 182

Many people are not deterred by the strict punishments that the U.S.government imposes for selling illegal drugs.This lack of effect is probably due to the

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Question 183

A secondary reinforcer

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Question 184

Punishment will be less effective in suppressing a child's behavior if

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Question 185

What is spontaneous recovery?

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Question 186

According to Thorndike,reinforcement is an event that

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Question 187

At the beginning of an experiment on classical conditioning,

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Question 188

Pavlov believed that presenting the CS at nearly the same time as the UCS caused a connection in the brain to form so that the animal treated the CS as if it were the UCS.Psychologists today believe that the animal

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Question 189

Drug tolerance has been interpreted by some as an example of classical conditioning.In this example,the conditioned stimulus is the injection and the conditioned response is

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Question 190

You watch someone write a novel and receive fame and fortune for it.You would like to receive the same reinforcements,but you may or may not imitate this person's behavior,depending on

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Question 191

A study examining playground behavior of children found that by offering simple reinforcements for safe behavior,the frequency of dangerous behaviors could be decreased.These results are consistent with

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Question 192

A person who has developed a drug tolerance to a specific drug could temporarily reduce or eliminate the tolerance by

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Question 193

Unlike methodological behaviorists,radical behaviorists are willing to use observable behaviors to make inferences about intervening variables.

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Question 194

In an experiment on classical conditioning,a tone is followed by a puff of air to the eyes.After several repetitions,subjects blink their eyes when they hear the tone.In this experiment the tone is the and blinking is the .

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Question 195

A behaviorist would state that your thoughts and feelings do not cause your behavior because

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Question 196

Which of the following is NOT an assumption of behaviorism?

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Question 197

Behaviorism began,in part,as a protest against the views of

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Question 198

Edward Thorndike watched cats learn to escape from puzzle boxes.Because they improved gradually over many trials,he concluded that

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Question 199

Which of the following is an example of a secondary reinforcer?

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In an experiment on classical conditioning,a tone is followed by a puff of air to the eyes.After several repetitions,subjects blink their eyes when they hear the tone.What is the conditioned stimulus in this experiment?

As a rule,behaviorists assume that

Many people are not deterred by the strict punishments that the U.S.government imposes for selling illegal drugs.This lack of effect is probably due to the

A secondary reinforcer

Punishment will be less effective in suppressing a child's behavior if

What is spontaneous recovery?

According to Thorndike,reinforcement is an event that

At the beginning of an experiment on classical conditioning,

Pavlov believed that presenting the CS at nearly the same time as the UCS caused a connection in the brain to form so that the animal treated the CS as if it were the UCS.Psychologists today believe that the animal

Drug tolerance has been interpreted by some as an example of classical conditioning.In this example,the conditioned stimulus is the injection and the conditioned response is

You watch someone write a novel and receive fame and fortune for it.You would like to receive the same reinforcements,but you may or may not imitate this person's behavior,depending on

A study examining playground behavior of children found that by offering simple reinforcements for safe behavior,the frequency of dangerous behaviors could be decreased.These results are consistent with

A person who has developed a drug tolerance to a specific drug could temporarily reduce or eliminate the tolerance by

Unlike methodological behaviorists,radical behaviorists are willing to use observable behaviors to make inferences about intervening variables.

In an experiment on classical conditioning,a tone is followed by a puff of air to the eyes.After several repetitions,subjects blink their eyes when they hear the tone.In this experiment the tone is the and blinking is the .

A behaviorist would state that your thoughts and feelings do not cause your behavior because

Which of the following is NOT an assumption of behaviorism?

Behaviorism began,in part,as a protest against the views of

Edward Thorndike watched cats learn to escape from puzzle boxes.Because they improved gradually over many trials,he concluded that

Which of the following is an example of a secondary reinforcer?

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Exam 6: Learning

In an experiment on classical conditioning,a tone is followed by a puff of air to the eyes.After several repetitions,subjects blink their eyes when they hear the tone.What is the conditioned stimulus in this experiment?

As a rule,behaviorists assume that

Many people are not deterred by the strict punishments that the U.S.government imposes for selling illegal drugs.This lack of effect is probably due to the

A secondary reinforcer

Punishment will be less effective in suppressing a child's behavior if

What is spontaneous recovery?

According to Thorndike,reinforcement is an event that

At the beginning of an experiment on classical conditioning,

Pavlov believed that presenting the CS at nearly the same time as the UCS caused a connection in the brain to form so that the animal treated the CS as if it were the UCS.Psychologists today believe that the animal

Drug tolerance has been interpreted by some as an example of classical conditioning.In this example,the conditioned stimulus is the injection and the conditioned response is

You watch someone write a novel and receive fame and fortune for it.You would like to receive the same reinforcements,but you may or may not imitate this person's behavior,depending on

A study examining playground behavior of children found that by offering simple reinforcements for safe behavior,the frequency of dangerous behaviors could be decreased.These results are consistent with

A person who has developed a drug tolerance to a specific drug could temporarily reduce or eliminate the tolerance by

Unlike methodological behaviorists,radical behaviorists are willing to use observable behaviors to make inferences about intervening variables.

In an experiment on classical conditioning,a tone is followed by a puff of air to the eyes.After several repetitions,subjects blink their eyes when they hear the tone.In this experiment the tone is the __________ and blinking is the __________.

A behaviorist would state that your thoughts and feelings do not cause your behavior because

Which of the following is NOT an assumption of behaviorism?

Behaviorism began,in part,as a protest against the views of

Edward Thorndike watched cats learn to escape from puzzle boxes.Because they improved gradually over many trials,he concluded that

Which of the following is an example of a secondary reinforcer?

What Is Psychology

Scientific Methods in Psychology

Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Nature,nurture,and Human Development

Memory

Cognition and Language

Intelligence

Consciousness

Motivated Behaviors

Emotional Behaviors,stress,and Health

Social Psychology

Personality

Abnormality,therapy,and Social Issues

Specific Disorders and Treatments

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In an experiment on classical conditioning,a tone is followed by a puff of air to the eyes.After several repetitions,subjects blink their eyes when they hear the tone.In this experiment the tone is the and blinking is the .