Question 1

For rats in a Skinner box, very little learning occurs when the delay between bar pressing and receiving food exceeds __________ seconds.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  25 
C)  40 
D)  50 
A)  10 
B)  25 
C)  40 
D)  50

Question 2

When punishing children for misbehavior, it is important to remember to

Accepted Answer

A)  punish with kindness and respect since a strong, trusting relationship with the child tends to minimize behavior problems. 
B)  use counterconditioning and reward an alternate, desired response. 
C)  expect anger from a punished person and briefly acknowledge this anger, but do not reinforce it. 
D)  do all of these. 
A)  punish with kindness and respect since a strong, trusting relationship with the child tends to minimize behavior problems. 
B)  use counterconditioning and reward an alternate, desired response. 
C)  expect anger from a punished person and briefly acknowledge this anger, but do not reinforce it. 
D)  do all of these.

Question 3

By observing a model, a person may learn all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the temperamental preferences in the performance of the skill. 
B)  how to carry out or avoid previously learned responses. 
C)  the general rules that can be applied to various situations. 
D)  new responses. 
A)  the temperamental preferences in the performance of the skill. 
B)  how to carry out or avoid previously learned responses. 
C)  the general rules that can be applied to various situations. 
D)  new responses.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways recommended in the textbook to apply punishment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both parents should be consistent in what they regard as misbehavior and punish this behavior every time it occurs and in the same way. 
B)  If a parent punishes a child and then finds that the child was innocent, the parent should not say anything to the child in order to put the incident behind them. 
C)  When parents use punishment, they should also reward an alternate, desired response for that situation. 
D)  If you cannot punish an animal or young child immediately, wait for the next instance of misbehavior. 
A)  Both parents should be consistent in what they regard as misbehavior and punish this behavior every time it occurs and in the same way. 
B)  If a parent punishes a child and then finds that the child was innocent, the parent should not say anything to the child in order to put the incident behind them. 
C)  When parents use punishment, they should also reward an alternate, desired response for that situation. 
D)  If you cannot punish an animal or young child immediately, wait for the next instance of misbehavior.

Question 5

After playing several hours of violent video games, some children show disinhibition, which means that they

Accepted Answer

A)  ​act out behavior that would normally be restrained. 
B)  ​are calmer due to the cathartic release of aggressive feelings. 
C)  ​become more sensitized to violence. 
D)  ​are less prone to acting aggressively. 
A)  ​act out behavior that would normally be restrained. 
B)  ​are calmer due to the cathartic release of aggressive feelings. 
C)  ​become more sensitized to violence. 
D)  ​are less prone to acting aggressively.

Question 6

Which of the following might serve as a secondary reinforcer?

Accepted Answer

A)  sex 
B)  grades 
C)  food 
D)  a pain-relieving drug 
A)  sex 
B)  grades 
C)  food 
D)  a pain-relieving drug

Question 7

A politician who irritates you is being interviewed on the evening news.You change channels so you won't have to listen to him.Your channel changing is

Accepted Answer

A)  negatively reinforced. 
B)  a form of punishment. 
C)  positively reinforced. 
D)  a type of response cost. 
A)  negatively reinforced. 
B)  a form of punishment. 
C)  positively reinforced. 
D)  a type of response cost.

Question 8

The concept of a response chain helps explain how the entire sequence of events necessary to prepare a meal is reinforced by the final dining experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

You have a mental picture of how your city is organized so that you can easily take an alternate route if there is a traffic jam.Psychologists call this a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  intuitive map. 
B)  cognitive map. 
C)  latent map. 
D)  discovery map. 
A)  intuitive map. 
B)  cognitive map. 
C)  latent map. 
D)  discovery map.

Question 10

Provide an example of how each of the following strategies could be used to change a bad habit: a.reinforcing alternative responses, b.utilizing extinction, c.breaking response chains, and d.avoiding antecedent cues.

Accepted Answer

Answers may vary regarding examples by m

Question 11

In North America, Edward Thorndike discovered what is today called __________ conditioning.

Accepted Answer

A)  vicarious 
B)  operant 
C)  classical 
D)  cognitive 
A)  vicarious 
B)  operant 
C)  classical 
D)  cognitive

Question 12

Mary wants to increase the amount of time that she studies each night for school.Which of the following should NOT be a part of her behavioral self-management plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  a recorded baseline 
B)  weekly goals and an ultimate goal 
C)  daily reward and weekly reward for reaching goals 
D)  daily punisher and weekly punisher for not meeting goals 
A)  a recorded baseline 
B)  weekly goals and an ultimate goal 
C)  daily reward and weekly reward for reaching goals 
D)  daily punisher and weekly punisher for not meeting goals

Question 13

Which of the following would be considered a primary reinforcer?

Accepted Answer

A)  praise 
B)  food 
C)  money 
D)  attention 
A)  praise 
B)  food 
C)  money 
D)  attention

Question 14

If you work hard all semester in a class to get an A, the delay between your hard work and the final grade should be a detriment to your learning, but it is not detrimental for several reasons.Which of following would NOT be a plausible reason for this occurrence?

Accepted Answer

A)  As a mature human, you can anticipate future rewards. 
B)  You get reinforced by quiz and test grades all through the semester. 
C)  A single reinforcer can often maintain a linked series of actions that lead to the final reinforcement of an A for the class. 
D)  Response-contingent reinforcement does not have an effect on adults, only animals and young children. 
A)  As a mature human, you can anticipate future rewards. 
B)  You get reinforced by quiz and test grades all through the semester. 
C)  A single reinforcer can often maintain a linked series of actions that lead to the final reinforcement of an A for the class. 
D)  Response-contingent reinforcement does not have an effect on adults, only animals and young children.

Question 15

When Mark took some of his little brother's toys, his parents reprimanded him and then rewarded him for playing cooperatively with his brother and for sharing his toys with his brother.Mark's parents are using

Accepted Answer

A)  negative reinforcement. 
B)  avoidance learning. 
C)  counterconditioning. 
D)  latent learning. 
A)  negative reinforcement. 
B)  avoidance learning. 
C)  counterconditioning. 
D)  latent learning.

Question 16

On a recorder that has a moving strip of paper and a mechanical pen connected to a Skinner box, no response by the animal would be indicated by a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  steep line. 
B)  horizontal line. 
C)  small tick marks. 
D)  empty space. 
A)  steep line. 
B)  horizontal line. 
C)  small tick marks. 
D)  empty space.

Question 17

Rats are more likely to engage in intracranial self-stimulation if they also self-administer a drug that further increases the sensitivity of the pleasure pathways in the brain.This drug is

Accepted Answer

A)  alcohol. 
B)  nicotine. 
C)  LSD. 
D)  heroin. 
A)  alcohol. 
B)  nicotine. 
C)  LSD. 
D)  heroin.

Question 18

Getting paid every two weeks at your job comes closest to which schedule of reinforcement?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

In classical conditioning, learning is evident when a

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulus automatically elicits a consequence. 
B)  stimulus, which did not initially produce a response, now elicits that response. 
C)  spontaneously emitted response increases in frequency because of its consequences. 
D)  subject repeats an action he or she has observed another person perform. 
A)  stimulus automatically elicits a consequence. 
B)  stimulus, which did not initially produce a response, now elicits that response. 
C)  spontaneously emitted response increases in frequency because of its consequences. 
D)  subject repeats an action he or she has observed another person perform.

Question 20

Two schedules of reinforcement that produce the highest rates of response are

Accepted Answer

A)  continuous and fixed interval. 
B)  fixed interval and variable interval. 
C)  variable interval and variable ratio. 
D)  fixed ratio and variable ratio. 
A)  continuous and fixed interval. 
B)  fixed interval and variable interval. 
C)  variable interval and variable ratio. 
D)  fixed ratio and variable ratio.

For rats in a Skinner box, very little learning occurs when the delay between bar pressing and receiving food exceeds __________ seconds.

When punishing children for misbehavior, it is important to remember to

By observing a model, a person may learn all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways recommended in the textbook to apply punishment?

After playing several hours of violent video games, some children show disinhibition, which means that they

Which of the following might serve as a secondary reinforcer?

A politician who irritates you is being interviewed on the evening news.You change channels so you won't have to listen to him.Your channel changing is

The concept of a response chain helps explain how the entire sequence of events necessary to prepare a meal is reinforced by the final dining experience.

You have a mental picture of how your city is organized so that you can easily take an alternate route if there is a traffic jam.Psychologists call this a(n)

Provide an example of how each of the following strategies could be used to change a bad habit: a.reinforcing alternative responses, b.utilizing extinction, c.breaking response chains, and d.avoiding antecedent cues.

In North America, Edward Thorndike discovered what is today called __________ conditioning.

Mary wants to increase the amount of time that she studies each night for school.Which of the following should NOT be a part of her behavioral self-management plan?

Which of the following would be considered a primary reinforcer?

If you work hard all semester in a class to get an A, the delay between your hard work and the final grade should be a detriment to your learning, but it is not detrimental for several reasons.Which of following would NOT be a plausible reason for this occurrence?

When Mark took some of his little brother's toys, his parents reprimanded him and then rewarded him for playing cooperatively with his brother and for sharing his toys with his brother.Mark's parents are using

On a recorder that has a moving strip of paper and a mechanical pen connected to a Skinner box, no response by the animal would be indicated by a(n)

Rats are more likely to engage in intracranial self-stimulation if they also self-administer a drug that further increases the sensitivity of the pleasure pathways in the brain.This drug is

Getting paid every two weeks at your job comes closest to which schedule of reinforcement?

In classical conditioning, learning is evident when a

Two schedules of reinforcement that produce the highest rates of response are

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For rats in a Skinner box, very little learning occurs when the delay between bar pressing and receiving food exceeds __________ seconds.

When punishing children for misbehavior, it is important to remember to

By observing a model, a person may learn all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways recommended in the textbook to apply punishment?

After playing several hours of violent video games, some children show disinhibition, which means that they

Which of the following might serve as a secondary reinforcer?

A politician who irritates you is being interviewed on the evening news.You change channels so you won't have to listen to him.Your channel changing is

The concept of a response chain helps explain how the entire sequence of events necessary to prepare a meal is reinforced by the final dining experience.

You have a mental picture of how your city is organized so that you can easily take an alternate route if there is a traffic jam.Psychologists call this a(n)

Provide an example of how each of the following strategies could be used to change a bad habit: a.reinforcing alternative responses, b.utilizing extinction, c.breaking response chains, and d.avoiding antecedent cues.

In North America, Edward Thorndike discovered what is today called __________ conditioning.

Mary wants to increase the amount of time that she studies each night for school.Which of the following should NOT be a part of her behavioral self-management plan?

Which of the following would be considered a primary reinforcer?

If you work hard all semester in a class to get an A, the delay between your hard work and the final grade should be a detriment to your learning, but it is not detrimental for several reasons.Which of following would NOT be a plausible reason for this occurrence?

When Mark took some of his little brother's toys, his parents reprimanded him and then rewarded him for playing cooperatively with his brother and for sharing his toys with his brother.Mark's parents are using

On a recorder that has a moving strip of paper and a mechanical pen connected to a Skinner box, no response by the animal would be indicated by a(n)

Rats are more likely to engage in intracranial self-stimulation if they also self-administer a drug that further increases the sensitivity of the pleasure pathways in the brain.This drug is

Getting paid every two weeks at your job comes closest to which schedule of reinforcement?

In classical conditioning, learning is evident when a

Two schedules of reinforcement that produce the highest rates of response are

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior.

Human Development

Sensation and Perception.

States of Consciousness.

Memory.

Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

Intelligence.

Motivation and Emotion.

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Personality.

Health, Stress, and Coping.

Psychological Disorders.

Therapies.

Social Thinking and Social Influence.

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Applied Psychology.

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