Question 1

Reinforcement reduces creativity because creativity requires new forms of behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Each of the following is a self-control technique except .

Accepted Answer

A) deprivation 
B) distancing 
C) distraction 
D) distortion 
A) deprivation 
B) distancing 
C) distraction 
D) distortion D

Question 3

Martin Seligman has argued that learned helplessness can provide a model for .

Accepted Answer

A) mania 
B) schizophrenia 
C) depression 
D) anorexia nervosa 
A) mania 
B) schizophrenia 
C) depression 
D) anorexia nervosa C

Question 4

The first true teaching machines were built by B.F.Skinner.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Hopkins and Conard found that when teachers made a few simple changes in how they taught, changes that included a shift from punishment to positive reinforcement, students advanced at the normal rate in reading.

Accepted Answer

A) half 
B) one and a half times 
C) more than twice 
D) three times 
A) half 
B) one and a half times 
C) more than twice 
D) three times

Question 6

Robert Lanza and colleagues demonstrated that will lie when lying produces reinforcers.

Accepted Answer

A) mice 
B) rats 
C) pigeons 
D) cats 
A) mice 
B) rats 
C) pigeons 
D) cats

Question 7

According to Skinner, we use language because it .

Accepted Answer

possible answers:or

Question 8

Self awareness means .

Accepted Answer

A) our attitudes about ourselves 
B) observation of our behavior 
C) self esteem 
D) awareness of the self 
A) our attitudes about ourselves 
B) observation of our behavior 
C) self esteem 
D) awareness of the self

Question 9

Insightful problem solving is best viewed as an example of .

Accepted Answer

A) unconscious processes 
B) trial-and-error learning 
C) Pavlovian conditioning 
D) operant learning 
A) unconscious processes 
B) trial-and-error learning 
C) Pavlovian conditioning 
D) operant learning

Question 10

Verbal behavior is governed by the .

Accepted Answer

A) mind 
B) PMLA 
C) law of effect 
D) principle of reciprocal reinforcement 
A) mind 
B) PMLA 
C) law of effect 
D) principle of reciprocal reinforcement

Question 11

Alan Christopher studied the effects of reinforcement schedule on .

Accepted Answer

A) compulsive gambling 
B) experimental neurosis 
C) malingering 
D) drug effects 
A) compulsive gambling 
B) experimental neurosis 
C) malingering 
D) drug effects

Question 12

In her work with porpoises, Karen Pryor gradually realized that what she had to do to get novel behavior from the animals was to .

Accepted Answer

A) reinforce novel behavior 
B) punish repetitive behavior 
C) shape the novel behavior she wanted 
D) provide noncontingent reinforcement 
A) reinforce novel behavior 
B) punish repetitive behavior 
C) shape the novel behavior she wanted 
D) provide noncontingent reinforcement

Question 13

Willpower is not a good explanation of behavior because .

Accepted Answer

A) you cannot see willpower 
B) you cannot measure willpower 
C) not everyone has willpower 
D) the evidence for willpower is usually the behavior it is supposed to explain 
A) you cannot see willpower 
B) you cannot measure willpower 
C) not everyone has willpower 
D) the evidence for willpower is usually the behavior it is supposed to explain

Question 14

Verplanck's opinion experiment used a/an design.

Accepted Answer

A) group 
B) ABA 
C) between subjects 
D) crossover 
A) group 
B) ABA 
C) between subjects 
D) crossover

Question 15

Only humans and the great apes show evidence of self-awareness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Why is insight not an adequate explanation of problem solving?

Accepted Answer

Although people (including many psycholo

Question 17

Your text describes the use of to get a bull elephant to cooperate with having his feet trimmed.

Accepted Answer

A) physical restraint 
B) shaping 
C) chaining 
D) episodic training 
A) physical restraint 
B) shaping 
C) chaining 
D) episodic training

Question 18

The story of Ulysses and the Sirens illustrates the self-control technique known as .

Accepted Answer

A) distancing 
B) distraction 
C) physical restraint 
D) deprivation 
A) distancing 
B) distraction 
C) physical restraint 
D) deprivation

Question 19

Jack is a homeless man who lives on the streets of New York City.One cold January night he takes up a position outside a fancy restaurant and starts shouting, "God has ordered an equestrian invasion of Long Island." The restaurant owner calls the police and they take Jack to a hospital, where he spends a quiet night.The next morning a doctor examines Jack and tells him he is well enough to be discharged.Jack immediately begins shouting about the equestrian invasion of Long Island.You tentatively conclude that .

Accepted Answer

A) Jack's hallucinations are products of reinforcement 
B) Jack will stop hallucinating when he is placed on medication 
C) Jack is smart 
D) attention from the hospital staff is reinforcing bizarre behavior 
A) Jack's hallucinations are products of reinforcement 
B) Jack will stop hallucinating when he is placed on medication 
C) Jack is smart 
D) attention from the hospital staff is reinforcing bizarre behavior

Question 20

In Skinner's teaching machines, the only reinforcer was the opportunity to move on to the next item.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Reinforcement reduces creativity because creativity requires new forms of behavior.

Each of the following is a self-control technique except .

Martin Seligman has argued that learned helplessness can provide a model for .

The first true teaching machines were built by B.F.Skinner.

Hopkins and Conard found that when teachers made a few simple changes in how they taught, changes that included a shift from punishment to positive reinforcement, students advanced at the normal rate in reading.

Robert Lanza and colleagues demonstrated that will lie when lying produces reinforcers.

According to Skinner, we use language because it .

Self awareness means .

Insightful problem solving is best viewed as an example of .

Verbal behavior is governed by the .

Alan Christopher studied the effects of reinforcement schedule on .

In her work with porpoises, Karen Pryor gradually realized that what she had to do to get novel behavior from the animals was to .

Willpower is not a good explanation of behavior because .

Verplanck's opinion experiment used a/an design.

Only humans and the great apes show evidence of self-awareness.

Why is insight not an adequate explanation of problem solving?

Your text describes the use of to get a bull elephant to cooperate with having his feet trimmed.

The story of Ulysses and the Sirens illustrates the self-control technique known as .

In Skinner's teaching machines, the only reinforcer was the opportunity to move on to the next item.

Introduction:learning to Change

The Study of Learning and Behavior

Pavlovian Procedures

Pavlovian Applications

Reinforcement

Schedules of Reinforcement

Operant Procedures:punishment

Observational Learning

Generalization, Discrimination, and Stimulus

Forgetting

The Limits of Learning

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Exam 8: Operant Applications and Interpretations

Reinforcement reduces creativity because creativity requires new forms of behavior.

Each of the following is a self-control technique except .

Martin Seligman has argued that learned helplessness can provide a model for .

The first true teaching machines were built by B.F.Skinner.

Hopkins and Conard found that when teachers made a few simple changes in how they taught, changes that included a shift from punishment to positive reinforcement, students advanced at the normal rate in reading.

Robert Lanza and colleagues demonstrated that will lie when lying produces reinforcers.

According to Skinner, we use language because it .

Self awareness means .

Insightful problem solving is best viewed as an example of .

Verbal behavior is governed by the .

Alan Christopher studied the effects of reinforcement schedule on .

In her work with porpoises, Karen Pryor gradually realized that what she had to do to get novel behavior from the animals was to .

Willpower is not a good explanation of behavior because .

Verplanck's opinion experiment used a/an design.

Only humans and the great apes show evidence of self-awareness.

Why is insight not an adequate explanation of problem solving?

Your text describes the use of to get a bull elephant to cooperate with having his feet trimmed.

The story of Ulysses and the Sirens illustrates the self-control technique known as .

In Skinner's teaching machines, the only reinforcer was the opportunity to move on to the next item.

Introduction:learning to Change

The Study of Learning and Behavior

Pavlovian Procedures

Pavlovian Applications

Reinforcement

Schedules of Reinforcement

Operant Procedures:punishment

Observational Learning

Generalization, Discrimination, and Stimulus

Forgetting

The Limits of Learning

Filters