Exam 9: Escape Avoidance and Punishment

When Vinita fought with her friends over the toys they were playing with, her mother made her sit in the corner for a minute. Following this, the most important thing for Vinita's mother to do is to:

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Based on research conducted on the ways to overcome learned helplessness, a useful treatment for a student who has difficulty solving math problems would most likely be to:

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In the context of obsessive-compulsive disorder, compulsions are characterized by _____.

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Tom yelled at his parrot when it started squawking in response to a noise in the hallway. As a result, it stopped squawking. According to the conditioned suppression theory of punishment, this is because:

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Which procedure is especially likely to result in strong emotional responses such as crying or other displays of distress?

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Research on learned helplessness suggests that a useful means of treating some forms of _ would be to arrange for the person to have repeated experiences with _ at something.

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In general, when we are confronted with an aversive situation, the development of avoidance behavior _____ the development of escape behavior.

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The improvements in mood resulting from punishment is most likely to be due to:

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Question 8

In the research study on learned helplessness conducted by Seligman and Maier, dogs that were first exposed to the escapable-shock condition later learned to avoid shocks _____ than dogs that were first exposed to the inescapable-shock condition.

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According to the _________ theory of avoidance, the act of avoidance is negatively reinforced simply by the lower rate of aversive stimulation with which it is associated.

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Question 10

Although Hau was bitten only once by a dog many years ago, he nevertheless persistently stays away from dogs. According to the anxiety conservation hypothesis, Hau's fear of dogs does not extinguish because:

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The first process in Mowrer's two-process theory of avoidance involves:

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The theoretical difficulty with avoidance behavior, as opposed to escape behavior, is that the individual is moving from one _________ situation to another, and it is difficult to see how a lack of change can serve as a reinforcer.

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Question 13

According to research conducted by Stampfl, a critical factor that helps to maintain people's wasp phobias is that:

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Question 14

According to Masserman, unpredictable shocks delivered in a setting in which an animal typically eats food are especially likely to induce neurotic symptoms. Based on this information, which of the following is most likely to result in the development of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?

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Question 15

In a shuttle avoidance procedure, an animal first learns to _ the aversive stimulus and then learns to _ it.

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Jorge was given an extra homework assignment after making faces at a teacher one day. He never again made faces at the teacher. This scenario is an example of

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Obsessions are characterized by _____.

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One difference between OCD and a phobia is that _ generally involves a passive avoidance response, while _ generally involves an active avoidance response.

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Question 19

If you punish a dog for making a mess on the carpet, the dog might learn to avoid _________ rather than avoid making a mess on the carpet.

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When Vinita fought with her friends over the toys they were playing with, her mother made her sit in the corner for a minute. Following this, the most important thing for Vinita's mother to do is to:

Based on research conducted on the ways to overcome learned helplessness, a useful treatment for a student who has difficulty solving math problems would most likely be to:

In the context of obsessive-compulsive disorder, compulsions are characterized by _____.

Tom yelled at his parrot when it started squawking in response to a noise in the hallway. As a result, it stopped squawking. According to the conditioned suppression theory of punishment, this is because:

Which procedure is especially likely to result in strong emotional responses such as crying or other displays of distress?

Research on learned helplessness suggests that a useful means of treating some forms of _ would be to arrange for the person to have repeated experiences with _ at something.

In general, when we are confronted with an aversive situation, the development of avoidance behavior _____ the development of escape behavior.

The improvements in mood resulting from punishment is most likely to be due to:

In the research study on learned helplessness conducted by Seligman and Maier, dogs that were first exposed to the escapable-shock condition later learned to avoid shocks _____ than dogs that were first exposed to the inescapable-shock condition.

According to the _________ theory of avoidance, the act of avoidance is negatively reinforced simply by the lower rate of aversive stimulation with which it is associated.

Although Hau was bitten only once by a dog many years ago, he nevertheless persistently stays away from dogs. According to the anxiety conservation hypothesis, Hau's fear of dogs does not extinguish because:

The first process in Mowrer's two-process theory of avoidance involves:

The theoretical difficulty with avoidance behavior, as opposed to escape behavior, is that the individual is moving from one _________ situation to another, and it is difficult to see how a lack of change can serve as a reinforcer.

According to research conducted by Stampfl, a critical factor that helps to maintain people's wasp phobias is that:

In a shuttle avoidance procedure, an animal first learns to _ the aversive stimulus and then learns to _ it.

Jorge was given an extra homework assignment after making faces at a teacher one day. He never again made faces at the teacher. This scenario is an example of

Obsessions are characterized by _____.

One difference between OCD and a phobia is that _ generally involves a passive avoidance response, while _ generally involves an active avoidance response.

If you punish a dog for making a mess on the carpet, the dog might learn to avoid _________ rather than avoid making a mess on the carpet.

Introduction

Research Methods

Elicited Behaviors and Classical Conditioning

Classical Conditioning Basic Phenomena and Various Complexities

Classical Conditioning Underlying Processes in Classical Conditioning

Operant Conditioning Introduction

Schedules and Theories of Reinforcement

Extinction and Stimulus Control

Choice Matching and Self Control

Observational Learning and Rule Governed Behavior

Biological Dispositions in Learning

Comparative Cognition

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Exam 9: Escape Avoidance and Punishment

When Vinita fought with her friends over the toys they were playing with, her mother made her sit in the corner for a minute. Following this, the most important thing for Vinita's mother to do is to:

Based on research conducted on the ways to overcome learned helplessness, a useful treatment for a student who has difficulty solving math problems would most likely be to:

In the context of obsessive-compulsive disorder, compulsions are characterized by _____.

Tom yelled at his parrot when it started squawking in response to a noise in the hallway. As a result, it stopped squawking. According to the conditioned suppression theory of punishment, this is because:

Which procedure is especially likely to result in strong emotional responses such as crying or other displays of distress?

Research on learned helplessness suggests that a useful means of treating some forms of _____ would be to arrange for the person to have repeated experiences with _____ at something.

In general, when we are confronted with an aversive situation, the development of avoidance behavior _____ the development of escape behavior.

The improvements in mood resulting from punishment is most likely to be due to:

In the research study on learned helplessness conducted by Seligman and Maier, dogs that were first exposed to the escapable-shock condition later learned to avoid shocks _____ than dogs that were first exposed to the inescapable-shock condition.

According to the _________ theory of avoidance, the act of avoidance is negatively reinforced simply by the lower rate of aversive stimulation with which it is associated.

Although Hau was bitten only once by a dog many years ago, he nevertheless persistently stays away from dogs. According to the anxiety conservation hypothesis, Hau's fear of dogs does not extinguish because:

The first process in Mowrer's two-process theory of avoidance involves:

The theoretical difficulty with avoidance behavior, as opposed to escape behavior, is that the individual is moving from one _________ situation to another, and it is difficult to see how a lack of change can serve as a reinforcer.

According to research conducted by Stampfl, a critical factor that helps to maintain people's wasp phobias is that:

In a shuttle avoidance procedure, an animal first learns to _____ the aversive stimulus and then learns to _____ it.

Jorge was given an extra homework assignment after making faces at a teacher one day. He never again made faces at the teacher. This scenario is an example of

Obsessions are characterized by _____.

One difference between OCD and a phobia is that _________ generally involves a passive avoidance response, while _________ generally involves an active avoidance response.

If you punish a dog for making a mess on the carpet, the dog might learn to avoid _________ rather than avoid making a mess on the carpet.

Introduction

Research Methods

Elicited Behaviors and Classical Conditioning

Classical Conditioning Basic Phenomena and Various Complexities

Classical Conditioning Underlying Processes in Classical Conditioning

Operant Conditioning Introduction

Schedules and Theories of Reinforcement

Extinction and Stimulus Control

Choice Matching and Self Control

Observational Learning and Rule Governed Behavior

Biological Dispositions in Learning

Comparative Cognition

Filters

Research on learned helplessness suggests that a useful means of treating some forms of _ would be to arrange for the person to have repeated experiences with _ at something.

In a shuttle avoidance procedure, an animal first learns to _ the aversive stimulus and then learns to _ it.

One difference between OCD and a phobia is that _ generally involves a passive avoidance response, while _ generally involves an active avoidance response.