Question 1

If you have ever learned your way through the various levels found in many video games, you have developed a cognitive map of the video game.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Most nights Ian comes home from work, turns on the TV, eats a whole bag of cookies or chips, then takes a shower, and changes clothes. By dinnertime he has lost his appetite. Ian could solve this problem by heading to the shower before he turns on the TB. By changing the order of activities that precede dinner, he is breaking the __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Most nights Ian comes home from work,...

Question 3

The first step in a behavioral self-management plan is to establish goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The process through which a response is taught by rewarding successive approximations to the final desired response is called

Accepted Answer

A)  extinction. 
B)  fading. 
C)  shaping. 
D)  secondary transfer. 
A)  extinction. 
B)  fading. 
C)  shaping. 
D)  secondary transfer.

Question 5

Which of the following occurs whenever a person or animal forms a simple connection among various stimuli and\or responses?

Accepted Answer

A)  associative learning 
B)  insight learning 
C)  vicarious learning 
D)  cognitive learning 
A)  associative learning 
B)  insight learning 
C)  vicarious learning 
D)  cognitive learning

Question 6

In higher-order conditioning, the

Accepted Answer

A)  US is used as if it were a CS. 
B)  US is used as if it were a CR. 
C)  CS is used as if it were a UR. 
D)  CS is used as if it were a US. 
A)  US is used as if it were a CS. 
B)  US is used as if it were a CR. 
C)  CS is used as if it were a UR. 
D)  CS is used as if it were a US.

Question 7

If you cannot punish an animal or young child immediately,

Accepted Answer

A)  wait for the next instance of misbehavior by the animal or young child. 
B)  take the animal or child back to the place of the misbehavior and then punish them. 
C)  delay the punishment but increase the intensity. 
D)  clearly state or point at the damage while punishing the animal or young child later. 
A)  wait for the next instance of misbehavior by the animal or young child. 
B)  take the animal or child back to the place of the misbehavior and then punish them. 
C)  delay the punishment but increase the intensity. 
D)  clearly state or point at the damage while punishing the animal or young child later.

Question 8

The probability of repeating a response is increased by which of the following consequences?

Accepted Answer

A)  punishment 
B)  response cost 
C)  nonreinforcement 
D)  negative reinforcement 
A)  punishment 
B)  response cost 
C)  nonreinforcement 
D)  negative reinforcement

Question 9

While shopping with you, your niece begs for a toy and then has a temper tantrum in the store. If you buy her a toy, you are

Accepted Answer

A)  using respondent conditioning. 
B)  using classical conditioning. 
C)  encouraging more tantrums. 
D)  discouraging more destructive behaviors. 
A)  using respondent conditioning. 
B)  using classical conditioning. 
C)  encouraging more tantrums. 
D)  discouraging more destructive behaviors.

Question 10

Explain why self-recording is so important to a behavioral self-management program.

Accepted Answer

Even if you find it difficult to give an

Question 11

Jai touched a light socket and received a shock. Jai will probably not touch a light socket again because he received

Accepted Answer

A)  mild punishment. 
B)  severe punishment. 
C)  negative reinforcement. 
D)  response cost. 
A)  mild punishment. 
B)  severe punishment. 
C)  negative reinforcement. 
D)  response cost.

Question 12

Sally, who has a habit of taking toys from her sister, is reprimanded for this behavior and is rewarded for displaying the opposite behavior of sharing toys with her sister or other children. This is referred to as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Sally, who has a habit of taking...

Question 13

Jeffery's first love was Mia, who had long blonde hair and big blue eyes. Alas, Mia's family moved far away from Jeffery's little town. The next semester, there was a new girl in Jeffery's ninth grade class. Jeffery was immediately smitten with Lauren and her long blonde hair and beautiful blue eyes. Jeffery's immediate attraction to Lauren illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  response chaining. 
B)  stimulus discrimination. 
C)  extinction. 
D)  stimulus generalization. 
A)  response chaining. 
B)  stimulus discrimination. 
C)  extinction. 
D)  stimulus generalization.

Question 14

Compared to discovery learning, learning by rote tends to produce a better understanding of new problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Describe three problems that occur as punishment increases in severity.

Accepted Answer

Answer includes the following three prob

Question 16

A teacher does not respond to the students who call out a question without raising their hands. By withholding her attention from these students who do not raise their hands, she is eliminating this behavior through operant extinction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

If you wear sunglasses to escape the glare of the sun, then you are wearing the sunglasses because of __________reinforcement.

Accepted Answer

The answer of If you wear sunglasses to escape the...

Question 18

Emotional conditioning applies to animals, such as dogs and cats, as well as to humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Concerning the behavioral effects of various consequences, a response that is not followed by a reward will occur less frequently. This defines

Accepted Answer

A)  nonreinforcement. 
B)  positive punishment. 
C)  negative reinforcement. 
D)  respondent conditioning. 
A)  nonreinforcement. 
B)  positive punishment. 
C)  negative reinforcement. 
D)  respondent conditioning.

Question 20

Frequent spankings tend to decrease aggression and reduce problem behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

If you have ever learned your way through the various levels found in many video games, you have developed a cognitive map of the video game.

The first step in a behavioral self-management plan is to establish goals.

The process through which a response is taught by rewarding successive approximations to the final desired response is called

Which of the following occurs whenever a person or animal forms a simple connection among various stimuli and\or responses?

In higher-order conditioning, the

If you cannot punish an animal or young child immediately,

The probability of repeating a response is increased by which of the following consequences?

While shopping with you, your niece begs for a toy and then has a temper tantrum in the store. If you buy her a toy, you are

Explain why self-recording is so important to a behavioral self-management program.

Jai touched a light socket and received a shock. Jai will probably not touch a light socket again because he received

Sally, who has a habit of taking toys from her sister, is reprimanded for this behavior and is rewarded for displaying the opposite behavior of sharing toys with her sister or other children. This is referred to as __________.

Compared to discovery learning, learning by rote tends to produce a better understanding of new problems.

Describe three problems that occur as punishment increases in severity.

A teacher does not respond to the students who call out a question without raising their hands. By withholding her attention from these students who do not raise their hands, she is eliminating this behavior through operant extinction.

If you wear sunglasses to escape the glare of the sun, then you are wearing the sunglasses because of __________reinforcement.

Emotional conditioning applies to animals, such as dogs and cats, as well as to humans.

Concerning the behavioral effects of various consequences, a response that is not followed by a reward will occur less frequently. This defines

Frequent spankings tend to decrease aggression and reduce problem behaviors.

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Exam 6: Conditioning and Learning

If you have ever learned your way through the various levels found in many video games, you have developed a cognitive map of the video game.

The first step in a behavioral self-management plan is to establish goals.

The process through which a response is taught by rewarding successive approximations to the final desired response is called

Which of the following occurs whenever a person or animal forms a simple connection among various stimuli and\or responses?

In higher-order conditioning, the

If you cannot punish an animal or young child immediately,

The probability of repeating a response is increased by which of the following consequences?

While shopping with you, your niece begs for a toy and then has a temper tantrum in the store. If you buy her a toy, you are

Explain why self-recording is so important to a behavioral self-management program.

Jai touched a light socket and received a shock. Jai will probably not touch a light socket again because he received

Sally, who has a habit of taking toys from her sister, is reprimanded for this behavior and is rewarded for displaying the opposite behavior of sharing toys with her sister or other children. This is referred to as __________.

Compared to discovery learning, learning by rote tends to produce a better understanding of new problems.

Describe three problems that occur as punishment increases in severity.

A teacher does not respond to the students who call out a question without raising their hands. By withholding her attention from these students who do not raise their hands, she is eliminating this behavior through operant extinction.

If you wear sunglasses to escape the glare of the sun, then you are wearing the sunglasses because of __________reinforcement.

Emotional conditioning applies to animals, such as dogs and cats, as well as to humans.

Concerning the behavioral effects of various consequences, a response that is not followed by a reward will occur less frequently. This defines

Frequent spankings tend to decrease aggression and reduce problem behaviors.

Introducing Psychology

Brain and Behavior

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Memory

Cognition and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Human Sexuality

Personality

Health Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Herapies

Social Psychology

Applied Psychology

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