Question 1

Describe an operant and a respondent behavior not presented in the text and what distinguishes them from one another.

Accepted Answer

Flipping a light switch is an example of

Question 2

Tracy knows that she can get a good connection to the internet at Bill's Coffee Shop and download her favorite music there. Which association(s) explain that knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stimulus-outcome 
B)  Stimulus-response 
C)  Response-outcome 
D)  An association between a stimulus and a response-outcome association 
A)  Stimulus-outcome 
B)  Stimulus-response 
C)  Response-outcome 
D)  An association between a stimulus and a response-outcome association

Question 3

The German philosopher Immanuel Kant would most likely agree with which statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Animals are more machinelike than humans, because only humans possess a mind that allows for free will and voluntary behavior. 
B)  All behaviors of human and nonhuman animals are governed by the pursuit of pleasure or the avoidance of pain. 
C)  All knowledge, and indeed the mind, results from experience with the environment. 
D)  Humans and animals come into the world with minds that are already prepared or formatted to interpret the environment they are likely to encounter so that they can learn from their experience. 
A)  Animals are more machinelike than humans, because only humans possess a mind that allows for free will and voluntary behavior. 
B)  All behaviors of human and nonhuman animals are governed by the pursuit of pleasure or the avoidance of pain. 
C)  All knowledge, and indeed the mind, results from experience with the environment. 
D)  Humans and animals come into the world with minds that are already prepared or formatted to interpret the environment they are likely to encounter so that they can learn from their experience.

Question 4

Psychologists use the symbol O to stand for a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  instrumental response. 
B)  classical response. 
C)  classical stimulus cue. 
D)  biologically significant outcome. 
A)  instrumental response. 
B)  classical response. 
C)  classical stimulus cue. 
D)  biologically significant outcome.

Question 5

Discuss how comparative psychology emerged as a function of Darwin's ideas.

Accepted Answer

Darwin's idea of continuity among specie

Question 6

Which statement is not a reason that animals provide excellent models for studying human learning processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their genetic background can be known and controlled. 
B)  Many of the same basic learning processes occur in a variety of different species. 
C)  We can study the effects of aversive, invasive, or enduring events on learning processes in animals. 
D)  Many animal behaviors are species specific, allowing us to study a process uncomplicated by other competing processes. 
A)  Their genetic background can be known and controlled. 
B)  Many of the same basic learning processes occur in a variety of different species. 
C)  We can study the effects of aversive, invasive, or enduring events on learning processes in animals. 
D)  Many animal behaviors are species specific, allowing us to study a process uncomplicated by other competing processes.

Question 7

According to

Accepted Answer

A)  self-reports obtained from acutely introspective individuals. 
B)  the effects of intervening variables on behavior. 
C)  directly observable and measurable behaviors. 
D)  the antecedents and consequences of behaviors. 
A)  self-reports obtained from acutely introspective individuals. 
B)  the effects of intervening variables on behavior. 
C)  directly observable and measurable behaviors. 
D)  the antecedents and consequences of behaviors.

Question 8

Learning that a skull-and-crossbones sign means poison, that sour smelling milk is spoiled, and that a certain cologne belongs to a loved one are all _______ behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A)  voluntary 
B)  consequence-controlled 
C)  classically conditioned 
D)  instrumentally conditioned 
A)  voluntary 
B)  consequence-controlled 
C)  classically conditioned 
D)  instrumentally conditioned

Question 9

Which individual is least associated with the study of instrumental or operant learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Edward Thorndike 
B)  John Watson 
C)  Edward Tolman 
D)  Ivan Sechenov 
A)  Edward Thorndike 
B)  John Watson 
C)  Edward Tolman 
D)  Ivan Sechenov

Question 10

Describe the impact of the law of effect on behaviors and provide a personal example of a way the law of effect has operated in your own behavior.

Accepted Answer

The law of effect states that an action

Question 11

The use of intervening variables is found

Accepted Answer

A)  only in psychology. 
B)  in psychology and mathematics. 
C)  in all sciences. 
D)  only in Tolman's work. 
A)  only in psychology. 
B)  in psychology and mathematics. 
C)  in all sciences. 
D)  only in Tolman's work.

Question 12

Compare and contrast Skinner's radical behaviorism and Tolman's operational behaviorism.

Accepted Answer

Skinner's radical behaviorism explains b

Question 13

Which of the following is not a reason that animals are used as research models?

Accepted Answer

A)  With animals, researchers can use invasive, aversive, or enduring events as consequences. 
B)  The experiences and genetics of animals can be controlled. 
C)  Fundamental, general learning processes occur in a vast array of species. 
D)  Using animals as research models allows researchers to compare the importance of language in different species. 
A)  With animals, researchers can use invasive, aversive, or enduring events as consequences. 
B)  The experiences and genetics of animals can be controlled. 
C)  Fundamental, general learning processes occur in a vast array of species. 
D)  Using animals as research models allows researchers to compare the importance of language in different species.

Question 14

Which statement about human and animal learning is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The computer metaphor is appropriate for explaining human learning but not for explaining animal learning. 
B)  The connectionist approach has replaced learning theory as a parsimonious way to explain both animal and human learning. 
C)  Animal learning tends to focus more on associations between behavior and emotionally significant events. 
D)  Human learning is influenced more strongly by evolutionary and genetic factors. 
A)  The computer metaphor is appropriate for explaining human learning but not for explaining animal learning. 
B)  The connectionist approach has replaced learning theory as a parsimonious way to explain both animal and human learning. 
C)  Animal learning tends to focus more on associations between behavior and emotionally significant events. 
D)  Human learning is influenced more strongly by evolutionary and genetic factors.

Question 15

Which term could not be used to describe instrumental conditioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reflexive 
B)  Voluntary 
C)  Consequence controlled 
D)  Learned 
A)  Reflexive 
B)  Voluntary 
C)  Consequence controlled 
D)  Learned

Question 16

An intervening variable exists only

Accepted Answer

A)  in our explanation of a behavior. 
B)  to the extent that it is defined operationally. 
C)  if it influences another intervening variable. 
D)  to connect one stimulus to one response. 
A)  in our explanation of a behavior. 
B)  to the extent that it is defined operationally. 
C)  if it influences another intervening variable. 
D)  to connect one stimulus to one response.

Describe an operant and a respondent behavior not presented in the text and what distinguishes them from one another.

Tracy knows that she can get a good connection to the internet at Bill's Coffee Shop and download her favorite music there. Which association(s) explain that knowledge?

The German philosopher Immanuel Kant would most likely agree with which statement?

Psychologists use the symbol O to stand for a(n)

Discuss how comparative psychology emerged as a function of Darwin's ideas.

Which statement is not a reason that animals provide excellent models for studying human learning processes?

According to

Learning that a skull-and-crossbones sign means poison, that sour smelling milk is spoiled, and that a certain cologne belongs to a loved one are all _______ behaviors.

Which individual is least associated with the study of instrumental or operant learning?

Describe the impact of the law of effect on behaviors and provide a personal example of a way the law of effect has operated in your own behavior.

The use of intervening variables is found

Compare and contrast Skinner's radical behaviorism and Tolman's operational behaviorism.

Which of the following is not a reason that animals are used as research models?

Which statement about human and animal learning is accurate?

Which term could not be used to describe instrumental conditioning?

An intervening variable exists only

Learning and Adaptation

The Nuts and Bolts of Classical Conditioning

Theories of Conditioning

What Ever Happened to Behavior Anyway

Are the Laws of Conditioning General

Behavior and Its Consequences

How Stimuli Guide Instrumental Action

The Motivation of Instrumental Action

A Synthetic Perspective on Instrumental Action

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Exam 1: Learning Theory: What It Is and How It Got This Way

Describe an operant and a respondent behavior not presented in the text and what distinguishes them from one another.

Tracy knows that she can get a good connection to the internet at Bill's Coffee Shop and download her favorite music there. Which association(s) explain that knowledge?

The German philosopher Immanuel Kant would most likely agree with which statement?

Psychologists use the symbol O to stand for a(n)

Discuss how comparative psychology emerged as a function of Darwin's ideas.

Which statement is not a reason that animals provide excellent models for studying human learning processes?

According to

Learning that a skull-and-crossbones sign means poison, that sour smelling milk is spoiled, and that a certain cologne belongs to a loved one are all _______ behaviors.

Which individual is least associated with the study of instrumental or operant learning?

Describe the impact of the law of effect on behaviors and provide a personal example of a way the law of effect has operated in your own behavior.

The use of intervening variables is found

Compare and contrast Skinner's radical behaviorism and Tolman's operational behaviorism.

Which of the following is not a reason that animals are used as research models?

Which statement about human and animal learning is accurate?

Which term could not be used to describe instrumental conditioning?

An intervening variable exists only

Learning and Adaptation

The Nuts and Bolts of Classical Conditioning

Theories of Conditioning

What Ever Happened to Behavior Anyway

Are the Laws of Conditioning General

Behavior and Its Consequences

How Stimuli Guide Instrumental Action

The Motivation of Instrumental Action

A Synthetic Perspective on Instrumental Action

Filters