Question 1

Sensitization is:

Accepted Answer

A) the development of an awareness of the needs of other people 
B) the tendency to be more responsive to the environment following an arousing experience 
C) the gradual formation of a strong habit 
D) the tendency to be less responsive to a stimulus after prolonged exposure to that stimulus 
A) the development of an awareness of the needs of other people 
B) the tendency to be more responsive to the environment following an arousing experience 
C) the gradual formation of a strong habit 
D) the tendency to be less responsive to a stimulus after prolonged exposure to that stimulus B

Question 2

After entering a room and being distracted by the smell of a strong perfume, a person eventually no longer notices it.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) habituation 
B) sensitization 
C) selective perception 
D) avoidance conditioning 
A) habituation 
B) sensitization 
C) selective perception 
D) avoidance conditioning A

Question 3

The following diagram exemplifies which of the following?
A: Stimulus1--------->Response
B: Prolonged experience with stimulus1
C: Stimulus1--------->No response

Accepted Answer

A) Habituation 
B) Sensitization 
C) selective perception 
D) conditioning 
A) Habituation 
B) Sensitization 
C) selective perception 
D) conditioning A

Question 4

The Skinnerians oppose equating the terms "reward" and "reinforcement" because:

Accepted Answer

A) reinforcers strengthen behavior whereas rewards do not 
B) organisms must invest considerable time and energy to obtain reinforcers but not
To obtain rewards 
C) only reinforcers are given or received in recognition of worthy behavior 
D) rewards strengthen behavior whereas reinforcers do not 
A) reinforcers strengthen behavior whereas rewards do not 
B) organisms must invest considerable time and energy to obtain reinforcers but not
To obtain rewards 
C) only reinforcers are given or received in recognition of worthy behavior 
D) rewards strengthen behavior whereas reinforcers do not

Question 5

For most learning theorists, learning is thought of as a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) independent variable 
B) dependent variable 
C) intervening variable 
D) extraneous variable 
A) independent variable 
B) dependent variable 
C) intervening variable 
D) extraneous variable

Question 6

Lorenz's research indicated that:

Accepted Answer

A) to a duck, its mother and humans are equivalent 
B) habits can be built up over time with practice 
C) following a "critical period," a duckling can be taught to form a strong
Attachment to an environmental object 
D) imprinting is both learned and unlearned 
A) to a duck, its mother and humans are equivalent 
B) habits can be built up over time with practice 
C) following a "critical period," a duckling can be taught to form a strong
Attachment to an environmental object 
D) imprinting is both learned and unlearned

Question 7

An unlearned response to a specific stimulus exemplifies a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) conditioned reflex 
B) sensitization 
C) reflex 
D) instinct 
A) conditioned reflex 
B) sensitization 
C) reflex 
D) instinct

Question 8

To attribute a behavioral change to learning, the change must be all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) relatively permanent 
B) the result of experience 
C) observed in performance 
D) the result of maturation 
A) relatively permanent 
B) the result of experience 
C) observed in performance 
D) the result of maturation

Question 9

Which of the following terms is currently being used instead of the term instinct?

Accepted Answer

A) species-specific behavior 
B) self-motivated behavior 
C) imprinting 
D) unlearned behavior 
A) species-specific behavior 
B) self-motivated behavior 
C) imprinting 
D) unlearned behavior

Question 10

A systematic experimental procedure used to modify behavior is called:

Accepted Answer

A) habituation 
B) imprinting 
C) naturalistic observation 
D) conditioning 
A) habituation 
B) imprinting 
C) naturalistic observation 
D) conditioning

Question 11

After experiencing an automobile accident, a person is more responsive to automobile horns than before the accident.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) habituation 
B) sensitization 
C) selective perception 
D) avoidance conditioning 
A) habituation 
B) sensitization 
C) selective perception 
D) avoidance conditioning

Question 12

The following diagram exemplifies which of the following?
A: Stimulus1 ----------> No Response
B: An arousing experience
C: Stimulus1 ----------> Response

Accepted Answer

A) Habituation 
B) sensitization 
C) selective perception 
D) conditioning 
A) Habituation 
B) sensitization 
C) selective perception 
D) conditioning

Question 13

According to Gagne, how many types of learning are there?

Accepted Answer

A) one 
B) two 
C) eight 
D) more than eight 
A) one 
B) two 
C) eight 
D) more than eight

Question 14

While studying behavior, we make inferences concerning the process believed to be the cause of the behavioral changes we are observing.That inferred process is:

Accepted Answer

A) thinking 
B) learning 
C) performance 
D) an independent variable 
A) thinking 
B) learning 
C) performance 
D) an independent variable

Question 15

Habituation is:

Accepted Answer

A) the gradual formation of a strong habit 
B) the decreased tendency to respond to a stimulus that results from prolonged exposure to that stimulus 
C) the tendency to be more responsive to the environment following an arousing experience 
D) an unlearned response to a specific stimulus 
A) the gradual formation of a strong habit 
B) the decreased tendency to respond to a stimulus that results from prolonged exposure to that stimulus 
C) the tendency to be more responsive to the environment following an arousing experience 
D) an unlearned response to a specific stimulus

Question 16

Learning has been demonstrated when a behavior change is:

Accepted Answer

A) transitory 
B) fixed 
C) relatively permanent 
D) translated into thinking 
A) transitory 
B) fixed 
C) relatively permanent 
D) translated into thinking

Question 17

Performance:

Accepted Answer

A) is the same as learning 
B) is the translation of learning into behavior 
C) is independent of learning 
D) can be either mental or behavioral 
A) is the same as learning 
B) is the translation of learning into behavior 
C) is independent of learning 
D) can be either mental or behavioral

Question 18

Short term memory refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) learning that occurs very rapidly 
B) information that is learned in a short time but is lost over a long period of time 
C) remembering how to do something you have not done for awhile 
D) remembering an experience for only a short time after termination of the experience 
A) learning that occurs very rapidly 
B) information that is learned in a short time but is lost over a long period of time 
C) remembering how to do something you have not done for awhile 
D) remembering an experience for only a short time after termination of the experience

Question 19

In general, it is through _____that we learn how to acquire desirable objects:

Accepted Answer

A) escape conditioning 
B) instrumental conditioning 
C) classical conditioning 
D) more than one of the above 
A) escape conditioning 
B) instrumental conditioning 
C) classical conditioning 
D) more than one of the above

Question 20

Imprinting refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) the rapid formation of a close attachment between an organism and an environmental object 
B) unlearned behavior 
C) an instinct for following a particular object 
D) a strong relationship between an organism and an environmental object that can
Develop any time during an organism's life 
A) the rapid formation of a close attachment between an organism and an environmental object 
B) unlearned behavior 
C) an instinct for following a particular object 
D) a strong relationship between an organism and an environmental object that can
Develop any time during an organism's life

Sensitization is:

After entering a room and being distracted by the smell of a strong perfume, a person eventually no longer notices it.This is an example of:

The following diagram exemplifies which of the following? A: Stimulus1--------->Response B: Prolonged experience with stimulus1 C: Stimulus1--------->No response

The Skinnerians oppose equating the terms "reward" and "reinforcement" because:

For most learning theorists, learning is thought of as a(n):

Lorenz's research indicated that:

An unlearned response to a specific stimulus exemplifies a(n):

To attribute a behavioral change to learning, the change must be all of the following except:

Which of the following terms is currently being used instead of the term instinct?

A systematic experimental procedure used to modify behavior is called:

After experiencing an automobile accident, a person is more responsive to automobile horns than before the accident.This is an example of:

The following diagram exemplifies which of the following? A: Stimulus1 ----------> No Response B: An arousing experience C: Stimulus1 ----------> Response

According to Gagne, how many types of learning are there?

While studying behavior, we make inferences concerning the process believed to be the cause of the behavioral changes we are observing.That inferred process is:

Habituation is:

Learning has been demonstrated when a behavior change is:

Performance:

Short term memory refers to:

In general, it is through _____that we learn how to acquire desirable objects:

Imprinting refers to:

Approaches to the Study of Learning

Early Notions About Learning

Edward Lee Thorndike

Burrhus Frederic Skinner

Clark Leonard Hull

Ivan Petrovich Pavlov

Edwin Ray Guthrie

William Kaye Estes

Gestalt Theory

Jean Piaget

Edward Chace Tolman

Albert Bandura

Donald Olding Hebb

Robert C. Bolles and Evolutionary Psychology

A Final Word

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Exam 1: What Is Learning?

Sensitization is:

After entering a room and being distracted by the smell of a strong perfume, a person eventually no longer notices it.This is an example of:

The following diagram exemplifies which of the following? A: Stimulus1--------->Response B: Prolonged experience with stimulus1 C: Stimulus1--------->No response

The Skinnerians oppose equating the terms "reward" and "reinforcement" because:

For most learning theorists, learning is thought of as a(n):

Lorenz's research indicated that:

An unlearned response to a specific stimulus exemplifies a(n):

To attribute a behavioral change to learning, the change must be all of the following except:

Which of the following terms is currently being used instead of the term instinct?

A systematic experimental procedure used to modify behavior is called:

After experiencing an automobile accident, a person is more responsive to automobile horns than before the accident.This is an example of:

The following diagram exemplifies which of the following? A: Stimulus1 ----------> No Response B: An arousing experience C: Stimulus1 ----------> Response

According to Gagne, how many types of learning are there?

While studying behavior, we make inferences concerning the process believed to be the cause of the behavioral changes we are observing.That inferred process is:

Habituation is:

Learning has been demonstrated when a behavior change is:

Performance:

Short term memory refers to:

In general, it is through _____that we learn how to acquire desirable objects:

Imprinting refers to:

Approaches to the Study of Learning

Early Notions About Learning

Edward Lee Thorndike

Burrhus Frederic Skinner

Clark Leonard Hull

Ivan Petrovich Pavlov

Edwin Ray Guthrie

William Kaye Estes

Gestalt Theory

Jean Piaget

Edward Chace Tolman

Albert Bandura

Donald Olding Hebb

Robert C. Bolles and Evolutionary Psychology

A Final Word

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