Question 1

The best explanation for Movement Produced Stimuli is

Accepted Answer

A)  habitual response. 
B)  reinforcement. 
C)  contiguity. 
D)  One Shot Learning. 
A)  habitual response. 
B)  reinforcement. 
C)  contiguity. 
D)  One Shot Learning.

Question 2

Conditioned responses

Accepted Answer

A)  can never be eliminated. 
B)  only persist with repeated pairing. 
C)  must be periodically counterconditioned. 
D)  are remarkably durable. 
A)  can never be eliminated. 
B)  only persist with repeated pairing. 
C)  must be periodically counterconditioned. 
D)  are remarkably durable.

Question 3

With regard to Pavlov's experiment with conditioning, which of the following is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Classical conditioning may also be used with humans. 
B)  Deaf animals may also be classically conditioned. 
C)  The unconditioned response is a muscular-glandular response to the environment. 
D)  Unconditioned responses are unpredictable. 
A)  Classical conditioning may also be used with humans. 
B)  Deaf animals may also be classically conditioned. 
C)  The unconditioned response is a muscular-glandular response to the environment. 
D)  Unconditioned responses are unpredictable.

Question 4

Nature is to nurture as

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulus is to response. 
B)  contiguity is to reinforcement. 
C)  stimulus generalization is to stimulus discrimination. 
D)  biology is to the environment. 
A)  stimulus is to response. 
B)  contiguity is to reinforcement. 
C)  stimulus generalization is to stimulus discrimination. 
D)  biology is to the environment.

Question 5

In classical conditioning which of the following is true of an unconditioned stimulus?

Accepted Answer

A)  The nature of the response to the unconditioned stimulus will vary with the presentation. 
B)  The conditioned stimulus will eventually substitute for the unconditioned stimulus. 
C)  The unconditioned stimulus is a new behavior. 
D)  The unconditioned stimulus is an internal state of the subject. 
A)  The nature of the response to the unconditioned stimulus will vary with the presentation. 
B)  The conditioned stimulus will eventually substitute for the unconditioned stimulus. 
C)  The unconditioned stimulus is a new behavior. 
D)  The unconditioned stimulus is an internal state of the subject.

Question 6

According to Guthrie, One-Shot Learning applies to

Accepted Answer

A)  the intellectually gifted. 
B)  all learners. 
C)  laboratory animals. 
D)  those who receive a particular type of instruction. 
A)  the intellectually gifted. 
B)  all learners. 
C)  laboratory animals. 
D)  those who receive a particular type of instruction.

Question 7

Watson might give advice to first-time parents in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  Get to know your child's inherent personality. 
B)  Both genetics and environment affect personality. Change what you can and accept the rest. 
C)  Your child's personality will depend upon your influence. 
D)  Your child can become whatever he/she chooses to be. 
A)  Get to know your child's inherent personality. 
B)  Both genetics and environment affect personality. Change what you can and accept the rest. 
C)  Your child's personality will depend upon your influence. 
D)  Your child can become whatever he/she chooses to be.

Question 8

Which of the following describes John Watson?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was concerned with the relationship of behavior to mental concepts. 
B)  He used the concept of introspection to explain behavior. 
C)  He was concerned with observable behavior as it relates to observable events in the environment. 
D)  He believed that a wide range of genetically transmitted emotions accounted for behavior. 
A)  He was concerned with the relationship of behavior to mental concepts. 
B)  He used the concept of introspection to explain behavior. 
C)  He was concerned with observable behavior as it relates to observable events in the environment. 
D)  He believed that a wide range of genetically transmitted emotions accounted for behavior.

Question 9

With regard to learning theory, behaviorism should be viewed as

Accepted Answer

A)  a comprehensive, objective view of human learning. 
B)  an oversimplified explanation failing to address symbolic functioning. 
C)  contradictory to the claims of cognitivism. 
D)  foundational in its assertions, a necessary step in moving from the simple to the complex. 
A)  a comprehensive, objective view of human learning. 
B)  an oversimplified explanation failing to address symbolic functioning. 
C)  contradictory to the claims of cognitivism. 
D)  foundational in its assertions, a necessary step in moving from the simple to the complex.

Question 10

With regard to delayed pairing and contiguity, which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Contiguity applies to delayed pairing. 
B)  Contiguity does not apply to delayed pairing. 
C)  Contiguity applies to simultaneous pairing only. 
D)  Contiguity applies to backward pairing only. 
A)  Contiguity applies to delayed pairing. 
B)  Contiguity does not apply to delayed pairing. 
C)  Contiguity applies to simultaneous pairing only. 
D)  Contiguity applies to backward pairing only.

Question 11

Which of the following is a learned response?

Accepted Answer

A)  blinking in response to a burst of air 
B)  raising one's hand in response to a question 
C)  salivating in response to the sight of food 
D)  fear in response to a loud noise 
A)  blinking in response to a burst of air 
B)  raising one's hand in response to a question 
C)  salivating in response to the sight of food 
D)  fear in response to a loud noise

Question 12

Presenting the CS repeatedly without the US will result in

Accepted Answer

A)  a stronger association between the two stimuli. 
B)  no effect on acquisition 
C)  an unknown effect. 
D)  the elimination of the conditioned response. 
A)  a stronger association between the two stimuli. 
B)  no effect on acquisition 
C)  an unknown effect. 
D)  the elimination of the conditioned response.

Question 13

The following characterizes spontaneous recovery:

Accepted Answer

A)  The CR returns at the former intensity. 
B)  The CR returns at a lesser intensity. 
C)  The CR returns at a higher intensity. 
D)  The subject behaves as before the conditioning occurred. 
A)  The CR returns at the former intensity. 
B)  The CR returns at a lesser intensity. 
C)  The CR returns at a higher intensity. 
D)  The subject behaves as before the conditioning occurred.

Question 14

Watson's hospital experiment with Little Albert resulted in a conditioned fear response to the presence of a rat. The unconditioned fear response, according to Watson, was

Accepted Answer

A)  a result of the child's temperament. 
B)  emotional dysfunction of the child. 
C)  a random emotional response that continued due to reinforcement. 
D)  an emotional reflex. 
A)  a result of the child's temperament. 
B)  emotional dysfunction of the child. 
C)  a random emotional response that continued due to reinforcement. 
D)  an emotional reflex.

Question 15

Ninety percent of students fail a math test for three days in a row. The teacher introduces another math test on a fourth day and the students moan in dismay. This occurs because of

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulus generalization. 
B)  stimulus discrimination. 
C)  a conditioned response. 
D)  a conditioned stimulus. 
A)  stimulus generalization. 
B)  stimulus discrimination. 
C)  a conditioned response. 
D)  a conditioned stimulus.

Question 16

Making a smoker chain smoke multiple packs of cigarettes may break the habit according to Guthrie because

Accepted Answer

A)  nicotine is stored for an indefinite period. 
B)  the requirement acts as a punishment. 
C)  the smoker recognizes this as an excess. 
D)  fatigue interrupts the response. 
A)  nicotine is stored for an indefinite period. 
B)  the requirement acts as a punishment. 
C)  the smoker recognizes this as an excess. 
D)  fatigue interrupts the response.

Question 17

According to Pavlov, repeated pairing of CS and US

Accepted Answer

A)  is necessary only with animals. 
B)  is a normal part of acquisition. 
C)  indicates mental impairment. 
D)  is necessary due to forgetting. 
A)  is necessary only with animals. 
B)  is a normal part of acquisition. 
C)  indicates mental impairment. 
D)  is necessary due to forgetting.

Question 18

The conditioning of actions involving glands or involuntary muscles is called

Accepted Answer

A)  interoceptive conditioning. 
B)  elimination of bed-wetting. 
C)  habit formation. 
D)  stimulative conditioning. 
A)  interoceptive conditioning. 
B)  elimination of bed-wetting. 
C)  habit formation. 
D)  stimulative conditioning.

The best explanation for Movement Produced Stimuli is

Conditioned responses

With regard to Pavlov's experiment with conditioning, which of the following is false?

Nature is to nurture as

In classical conditioning which of the following is true of an unconditioned stimulus?

According to Guthrie, One-Shot Learning applies to

Watson might give advice to first-time parents in which of the following ways?

Which of the following describes John Watson?

With regard to learning theory, behaviorism should be viewed as

With regard to delayed pairing and contiguity, which of the following is true?

Which of the following is a learned response?

Presenting the CS repeatedly without the US will result in

The following characterizes spontaneous recovery:

Watson's hospital experiment with Little Albert resulted in a conditioned fear response to the presence of a rat. The unconditioned fear response, according to Watson, was

Ninety percent of students fail a math test for three days in a row. The teacher introduces another math test on a fourth day and the students moan in dismay. This occurs because of

Making a smoker chain smoke multiple packs of cigarettes may break the habit according to Guthrie because

According to Pavlov, repeated pairing of CS and US

The conditioning of actions involving glands or involuntary muscles is called

Human Learning

The Effects of Behavior: Thorndike and Hull

Operant Conditioning: Skinners Radical Behaviorism

Evolutionary Psychology: Learning, Biology, and the Brain

A Transition to Modern Cognitivism: Hebb, Tolman, and the Gestaltists

Three Cognitive Theories: Bruner, Piaget, and Vygotsky

Symbolic Models of the Mind and Neural Networks

Learning and Remembering

Motivation

Social Learning: Banduras Social Cognitive Theory

Summary, Synthesis, and Integration

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Exam 2: Early Behaviorism: Pavlov, Watson, and Guthrie

The best explanation for Movement Produced Stimuli is

Conditioned responses

With regard to Pavlov's experiment with conditioning, which of the following is false?

Nature is to nurture as

In classical conditioning which of the following is true of an unconditioned stimulus?

According to Guthrie, One-Shot Learning applies to

Watson might give advice to first-time parents in which of the following ways?

Which of the following describes John Watson?

With regard to learning theory, behaviorism should be viewed as

With regard to delayed pairing and contiguity, which of the following is true?

Which of the following is a learned response?

Presenting the CS repeatedly without the US will result in

The following characterizes spontaneous recovery:

Watson's hospital experiment with Little Albert resulted in a conditioned fear response to the presence of a rat. The unconditioned fear response, according to Watson, was

Ninety percent of students fail a math test for three days in a row. The teacher introduces another math test on a fourth day and the students moan in dismay. This occurs because of

Making a smoker chain smoke multiple packs of cigarettes may break the habit according to Guthrie because

According to Pavlov, repeated pairing of CS and US

The conditioning of actions involving glands or involuntary muscles is called

Human Learning

The Effects of Behavior: Thorndike and Hull

Operant Conditioning: Skinners Radical Behaviorism

Evolutionary Psychology: Learning, Biology, and the Brain

A Transition to Modern Cognitivism: Hebb, Tolman, and the Gestaltists

Three Cognitive Theories: Bruner, Piaget, and Vygotsky

Symbolic Models of the Mind and Neural Networks

Learning and Remembering

Motivation

Social Learning: Banduras Social Cognitive Theory

Summary, Synthesis, and Integration

Filters