Question 1

Describe Albert Bandura's Bobo doll studies and their implications.

Accepted Answer

​In the Bobo doll experiments,children w

Question 2

B.F.Skinner's name for the law of effect is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) latent learning 
B) respondent learning 
C) operant conditioning 
D) observational conditioning 
A) latent learning 
B) respondent learning 
C) operant conditioning 
D) observational conditioning

Question 3

If "Little Albert" had developed a fear of large white rats,but not of small white rats,psychologists would label that an example of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) extinction 
B) counter-conditioning 
C) stimulus generalization 
D) stimulus discrimination 
A) extinction 
B) counter-conditioning 
C) stimulus generalization 
D) stimulus discrimination

Question 4

Classical conditioning is to____ as operant conditioning is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) active; passive 
B) simple responses; complex behaviors 
C) unimportant behaviors; important behaviors 
D) actions; feelings 
A) active; passive 
B) simple responses; complex behaviors 
C) unimportant behaviors; important behaviors 
D) actions; feelings

Question 5

Which term refers to refers to the degree to which the NS/CS and US occur close together in time?

Accepted Answer

A) consequence 
B) conflation 
C) contingency 
D) contiguity 
A) consequence 
B) conflation 
C) contingency 
D) contiguity

Question 6

A physical therapist who attempts to treat a person with chronic motion sickness by repeatedly exposing the person to the stimulation that causes the motion sickness is using ____.

Accepted Answer

A) dishabituation 
B) the orienting response 
C) spontaneous recovery 
D) habituation 
A) dishabituation 
B) the orienting response 
C) spontaneous recovery 
D) habituation

Question 7

Vicki,an animal trainer,needs to train a bear to dance for a role in a Hollywood movie.Which technique will Vicki most likely use to accomplish this task?

Accepted Answer

A) social learning 
B) shaping 
C) modeling 
D) classical conditioning 
A) social learning 
B) shaping 
C) modeling 
D) classical conditioning

Question 8

The neutral stimulus in Pavlov's original studies was ____.

Accepted Answer

A) the meat 
B) salivation 
C) digestion 
D) the buzzer 
A) the meat 
B) salivation 
C) digestion 
D) the buzzer

Question 9

When advertisers use well known,attractive people to sell their products,the attractive people are being used as a(n)____.

Accepted Answer

A) neutral stimulus 
B) unconditioned stimulus 
C) conditioned stimulus 
D) conditioned response 
A) neutral stimulus 
B) unconditioned stimulus 
C) conditioned stimulus 
D) conditioned response

Question 10

When Ivan Pavlov noticed that his dogs were salivating even before they were presented with meat,he ____.

Accepted Answer

A) gathered another group of dogs to determine if they would do the same thing 
B) conducted research showing that his dogs could exhibit other types of behaviors in response to the presentation of meat 
C) attempted to see if the dogs could learn to salivate to several different types of stimuli 
D) abandoned his research and began studying operant conditioning 
A) gathered another group of dogs to determine if they would do the same thing 
B) conducted research showing that his dogs could exhibit other types of behaviors in response to the presentation of meat 
C) attempted to see if the dogs could learn to salivate to several different types of stimuli 
D) abandoned his research and began studying operant conditioning

Question 11

Television ads that use beautiful images to sell products are a good example of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) counter-conditioning 
B) operant conditioning 
C) aversive conditioning 
D) classical conditioning 
A) counter-conditioning 
B) operant conditioning 
C) aversive conditioning 
D) classical conditioning

Question 12

Describe how Albert Bandura's social learning theory is similar to and different from behaviorism as conceived by B.F.Skinner.

Accepted Answer

​In observational learning,we observe ot

Question 13

If an employer at a cleaning company wants his employees to clean more toilets per shift,he would get the best response when using a ____ schedule of reinforcement.

Accepted Answer

A) fixed interval 
B) variable interval 
C) fixed ratio 
D) variable ratio 
A) fixed interval 
B) variable interval 
C) fixed ratio 
D) variable ratio

Question 14

Bandura's Bobo doll studies showed that ____.

Accepted Answer

A) one does not have to engage in behavior and experience consequences to learn 
B) learning can only occur when reinforcement is used 
C) aggression is never imitated when the model is punished 
D) children primarily learn through operant conditioning 
A) one does not have to engage in behavior and experience consequences to learn 
B) learning can only occur when reinforcement is used 
C) aggression is never imitated when the model is punished 
D) children primarily learn through operant conditioning

Question 15

A token economy makes use of a(n)____.

Accepted Answer

A) extinction burst 
B) secondary reinforcer 
C) variable interval schedule of reinforcement 
D) shaping procedure 
A) extinction burst 
B) secondary reinforcer 
C) variable interval schedule of reinforcement 
D) shaping procedure

Question 16

Albert Bandura is best known for his studies on ____.

Accepted Answer

A) cats attempting to escape from a puzzle box 
B) pigeons learning to play ping-pong 
C) dogs learning to salivate to a buzzer 
D) children behaving aggressively toward Bobo dolls 
A) cats attempting to escape from a puzzle box 
B) pigeons learning to play ping-pong 
C) dogs learning to salivate to a buzzer 
D) children behaving aggressively toward Bobo dolls

Question 17

Tina has a heavy class load and is spending a lot of time studying,to the dismay of her beloved dog,Bobo.When Bobo walks over and puts his chin on Tina's leg,she pets him and gives him a treat from the bag she keeps in her desk drawer.As a consequence,he continues walking over and putting his chin on Tina's leg.Tina has used ____.

Accepted Answer

A) positive reinforcement 
B) negative reinforcement 
C) positive punishment 
D) negative punishment 
A) positive reinforcement 
B) negative reinforcement 
C) positive punishment 
D) negative punishment

Question 18

Operant conditioning is to ____ as classical conditioning is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) temporary; permanent 
B) quick; slow 
C) association; consequences 
D) active; passive 
A) temporary; permanent 
B) quick; slow 
C) association; consequences 
D) active; passive

Question 19

The orienting reflex is to ____,as habituation is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) learning; forgetting 
B) novel experience; repeated experience 
C) simple information; complex information 
D) adaptive; maladaptive 
A) learning; forgetting 
B) novel experience; repeated experience 
C) simple information; complex information 
D) adaptive; maladaptive

Question 20

Which statement is TRUE regarding acquisition and extinction?

Accepted Answer

A) These terms apply to classical conditioning but not to operant conditioning. 
B) These terms apply to operant conditioning but not to classical conditioning. 
C) Acquisition applies to operant conditioning and extinction apples to classical conditioning. 
D) Both terms apply to both classical and operant conditioning. 
A) These terms apply to classical conditioning but not to operant conditioning. 
B) These terms apply to operant conditioning but not to classical conditioning. 
C) Acquisition applies to operant conditioning and extinction apples to classical conditioning. 
D) Both terms apply to both classical and operant conditioning.

Describe Albert Bandura's Bobo doll studies and their implications.

B.F.Skinner's name for the law of effect is ____.

If "Little Albert" had developed a fear of large white rats,but not of small white rats,psychologists would label that an example of ____.

Classical conditioning is to as operant conditioning is to .

Which term refers to refers to the degree to which the NS/CS and US occur close together in time?

A physical therapist who attempts to treat a person with chronic motion sickness by repeatedly exposing the person to the stimulation that causes the motion sickness is using ____.

Vicki,an animal trainer,needs to train a bear to dance for a role in a Hollywood movie.Which technique will Vicki most likely use to accomplish this task?

The neutral stimulus in Pavlov's original studies was ____.

When advertisers use well known,attractive people to sell their products,the attractive people are being used as a(n)____.

When Ivan Pavlov noticed that his dogs were salivating even before they were presented with meat,he ____.

Television ads that use beautiful images to sell products are a good example of ____.

Describe how Albert Bandura's social learning theory is similar to and different from behaviorism as conceived by B.F.Skinner.

If an employer at a cleaning company wants his employees to clean more toilets per shift,he would get the best response when using a ____ schedule of reinforcement.

Bandura's Bobo doll studies showed that ____.

A token economy makes use of a(n)____.

Albert Bandura is best known for his studies on ____.

Operant conditioning is to as classical conditioning is to .

The orienting reflex is to ,as habituation is to .

Which statement is TRUE regarding acquisition and extinction?

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Describe Albert Bandura's Bobo doll studies and their implications.

B.F.Skinner's name for the law of effect is ____.

If "Little Albert" had developed a fear of large white rats,but not of small white rats,psychologists would label that an example of ____.

Classical conditioning is to____ as operant conditioning is to ____.

Which term refers to refers to the degree to which the NS/CS and US occur close together in time?

A physical therapist who attempts to treat a person with chronic motion sickness by repeatedly exposing the person to the stimulation that causes the motion sickness is using ____.

Vicki,an animal trainer,needs to train a bear to dance for a role in a Hollywood movie.Which technique will Vicki most likely use to accomplish this task?

The neutral stimulus in Pavlov's original studies was ____.

When advertisers use well known,attractive people to sell their products,the attractive people are being used as a(n)____.

When Ivan Pavlov noticed that his dogs were salivating even before they were presented with meat,he ____.

Television ads that use beautiful images to sell products are a good example of ____.

Describe how Albert Bandura's social learning theory is similar to and different from behaviorism as conceived by B.F.Skinner.

If an employer at a cleaning company wants his employees to clean more toilets per shift,he would get the best response when using a ____ schedule of reinforcement.

Bandura's Bobo doll studies showed that ____.

A token economy makes use of a(n)____.

Albert Bandura is best known for his studies on ____.

Operant conditioning is to ____ as classical conditioning is to ____.

The orienting reflex is to ____,as habituation is to ____.

Which statement is TRUE regarding acquisition and extinction?

The Science of Psychology

Neuroscience

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Classical conditioning is to as operant conditioning is to .

Operant conditioning is to as classical conditioning is to .

The orienting reflex is to ,as habituation is to .