Question 1

Food, water, pain reduction, sex, and brain stimulation have in common the fact that all are

Accepted Answer

A) primary reinforcers. 
B) negative reinforcers. 
C) secondary reinforcers. 
D) generalized. 
A) primary reinforcers. 
B) negative reinforcers. 
C) secondary reinforcers. 
D) generalized.

Question 2

A salesman records his sales presentation and then plays it back so he can critique this presentation for voice level, speed of speech, and understandability.This salesman is making use of

Accepted Answer

A) KR. 
B) CAI. 
C) punishment. 
D) two-factor learning. 
A) KR. 
B) CAI. 
C) punishment. 
D) two-factor learning.

Question 3

Your midterm exam score is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) primary reinforcement. 
B) discriminative learning. 
C) cue learning. 
D) feedback. 
A) primary reinforcement. 
B) discriminative learning. 
C) cue learning. 
D) feedback.

Question 4

A politician who irritates you is being interviewed on the evening news.You change channels so you won't have to listen to him.Your channel changing is

Accepted Answer

A) negatively reinforced. 
B) a form of punishment. 
C) positively reinforced. 
D) a type of response cost. 
A) negatively reinforced. 
B) a form of punishment. 
C) positively reinforced. 
D) a type of response cost.

Question 5

Any event that follows a response and decreases the likelihood of its occurring again is

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Learning to make a response in order to end an aversive stimulus is known as

Accepted Answer

A) avoidance learning. 
B) escape learning. 
C) latent learning. 
D) respondent conditioning. 
A) avoidance learning. 
B) escape learning. 
C) latent learning. 
D) respondent conditioning.

Question 7

Bernice is "potty training" Kenny.First, she allows him to get used to the potty, next she reinforces Kenny for just sitting on the potty, and finally she reinforces Kenny for actually "using" the potty.Bernice is using a procedure called

Accepted Answer

A) latent learning. 
B) vicarious classical conditioning. 
C) shaping. 
D) intermittent conditioning. 
A) latent learning. 
B) vicarious classical conditioning. 
C) shaping. 
D) intermittent conditioning.

Question 8

In _____ reinforcement, the reinforcer does not follow every response.

Accepted Answer

A) continuous 
B) primary 
C) partial 
D) semi- 
A) continuous 
B) primary 
C) partial 
D) semi-

Question 9

A rat being provided with ICS will also self-administer _____.When they do, the rats are even more likely to engage in ICS because this drug further increases the sensitivity of the pleasure pathways in the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) alcohol 
B) nicotine 
C) LSD 
D) heroin 
A) alcohol 
B) nicotine 
C) LSD 
D) heroin

Question 10

Two schedules of reinforcement that produce the highest rates of response are

Accepted Answer

A) continuous and fixed interval. 
B) fixed interval and variable interval. 
C) variable interval and variable ratio. 
D) fixed ratio and variable ratio. 
A) continuous and fixed interval. 
B) fixed interval and variable interval. 
C) variable interval and variable ratio. 
D) fixed ratio and variable ratio.

Exam 7: Extension B: Conditioning and Learning

Food, water, pain reduction, sex, and brain stimulation have in common the fact that all are

A salesman records his sales presentation and then plays it back so he can critique this presentation for voice level, speed of speech, and understandability.This salesman is making use of

Your midterm exam score is an example of

A politician who irritates you is being interviewed on the evening news.You change channels so you won't have to listen to him.Your channel changing is

Any event that follows a response and decreases the likelihood of its occurring again is

Learning to make a response in order to end an aversive stimulus is known as

Bernice is "potty training" Kenny.First, she allows him to get used to the potty, next she reinforces Kenny for just sitting on the potty, and finally she reinforces Kenny for actually "using" the potty.Bernice is using a procedure called

In _____ reinforcement, the reinforcer does not follow every response.

A rat being provided with ICS will also self-administer _____.When they do, the rats are even more likely to engage in ICS because this drug further increases the sensitivity of the pleasure pathways in the brain.

Two schedules of reinforcement that produce the highest rates of response are

Introduction the Psychology

Extension A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension A: Brain and Behavior

Extension B: Brain and Behavior

Extension C: Brain and Behavior

Extension A: Human Development

Extension B: Human Development

Extension C: Human Development

Extension D: Human Development

Extension A: Sensation and Reality

Extension B: Sensation and Reality

Extension A: Perceiving the World

Extension B: Perceiving the World

Extension A: States of Consciousness

Extension B: States of Consciousness

Extension C: States of Consciousness

Extension D: States of Consciousness

Extension A: Conditioning and Learning

Extension C: Conditioning and Learning

Extension A: Memory

Extension B: Memory

Extension C: Memory

Extension A: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension B: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension C: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension D: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension A: Motivation and Emotion

Extension B: Motivation and Emotion

Extension C: Motivation and Emotion

Extension D: Motivation and Emotion

Extension A: Gender and Sexuality

Extension B: Gender and Sexuality

Extension C: Gender and Sexuality

Extension A: Personality

Extension B: Personality

Extension C: Personality

Extension D: Personality

Extension A: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension B: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension C: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension A: Psychological Disorders

Extension B: Psychological Disorders

Extension C: Psychological Disorders

Extension D: Psychological Disorders

Extension A: Therapies

Extension B: Therapies

Extension C: Therapies

Extension D: Therapies

Extension A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

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Extension C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension A: Applied Psychology

Extension B: Applied Psychology

Extension C: Applied Psychology

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