Question 1

Extinction in operant conditioning involves ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Last month, Walter became sick after eating two chili dogs, so he no longer likes chili dogs. Walter has experienced ________.

Accepted Answer

A) blocking 
B) conditioned taste aversion 
C) operant taste conditioning 
D) non-contingent conditioning 
A) blocking 
B) conditioned taste aversion 
C) operant taste conditioning 
D) non-contingent conditioning

Question 3

Researchers exploring the concept of biological preparedness have not been able to consistently find that fear is acquired faster to a prepared stimulus than it is to an unprepared stimulus. This lack of research consistency is a problem for which of the six principles of scientific thinking?

Accepted Answer

A) Falsifiability 
B) Replicability 
C) Occam's Razor 
D) Ruling out rival hypotheses 
A) Falsifiability 
B) Replicability 
C) Occam's Razor 
D) Ruling out rival hypotheses

Question 4

When a conditioned response is established to a conditioned stimulus by virtue of its association with another conditioned stimulus, the process is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) spontaneous recovery 
B) higher-order conditioning 
C) extinction 
D) stimulus generalisation 
A) spontaneous recovery 
B) higher-order conditioning 
C) extinction 
D) stimulus generalisation

Question 5

Because dogs do not need to be conditioned to salivate to food, salivation to food is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) conditioned response. 
B) conditioned reflex. 
C) unconditioned response. 
D) neutral response. 
A) conditioned response. 
B) conditioned reflex. 
C) unconditioned response. 
D) neutral response.

Question 6

In classical conditioning, the organism's responses depend primarily on the ________; in operant conditioning, the organism's responses depend primarily on the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) peripheral nervous system; central nervous system 
B) skeletal muscles; autonomic nervous system 
C) endocrine system; somatic nervous system 
D) autonomic nervous system; skeletal muscles 
A) peripheral nervous system; central nervous system 
B) skeletal muscles; autonomic nervous system 
C) endocrine system; somatic nervous system 
D) autonomic nervous system; skeletal muscles

Question 7

An individual's preferred or optimal method of acquiring new information is called their ________.

Accepted Answer

A) investigative modality 
B) input matrix 
C) acquisition mode 
D) learning style 
A) investigative modality 
B) input matrix 
C) acquisition mode 
D) learning style

Extinction in operant conditioning involves ________.

Last month, Walter became sick after eating two chili dogs, so he no longer likes chili dogs. Walter has experienced ________.

Researchers exploring the concept of biological preparedness have not been able to consistently find that fear is acquired faster to a prepared stimulus than it is to an unprepared stimulus. This lack of research consistency is a problem for which of the six principles of scientific thinking?

When a conditioned response is established to a conditioned stimulus by virtue of its association with another conditioned stimulus, the process is called ________.

Because dogs do not need to be conditioned to salivate to food, salivation to food is a(n)

In classical conditioning, the organism's responses depend primarily on the ; in operant conditioning, the organism's responses depend primarily on the .

An individual's preferred or optimal method of acquiring new information is called their ________.

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Extinction in operant conditioning involves ________.

Last month, Walter became sick after eating two chili dogs, so he no longer likes chili dogs. Walter has experienced ________.

Researchers exploring the concept of biological preparedness have not been able to consistently find that fear is acquired faster to a prepared stimulus than it is to an unprepared stimulus. This lack of research consistency is a problem for which of the six principles of scientific thinking?

When a conditioned response is established to a conditioned stimulus by virtue of its association with another conditioned stimulus, the process is called ________.

Because dogs do not need to be conditioned to salivate to food, salivation to food is a(n)

In classical conditioning, the organism's responses depend primarily on the ________; in operant conditioning, the organism's responses depend primarily on the ________.

An individual's preferred or optimal method of acquiring new information is called their ________.

Science and Pseudoscience in Psychology

Research Methods

Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Memory

Thinking, Reasoning and Language

Intelligence and Iq Testing

Human Development

Emotion and Motivation

Stress, Coping and Health

Social Psychology

Cross-Cultural Psychology

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological and Biological Treatments

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In classical conditioning, the organism's responses depend primarily on the ; in operant conditioning, the organism's responses depend primarily on the .