Question 1

Learning that occurs when a neutral stimulus elicits a response that was originally caused by another stimulus is called ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive learning 
B) classical conditioning 
C) operant conditioning 
D) observational learning 
A) cognitive learning 
B) classical conditioning 
C) operant conditioning 
D) observational learning

Question 2

In the classic study of fear conditioning in a human infant (the "Albert" experiment),what was the US?

Accepted Answer

A) the rat 
B) the rabbit 
C) the loud noise 
D) the crying response 
A) the rat 
B) the rabbit 
C) the loud noise 
D) the crying response

Question 3

By pairing the ringing of a bell with the presentation of meat,Pavlov trained dogs to salivate to the sound of a bell even when no meat was presented.In this experiment,the presentation of the meat was the:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Spontaneous recovery:

Accepted Answer

A) occurs before the pairing of the CS and US. 
B) occurs after a fixed interval schedule of reinforcement. 
C) is an unlearned response. 
D) can occur once a response has been extinguished 
A) occurs before the pairing of the CS and US. 
B) occurs after a fixed interval schedule of reinforcement. 
C) is an unlearned response. 
D) can occur once a response has been extinguished

Question 5

Any event whose presence decreases the likelihood that ongoing behavior will recur is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) a secondary reinforcer 
B) an aversive stimulus 
C) punishment 
D) negative reinforcement 
A) a secondary reinforcer 
B) an aversive stimulus 
C) punishment 
D) negative reinforcement

Question 6

A key difference between operant and classical conditioning is that in classical conditioning a response is not required for a reward (or unconditioned stimulus)to be presented.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In Bandura's classic (1965)study of children exposed to a film of an adult hitting a Bobo doll,__________ .

Accepted Answer

A) children who saw the model punished learned to be more aggressive than children who say the model rewarded 
B) children who saw the model rewarded learned to be more aggressive than children who say the model punished 
C) children who saw the model punished performed more aggressively in a free play situation than children who saw the model rewarded 
D) children who saw the model rewarded performed more aggressively in a free play situation than children who saw the model punished 
A) children who saw the model punished learned to be more aggressive than children who say the model rewarded 
B) children who saw the model rewarded learned to be more aggressive than children who say the model punished 
C) children who saw the model punished performed more aggressively in a free play situation than children who saw the model rewarded 
D) children who saw the model rewarded performed more aggressively in a free play situation than children who saw the model punished

Question 8

Stimulus generalization occurs:

Accepted Answer

A) only when a response is followed by a reinforcer. 
B) only to those with a high capacity to learn. 
C) after extinction. 
D) when a conditioned response is elicited by stimuli similar to the CS. 
A) only when a response is followed by a reinforcer. 
B) only to those with a high capacity to learn. 
C) after extinction. 
D) when a conditioned response is elicited by stimuli similar to the CS.

Question 9

What is the reoccurrence of a previously extinguished conditioned response,typically after some time has passed since extinction?

Accepted Answer

A) Extinction 
B) Spontaneous recovery 
C) Acquisition 
D) Discrimination 
A) Extinction 
B) Spontaneous recovery 
C) Acquisition 
D) Discrimination

Question 10

Which of the following is true concerning Bandura's classic "Bobo" doll study?

Accepted Answer

A) Exposure to aggressive models led to increased aggression in children. 
B) Exposure to aggressive models did not influence levels of aggression in children. 
C) Exposure to aggressive models led to decreased levels of aggression in children. 
D) Exposure to nonaggressive models led to increased levels of aggression in children. 
A) Exposure to aggressive models led to increased aggression in children. 
B) Exposure to aggressive models did not influence levels of aggression in children. 
C) Exposure to aggressive models led to decreased levels of aggression in children. 
D) Exposure to nonaggressive models led to increased levels of aggression in children.

Question 11

A grandmother gives her grandchild a cookie because the child cleaned up her room.What is the cookie in this example?

Accepted Answer

A) conditioned response 
B) punisher 
C) positive reinforcer 
D) negative reinforcer 
A) conditioned response 
B) punisher 
C) positive reinforcer 
D) negative reinforcer

Question 12

Presenting a stimulus to a person or animal that decreases the probability of a particular response is known as

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Putting on sunglasses to relieve glare is an example of which of the types of punishment and reinforcement?

Accepted Answer

A) aversive punishment 
B) negative reinforcement 
C) positive reinforcement 
D) response cost 
A) aversive punishment 
B) negative reinforcement 
C) positive reinforcement 
D) response cost

Question 14

Learning that is not directly observable is called _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) insight 
B) innate learning 
C) vicarious learning 
D) latent learning 
A) insight 
B) innate learning 
C) vicarious learning 
D) latent learning

Question 15

Extinction is believed to be a form of _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) learning 
B) forgetting 
C) operant conditioning 
D) generalization 
A) learning 
B) forgetting 
C) operant conditioning 
D) generalization

Question 16

The spread of conditioning to stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus is called:

Accepted Answer

A) associative linkage. 
B) generalization. 
C) higher-order conditioning. 
D) spontaneous recovery. 
A) associative linkage. 
B) generalization. 
C) higher-order conditioning. 
D) spontaneous recovery.

Question 17

John Watson and Rosalie Rayner demonstrated that people suffering from ________________ may have been accidently conditioned to have emotional responses to specific stimuli or situations.

Accepted Answer

The answer of John Watson and Rosalie Rayner demonstrated that...

Question 18

When a heroin user develops a routine,the needle can become the _____,whereas the body's preparation for the drug in response to the presence of the needle is the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) CS; CR 
B) US; UR 
C) US; CR 
D) CS; US 
A) CS; CR 
B) US; UR 
C) US; CR 
D) CS; US

Question 19

Rachel has found that when she opens the cupboard door to get the cat food,the cats come running to the kitchen.Rachel knows that this is classical conditioning and that the unconditioned stimulus is the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) cat food 
B) cat 
C) running of the cats 
D) cupboard door opening 
A) cat food 
B) cat 
C) running of the cats 
D) cupboard door opening

Question 20

For Kyle,the smell of fresh baked cookies will always be connected to the memory of his grandmother.This is an example of which type of learning?

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive 
B) observational 
C) latent 
D) associative 
A) cognitive 
B) observational 
C) latent 
D) associative

Learning that occurs when a neutral stimulus elicits a response that was originally caused by another stimulus is called ___________________.

In the classic study of fear conditioning in a human infant (the "Albert" experiment),what was the US?

By pairing the ringing of a bell with the presentation of meat,Pavlov trained dogs to salivate to the sound of a bell even when no meat was presented.In this experiment,the presentation of the meat was the:

Spontaneous recovery:

Any event whose presence decreases the likelihood that ongoing behavior will recur is __________.

A key difference between operant and classical conditioning is that in classical conditioning a response is not required for a reward (or unconditioned stimulus)to be presented.

In Bandura's classic (1965)study of children exposed to a film of an adult hitting a Bobo doll,__________ .

Stimulus generalization occurs:

What is the reoccurrence of a previously extinguished conditioned response,typically after some time has passed since extinction?

Which of the following is true concerning Bandura's classic "Bobo" doll study?

A grandmother gives her grandchild a cookie because the child cleaned up her room.What is the cookie in this example?

Presenting a stimulus to a person or animal that decreases the probability of a particular response is known as

Putting on sunglasses to relieve glare is an example of which of the types of punishment and reinforcement?

Learning that is not directly observable is called _____________.

Extinction is believed to be a form of _____________.

The spread of conditioning to stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus is called:

John Watson and Rosalie Rayner demonstrated that people suffering from ________________ may have been accidently conditioned to have emotional responses to specific stimuli or situations.

When a heroin user develops a routine,the needle can become the _,whereas the body's preparation for the drug in response to the presence of the needle is the _.

Rachel has found that when she opens the cupboard door to get the cat food,the cats come running to the kitchen.Rachel knows that this is classical conditioning and that the unconditioned stimulus is the __________.

For Kyle,the smell of fresh baked cookies will always be connected to the memory of his grandmother.This is an example of which type of learning?

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Learning that occurs when a neutral stimulus elicits a response that was originally caused by another stimulus is called ___________________.

In the classic study of fear conditioning in a human infant (the "Albert" experiment),what was the US?

By pairing the ringing of a bell with the presentation of meat,Pavlov trained dogs to salivate to the sound of a bell even when no meat was presented.In this experiment,the presentation of the meat was the:

Spontaneous recovery:

Any event whose presence decreases the likelihood that ongoing behavior will recur is __________.

A key difference between operant and classical conditioning is that in classical conditioning a response is not required for a reward (or unconditioned stimulus)to be presented.

In Bandura's classic (1965)study of children exposed to a film of an adult hitting a Bobo doll,__________ .

Stimulus generalization occurs:

What is the reoccurrence of a previously extinguished conditioned response,typically after some time has passed since extinction?

Which of the following is true concerning Bandura's classic "Bobo" doll study?

A grandmother gives her grandchild a cookie because the child cleaned up her room.What is the cookie in this example?

Presenting a stimulus to a person or animal that decreases the probability of a particular response is known as

Putting on sunglasses to relieve glare is an example of which of the types of punishment and reinforcement?

Learning that is not directly observable is called _____________.

Extinction is believed to be a form of _____________.

The spread of conditioning to stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus is called:

John Watson and Rosalie Rayner demonstrated that people suffering from ________________ may have been accidently conditioned to have emotional responses to specific stimuli or situations.

When a heroin user develops a routine,the needle can become the _____,whereas the body's preparation for the drug in response to the presence of the needle is the _____.

Rachel has found that when she opens the cupboard door to get the cat food,the cats come running to the kitchen.Rachel knows that this is classical conditioning and that the unconditioned stimulus is the __________.

For Kyle,the smell of fresh baked cookies will always be connected to the memory of his grandmother.This is an example of which type of learning?

Introducing Psychological Science

Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Memory

Thought and Language

Intelligence, aptitude, and Cognitive Abilities

Life Span Development

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Social Psychology

Krause and Corts

Krause and Corts

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When a heroin user develops a routine,the needle can become the _,whereas the body's preparation for the drug in response to the presence of the needle is the _.