Question 1

Classical conditioning involves:

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A) learning that one stimulus predicts an important event. 
B) studying lists of short nonsense words. 
C) learning to make responses in order to obtain rewards or avoid punishment. 
D) studying how to build computers to perform behaviors requiring human intelligence. 
A) learning that one stimulus predicts an important event. 
B) studying lists of short nonsense words. 
C) learning to make responses in order to obtain rewards or avoid punishment. 
D) studying how to build computers to perform behaviors requiring human intelligence.

Question 2

In Ebbinghaus's studies of memory,what was the dependent variable?

Accepted Answer

A) length of delay between learning and relearning 
B) length of time it took to relearn a list 
C) length of the list being learned 
D) amount of practice done before being tested 
A) length of delay between learning and relearning 
B) length of time it took to relearn a list 
C) length of the list being learned 
D) amount of practice done before being tested

Question 3

Who was the founder of behaviorism?

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A) John B.Watson 
B) Edward Thorndike 
C) B.F.Skinner 
D) Ivan Pavlov 
A) John B.Watson 
B) Edward Thorndike 
C) B.F.Skinner 
D) Ivan Pavlov

Question 4

Which of the following was a reason that behaviorism lost its appeal?

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A) Its methods were not precise enough. 
B) It focused too much on internal representations. 
C) It could not explain higher-level cognitive processes. 
D) Its ideas could not be specified mathematically. 
A) Its methods were not precise enough. 
B) It focused too much on internal representations. 
C) It could not explain higher-level cognitive processes. 
D) Its ideas could not be specified mathematically.

Question 5

Explain why Edward Tolman was considered a neo-behaviorist.

Accepted Answer

Grading criteria: He believed

Question 6

Edward Tolman's research on the formation of cognitive maps in rats was important because it:

Accepted Answer

A) demonstrated that learning is based on stimulus-response association. 
B) emphasized the importance of studying the role of internal representations in learning. 
C) enabled him to devise a comprehensive mathematical model of animal learning. 
D) demonstrated the importance of insight in learning. 
A) demonstrated that learning is based on stimulus-response association. 
B) emphasized the importance of studying the role of internal representations in learning. 
C) enabled him to devise a comprehensive mathematical model of animal learning. 
D) demonstrated the importance of insight in learning.

Question 7

Who proposed the idea that learning relies on networks of uniform and unlabeled connections?

Accepted Answer

A) Herbert Simon 
B) W)K.Estes 
C) Edward Tolman 
D) David Rumelhart 
A) Herbert Simon 
B) W)K.Estes 
C) Edward Tolman 
D) David Rumelhart

Question 8

Who adapted information theory to psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) George Miller 
B) W)K.Estes 
C) Gordon Bower 
D) Clark Hull 
A) George Miller 
B) W)K.Estes 
C) Gordon Bower 
D) Clark Hull

Question 9

In Ebbinghaus's studies of memory,the length of delay between learning and relearning was the:

Accepted Answer

A) independent variable. 
B) dependent variable. 
C) confounding variable. 
D) placebo. 
A) independent variable. 
B) dependent variable. 
C) confounding variable. 
D) placebo.

Question 10

Hermann Ebbinghaus measured forgetting by:

Accepted Answer

A) measuring how long it took to relearn a previously learned list. 
B) measuring how long it took him to learn a list perfectly. 
C) seeing how long a list he could remember after hearing the list just once. 
D) counting the number of times he needed to hear a list before he could recall it perfectly. 
A) measuring how long it took to relearn a previously learned list. 
B) measuring how long it took him to learn a list perfectly. 
C) seeing how long a list he could remember after hearing the list just once. 
D) counting the number of times he needed to hear a list before he could recall it perfectly.

Question 11

If you believe that people's abilities are inherited,you agree with the ideas of:

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A) John Locke. 
B) Aristotle. 
C) Francis Galton. 
D) John Watson. 
A) John Locke. 
B) Aristotle. 
C) Francis Galton. 
D) John Watson.

Question 12

Who proposed the extreme form of behaviorism known as radical behaviorism?

Accepted Answer

A) 
B) F.Skinner 
B) John B.Watson 
C) Clark Hull 
D) Edward Thorndike 
A) 
B) F.Skinner 
B) John B.Watson 
C) Clark Hull 
D) Edward Thorndike

Question 13

Describe how Ivan Pavlov used classical conditioning to study salivation in dogs.

Accepted Answer

Grading criteria: Include desc

Question 14

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Philosophers gain insight through scientific experiments. 
B) The study of learning and memory has always been a scientific pursuit. 
C) Insights gained through philosophy are more important than those gained through science. 
D) Today people who study learning and memory consider themselves to be scientists. 
A) Philosophers gain insight through scientific experiments. 
B) The study of learning and memory has always been a scientific pursuit. 
C) Insights gained through philosophy are more important than those gained through science. 
D) Today people who study learning and memory consider themselves to be scientists.

Question 15

B.F.Skinner discovered that when animals are given intermittent reinforcements,they:

Accepted Answer

A) respond less than when they are rewarded on every trial. 
B) do not respond at all. 
C) respond for the first few trials but then stop responding. 
D) respond at least as well as when they are rewarded on every trial. 
A) respond less than when they are rewarded on every trial. 
B) do not respond at all. 
C) respond for the first few trials but then stop responding. 
D) respond at least as well as when they are rewarded on every trial.

Question 16

Explain why B.F.Skinner's form of behaviorism is called radical behaviorism.

Accepted Answer

Grading criteria: Convey the notion that

Classical conditioning involves:

In Ebbinghaus's studies of memory,what was the dependent variable?

Who was the founder of behaviorism?

Which of the following was a reason that behaviorism lost its appeal?

Explain why Edward Tolman was considered a neo-behaviorist.

Edward Tolman's research on the formation of cognitive maps in rats was important because it:

Who proposed the idea that learning relies on networks of uniform and unlabeled connections?

Who adapted information theory to psychology?

In Ebbinghaus's studies of memory,the length of delay between learning and relearning was the:

Hermann Ebbinghaus measured forgetting by:

If you believe that people's abilities are inherited,you agree with the ideas of:

Who proposed the extreme form of behaviorism known as radical behaviorism?

Describe how Ivan Pavlov used classical conditioning to study salivation in dogs.

Which of the following is true?

B.F.Skinner discovered that when animals are given intermittent reinforcements,they:

Explain why B.F.Skinner's form of behaviorism is called radical behaviorism.

The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization: Learning About Repeated Events

Classical Conditioning: Learning to Predict Important Events

Operant Conditioning: Learning the Outcome of Behaviors

Generalization and Discrimination Learning

Episodic and Semantic Memory: Memory for Facts and Events

Skill Memory: Learning by Doing

Working Memory and Cognitive Control

Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

Social Learning and Memory: Observing, Interacting, and Reenacting

Development and Aging: Learning and Memory Across the Lifespan

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Exam 1: The Psychology of Learning and Memory

Classical conditioning involves:

In Ebbinghaus's studies of memory,what was the dependent variable?

Who was the founder of behaviorism?

Which of the following was a reason that behaviorism lost its appeal?

Explain why Edward Tolman was considered a neo-behaviorist.

Edward Tolman's research on the formation of cognitive maps in rats was important because it:

Who proposed the idea that learning relies on networks of uniform and unlabeled connections?

Who adapted information theory to psychology?

In Ebbinghaus's studies of memory,the length of delay between learning and relearning was the:

Hermann Ebbinghaus measured forgetting by:

If you believe that people's abilities are inherited,you agree with the ideas of:

Who proposed the extreme form of behaviorism known as radical behaviorism?

Describe how Ivan Pavlov used classical conditioning to study salivation in dogs.

Which of the following is true?

B.F.Skinner discovered that when animals are given intermittent reinforcements,they:

Explain why B.F.Skinner's form of behaviorism is called radical behaviorism.

The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization: Learning About Repeated Events

Classical Conditioning: Learning to Predict Important Events

Operant Conditioning: Learning the Outcome of Behaviors

Generalization and Discrimination Learning

Episodic and Semantic Memory: Memory for Facts and Events

Skill Memory: Learning by Doing

Working Memory and Cognitive Control

Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

Social Learning and Memory: Observing, Interacting, and Reenacting

Development and Aging: Learning and Memory Across the Lifespan

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