Question 1

Classical conditioning involves a learned association between

Accepted Answer

A)  two stimuli. 
B)  two responses. 
C)  two reinforcers. 
D)  behaviors and their consequences. 
A)  two stimuli. 
B)  two responses. 
C)  two reinforcers. 
D)  behaviors and their consequences.

Question 2

In explaining why people demonstrate character strengths such as self-control,B.F.Skinner would most likely have emphasized

Accepted Answer

A)  genetic influences. 
B)  unconscious desires for social approval. 
C)  the internalization of moral values. 
D)  the beneficial consequences of self-control. 
A)  genetic influences. 
B)  unconscious desires for social approval. 
C)  the internalization of moral values. 
D)  the beneficial consequences of self-control.

Question 3

A type of learning in which behavior is diminished if followed by a punisher is called

Accepted Answer

A)  delayed conditioning. 
B)  classical conditioning. 
C)  secondary conditioning. 
D)  operant conditioning. 
A)  delayed conditioning. 
B)  classical conditioning. 
C)  secondary conditioning. 
D)  operant conditioning.

Question 4

Two years ago,the de Castellane Manufacturing Company included its employees in a profit-sharing plan in which workers receive semi-annual bonuses based on the company's profits.Since this plan was initiated,worker productivity at de Castellane has nearly doubled.This productivity increase is best explained in terms of

Accepted Answer

A)  discrimination. 
B)  operant conditioning. 
C)  classical conditioning. 
D)  spontaneous recovery. 
A)  discrimination. 
B)  operant conditioning. 
C)  classical conditioning. 
D)  spontaneous recovery.

Question 5

Shaping is a procedure in which reinforcers are

Accepted Answer

A)  designed to evoke respondent behavior. 
B)  interspersed with punishers to speed the process of learning. 
C)  used to guide actions closer and closer to a desired behavior. 
D)  given on a variable-ratio schedule. 
A)  designed to evoke respondent behavior. 
B)  interspersed with punishers to speed the process of learning. 
C)  used to guide actions closer and closer to a desired behavior. 
D)  given on a variable-ratio schedule.

Question 6

Mark owns his own business and wants to make sure that his employees arrive on time each day and take breaks as specified.He has decided to provide a monthly reward of extended break times to each employee who arrives on time and takes breaks as specified.What principle is he using to reward his employees?

Accepted Answer

A)  delayed conditioning 
B)  primary conditioning 
C)  classical conditioning 
D)  operant conditioning 
A)  delayed conditioning 
B)  primary conditioning 
C)  classical conditioning 
D)  operant conditioning

Question 7

Studies suggest that criminal behavior is most likely to be deterred by

Accepted Answer

A)  moderate levels of punishment. 
B)  swiftly delivered punishment. 
C)  severe levels of punishment. 
D)  an unpredictable level of punishment. 
A)  moderate levels of punishment. 
B)  swiftly delivered punishment. 
C)  severe levels of punishment. 
D)  an unpredictable level of punishment.

Exam 21: Classical Conditioning

Classical conditioning involves a learned association between

In explaining why people demonstrate character strengths such as self-control,B.F.Skinner would most likely have emphasized

A type of learning in which behavior is diminished if followed by a punisher is called

Shaping is a procedure in which reinforcers are

Studies suggest that criminal behavior is most likely to be deterred by

The History and Scope of Psychology

Thinking Critically with Psychological Science

Research Strategies: How Psychologists Ask and Answer Questions

Neural and Hormonal Systems

The Brain

Behavior Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology

Environmental Influences on Behavior, and Reflections on Nature and Nurture

Prenatal Development and the Newborn

Infancy and Childhood

Adolescence

Adulthood, and Reflections on Developmental Issues

Introduction to Sensation and Perception

Vision

Hearing

Other Senses

Perceptual Organization

Perceptual Interpretation

Waking and Sleeping Rhythms

Hypnosis

Drugs and Consciousness

Operant Conditioning

Learning by Observation

Introduction to Memory

Encoding: Getting Information In

Storage: Retaining Information

Retrieval: Getting Information Out

Forgetting, Memory Construction, and Applying Memory Principles to Your Own Education

Thinking

Language and Thought

Introduction to Intelligence

Assessing Intelligence

Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence

Introduction to Motivation

Hunger

Sexual Motivation and the Need to Belong

Motivation at Work

Introduction to Emotion

Experienced Emotion

Expressed Emotion

Stress and Illness

Coping With Stress

Modifying Illness-Related Behaviors

Psychoanalytic Perspective

Humanistic Perspective

Contemporary Research on Personality

Introduction to Psychological Disorders

Anxiety Disorders

Dissociative and Personality Disorders

Mood Disorders

Schizophrenia

The Psychological Therapies

Evaluating Psychotherapies

The Biomedical Therapies

Social Thinking

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