Question 1

Which following term is used to describe a removal of a stimulus?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

What is a conditioned response?

Accepted Answer

A)  an innate response 
B)  a response that has been learned 
C)  an automatic response 
D)  a reflex 
A)  an innate response 
B)  a response that has been learned 
C)  an automatic response 
D)  a reflex

Question 3

Ian, age 2, was watching his father hammer a nail. His father hit his own thumb and then used several expletives. As his father went in the house for a Band-Aid, Ian went over to the nail, picked up the hammer, pretended to hit his finger, and repeated the expletives. This is an example of what kind of learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  meme learning 
B)  observational learning 
C)  operant learning 
D)  classic learning 
A)  meme learning 
B)  observational learning 
C)  operant learning 
D)  classic learning

Question 4

In order for Pavlovian learning to occur, what must the conditioned stimulus have been paired with?

Accepted Answer

A)  an unconditioned response 
B)  a conditioned response 
C)  an unconditioned stimulus 
D)  a consequence 
A)  an unconditioned response 
B)  a conditioned response 
C)  an unconditioned stimulus 
D)  a consequence

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT an example of learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  The second time she gets her eyes tested, Sammi blinks when the buzzer rings because she predicts a puff of air is coming after the buzzer. 
B)  A baby begins to reach and fuss when his mother opens the refrigerator to get the bottle out. 
C)  A baby can sit up at six months, but rarely can at two months. 
D)  Your cat runs to the kitchen at the sound of a can opener. 
A)  The second time she gets her eyes tested, Sammi blinks when the buzzer rings because she predicts a puff of air is coming after the buzzer. 
B)  A baby begins to reach and fuss when his mother opens the refrigerator to get the bottle out. 
C)  A baby can sit up at six months, but rarely can at two months. 
D)  Your cat runs to the kitchen at the sound of a can opener.

Question 6

A friend of yours states that Skinner raised his children in a Skinner box. However, based on your reading, you know that:

Accepted Answer

A)  his daughter was reared in an environmentally controlled crib called an air crib, not a Skinner box 
B)  only his oldest daughter was raised in the Skinner box, as the child authorities stopped him from using it for the second 
C)  Skinner had no children 
D)  it was not Skinner, but Pavlov who raised his children using a modified version of the Skinner box 
A)  his daughter was reared in an environmentally controlled crib called an air crib, not a Skinner box 
B)  only his oldest daughter was raised in the Skinner box, as the child authorities stopped him from using it for the second 
C)  Skinner had no children 
D)  it was not Skinner, but Pavlov who raised his children using a modified version of the Skinner box

Question 7

The first time you pick up your pet hamster it recoils in fear, but after a week of handling, your hamster is not bothered anymore. What change came over your hamster through the simple act of repetitive handling?

Accepted Answer

A)  long-term potentiation 
B)  learned helplessness 
C)  sensitization 
D)  habituation 
A)  long-term potentiation 
B)  learned helplessness 
C)  sensitization 
D)  habituation

Question 8

What is the correct historical order in which these four researchers impacted modern behaviourism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Skinner, Watson, Pavlov, Thorndike 
B)  Watson, Thorndike, Skinner, Pavlov 
C)  Pavlov, Thorndike, Watson, Skinner 
D)  Thorndike, Skinner, Watson, Pavlov 
A)  Skinner, Watson, Pavlov, Thorndike 
B)  Watson, Thorndike, Skinner, Pavlov 
C)  Pavlov, Thorndike, Watson, Skinner 
D)  Thorndike, Skinner, Watson, Pavlov

Question 9

Bandura's study of children's play habits with the Bobo doll provided evidence that:

Accepted Answer

A)  learning is dependent on consequences 
B)  meme-based learning can be transmitted observationally 
C)  aggressive behaviour can be learned through observation 
D)  intracranial self-stimulation can activate reward circuits 
A)  learning is dependent on consequences 
B)  meme-based learning can be transmitted observationally 
C)  aggressive behaviour can be learned through observation 
D)  intracranial self-stimulation can activate reward circuits

Question 10

According to your textbook authors, what would be the best parenting method to encourage your child to do well in school?

Accepted Answer

A)  swift punishment for poor performance 
B)  taking away privileges for anything less than a B 
C)  ignoring the child until he gets high grades 
D)  praising the child for appropriate academic behaviour 
A)  swift punishment for poor performance 
B)  taking away privileges for anything less than a B 
C)  ignoring the child until he gets high grades 
D)  praising the child for appropriate academic behaviour

Question 11

A startling noise will always cause the human eye to blink. If one has learned to associate a blue light with a startling noise, what is the blue light-elicited eyeblink action known as?

Accepted Answer

A)  an unconditioned stimulus 
B)  a conditioned response 
C)  an unconditioned response 
D)  a conditioned stimulus 
A)  an unconditioned stimulus 
B)  a conditioned response 
C)  an unconditioned response 
D)  a conditioned stimulus

Question 12

Learning without direct reinforcement is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  delayed learning 
B)  extinction 
C)  spontaneous recovery 
D)  latent learning 
A)  delayed learning 
B)  extinction 
C)  spontaneous recovery 
D)  latent learning

Question 13

Behaviourism has helped psychologists gain an understanding of drug tolerance by showing that:

Accepted Answer

A)  cues in the environment predictive of the drug can produce physiological reactions similar to actions of the drug 
B)  increased levels of reward produced by the drug itself become needed for responding to any reinforcement over time 
C)  punishment is an effective but controversial treatment for overcoming drug withdrawal 
D)  drug therapies such as methadone need to be conditioned to be effective 
A)  cues in the environment predictive of the drug can produce physiological reactions similar to actions of the drug 
B)  increased levels of reward produced by the drug itself become needed for responding to any reinforcement over time 
C)  punishment is an effective but controversial treatment for overcoming drug withdrawal 
D)  drug therapies such as methadone need to be conditioned to be effective

Question 14

It is easier to condition birds than rats with vision-relevant stimuli than taste-relevant stimuli because:

Accepted Answer

A)  birds rely on vision more than taste for food selection 
B)  birds are the only species that lack the ability for learned food aversions 
C)  birds have no taste buds 
D)  birds and rats evolved separately 
A)  birds rely on vision more than taste for food selection 
B)  birds are the only species that lack the ability for learned food aversions 
C)  birds have no taste buds 
D)  birds and rats evolved separately

Question 15

A relatively permanent change in behaviour that is not due to maturation but is due to experience is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  operant shaping 
B)  habituation 
C)  learning 
D)  behaviourism 
A)  operant shaping 
B)  habituation 
C)  learning 
D)  behaviourism

Question 16

Gambling on a slot machine involves rewards on a ____________ schedule.

Accepted Answer

A)  fixed interval 
B)  fixed ratio 
C)  variable interval 
D)  variable ratio 
A)  fixed interval 
B)  fixed ratio 
C)  variable interval 
D)  variable ratio

Question 17

What is a conditioned stimulus?

Accepted Answer

A)  something that naturally elicits a response 
B)  something that elicits a response only after learning 
C)  a previously extinct stimulus 
D)  a second-order pairing of learned relations 
A)  something that naturally elicits a response 
B)  something that elicits a response only after learning 
C)  a previously extinct stimulus 
D)  a second-order pairing of learned relations

Which following term is used to describe a removal of a stimulus?

What is a conditioned response?

In order for Pavlovian learning to occur, what must the conditioned stimulus have been paired with?

Which of the following is NOT an example of learning?

A friend of yours states that Skinner raised his children in a Skinner box. However, based on your reading, you know that:

The first time you pick up your pet hamster it recoils in fear, but after a week of handling, your hamster is not bothered anymore. What change came over your hamster through the simple act of repetitive handling?

What is the correct historical order in which these four researchers impacted modern behaviourism?

Bandura's study of children's play habits with the Bobo doll provided evidence that:

According to your textbook authors, what would be the best parenting method to encourage your child to do well in school?

A startling noise will always cause the human eye to blink. If one has learned to associate a blue light with a startling noise, what is the blue light-elicited eyeblink action known as?

Learning without direct reinforcement is known as:

Behaviourism has helped psychologists gain an understanding of drug tolerance by showing that:

It is easier to condition birds than rats with vision-relevant stimuli than taste-relevant stimuli because:

A relatively permanent change in behaviour that is not due to maturation but is due to experience is called:

Gambling on a slot machine involves rewards on a ____________ schedule.

What is a conditioned stimulus?

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Which following term is used to describe a removal of a stimulus?

What is a conditioned response?

In order for Pavlovian learning to occur, what must the conditioned stimulus have been paired with?

Which of the following is NOT an example of learning?

A friend of yours states that Skinner raised his children in a Skinner box. However, based on your reading, you know that:

The first time you pick up your pet hamster it recoils in fear, but after a week of handling, your hamster is not bothered anymore. What change came over your hamster through the simple act of repetitive handling?

What is the correct historical order in which these four researchers impacted modern behaviourism?

Bandura's study of children's play habits with the Bobo doll provided evidence that:

According to your textbook authors, what would be the best parenting method to encourage your child to do well in school?

A startling noise will always cause the human eye to blink. If one has learned to associate a blue light with a startling noise, what is the blue light-elicited eyeblink action known as?

Learning without direct reinforcement is known as:

Behaviourism has helped psychologists gain an understanding of drug tolerance by showing that:

It is easier to condition birds than rats with vision-relevant stimuli than taste-relevant stimuli because:

A relatively permanent change in behaviour that is not due to maturation but is due to experience is called:

Gambling on a slot machine involves rewards on a ____________ schedule.

What is a conditioned stimulus?

Introduction

Research Methodology

Biological Foundations

The Mind and Consciousness

Sensation and Perception

Attention and Memory

Thinking and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Health and Well-Being

Human Development

Social Psychology

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Cultural Psychology

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