Exam 4: Learning

The 5-year-old of two very busy parents has been throwing tantrums.Whenever the child goes off the deep end,one or both of his parents immediately come to his side and fuss over and cajole him.Nevertheless,his tantrums do not diminish;they even seem to increase.We may assume that his parents' fussing over him serves as a _______.

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Question 201

A reinforcer that is reinforcing in and of itself is called a ________ reinforcer.

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Question 202

When Luke kissed Laura,her heart rate increases.Luke always wore Old Spice After Shave.Whenever Laura smelled Old Spice thereafter,her heart raced.Old Spice After Shave was the:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 203

If a dog salivates when it sees a green light or a yellow light,it is exhibiting ________.

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Question 204

If a rat has learned to press a lever to obtain pellets of food and,all of a sudden,the response permanently ceases to produce any food,then _______ will occur.

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Question 205

Which of the following statements about positive reinforcers is accurate?

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Question 206

You have a class in which you have a quiz every Friday.Your studying for quizzes is reinforced on what type of schedule?

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Question 207

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

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Question 208

Ivan Pavlov is most closely associated with __________.

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Question 209

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

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 210

The "Law of Effect" was first proposed in the modern scientific community by:

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Question 211

Shaping is achieved through:

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Question 212

Who was Little Albert?

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Question 213

Which of the following is NOT a negative reinforcer?

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Question 214

An automatic,innate,and involuntary response to an environmental event is an ________.

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Question 215

Which of the following is a secondary reinforcer?

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Question 216

Elizabeth was given a $1000 raise after her last performance evaluation.Her raise is a:

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Question 217

When someone uses negative reinforcement to change a behavior the behavior is likely to __________ .

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Question 218

Of the following phenomena,which one best explains the spreading of phobias to objects similar to the one to which the phobia was originally acquired?

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Question 219

Which of the following would be classified as a secondary reinforcer?

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Question 220

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A reinforcer that is reinforcing in and of itself is called a ________ reinforcer.

When Luke kissed Laura,her heart rate increases.Luke always wore Old Spice After Shave.Whenever Laura smelled Old Spice thereafter,her heart raced.Old Spice After Shave was the:

If a dog salivates when it sees a green light or a yellow light,it is exhibiting ________.

If a rat has learned to press a lever to obtain pellets of food and,all of a sudden,the response permanently ceases to produce any food,then _______ will occur.

Which of the following statements about positive reinforcers is accurate?

You have a class in which you have a quiz every Friday.Your studying for quizzes is reinforced on what type of schedule?

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

Ivan Pavlov is most closely associated with __________.

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

The "Law of Effect" was first proposed in the modern scientific community by:

Shaping is achieved through:

Who was Little Albert?

Which of the following is NOT a negative reinforcer?

An automatic,innate,and involuntary response to an environmental event is an ________.

Which of the following is a secondary reinforcer?

Elizabeth was given a $1000 raise after her last performance evaluation.Her raise is a:

When someone uses negative reinforcement to change a behavior the behavior is likely to __________ .

Of the following phenomena,which one best explains the spreading of phobias to objects similar to the one to which the phobia was originally acquired?

Which of the following would be classified as a secondary reinforcer?

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