Question 1

A few studies have suggested that observational learning of tool use in chimpanzees can be enhanced by:

Accepted Answer

A) using child human models to illustrate tool use instead of adult human models. 
B) increasing chimpanzees' overall contact with humans. 
C) studying only chimpanzees raised in the wild. 
D) using only tools that are foreign to the chimpanzees' natural environment. 
A) using child human models to illustrate tool use instead of adult human models. 
B) increasing chimpanzees' overall contact with humans. 
C) studying only chimpanzees raised in the wild. 
D) using only tools that are foreign to the chimpanzees' natural environment.

Question 2

The grid floor in an operant chamber is electrified. Each time a rat presses a lever, however, the shock is turned off for one minute. The rat quickly learns to press the lever the second that the grid becomes electrified. Lever pressing has been:

Accepted Answer

A) positively reinforced. 
B) negatively reinforced. 
C) positively punished. 
D) negatively punished. 
A) positively reinforced. 
B) negatively reinforced. 
C) positively punished. 
D) negatively punished.

Question 3

Latent learning can easily be established in rats:

Accepted Answer

A) by only using secondary reinforcers. 
B) by the use of shaping through successive approximations. 
C) by occasionally punishing an otherwise reinforced response. 
D) without any obvious reinforcement. 
A) by only using secondary reinforcers. 
B) by the use of shaping through successive approximations. 
C) by occasionally punishing an otherwise reinforced response. 
D) without any obvious reinforcement.

Question 4

Learning that takes place largely independent of awareness of both the process and the products of information acquisition is called:

Accepted Answer

A) implicit learning. 
B) conditioning. 
C) biological predisposition. 
D) observational learning. 
A) implicit learning. 
B) conditioning. 
C) biological predisposition. 
D) observational learning.

Question 5

In Thorndike's research involving cats in puzzle boxes, when did the puzzle box open, allowing the cat freedom and food?

Accepted Answer

A) after a fixed period of time that the cat had been inside the box 
B) after escape attempts had been extinguished 
C) when the cat engaged in a behavior that moved a concealed lever 
D) 500 milliseconds after a buzzer sounded 
A) after a fixed period of time that the cat had been inside the box 
B) after escape attempts had been extinguished 
C) when the cat engaged in a behavior that moved a concealed lever 
D) 500 milliseconds after a buzzer sounded

Question 6

The three-term contingency states that in the presence of a _____, a _____ produces a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

A) discriminative stimulus; response; reinforcer 
B) discriminative stimulus; expectancy; response 
C) reinforcer; discriminative stimulus; expectancy 
D) reinforcer; discriminative stimulus; response 
A) discriminative stimulus; response; reinforcer 
B) discriminative stimulus; expectancy; response 
C) reinforcer; discriminative stimulus; expectancy 
D) reinforcer; discriminative stimulus; response

Question 7

In Pavlov's experiments on second-order conditioning, dogs were conditioned to salivate at the sight of a black square:

Accepted Answer

A) by pairing it with food. 
B) by rewarding the dog with food when it salivated in the presence of the black square. 
C) by presenting food first and then following it with the black square. 
D) even though the black square was never directly associated with food. 
A) by pairing it with food. 
B) by rewarding the dog with food when it salivated in the presence of the black square. 
C) by presenting food first and then following it with the black square. 
D) even though the black square was never directly associated with food.

Question 8

Which brain region's functions are responsible for eyeblink conditioning?

Accepted Answer

A) amygdala 
B) reticular formation 
C) cerebellum 
D) hypothalamus 
A) amygdala 
B) reticular formation 
C) cerebellum 
D) hypothalamus

Question 9

Which is the LEAST effective technique to learn school-related material?

Accepted Answer

A) distributed practice 
B) visual imagery mnemonics 
C) practice testing 
D) self-explanation 
A) distributed practice 
B) visual imagery mnemonics 
C) practice testing 
D) self-explanation

Question 10

Drugs such as cocaine, amphetamines, and opiates are reinforcing because they:

Accepted Answer

A) block the functions of dopamine in the medial forebrain bundle. 
B) stimulate dopamine release in hindbrain areas. 
C) block the functions of dopamine release in hindbrain areas. 
D) stimulate the medial forebrain bundle. 
A) block the functions of dopamine in the medial forebrain bundle. 
B) stimulate dopamine release in hindbrain areas. 
C) block the functions of dopamine release in hindbrain areas. 
D) stimulate the medial forebrain bundle.

Exam 7: Section 2: Learning

A few studies have suggested that observational learning of tool use in chimpanzees can be enhanced by:

The grid floor in an operant chamber is electrified. Each time a rat presses a lever, however, the shock is turned off for one minute. The rat quickly learns to press the lever the second that the grid becomes electrified. Lever pressing has been:

Latent learning can easily be established in rats:

Learning that takes place largely independent of awareness of both the process and the products of information acquisition is called:

In Thorndike's research involving cats in puzzle boxes, when did the puzzle box open, allowing the cat freedom and food?

The three-term contingency states that in the presence of a _____, a _____ produces a(n) _____.

In Pavlov's experiments on second-order conditioning, dogs were conditioned to salivate at the sight of a black square:

Which brain region's functions are responsible for eyeblink conditioning?

Which is the LEAST effective technique to learn school-related material?

Drugs such as cocaine, amphetamines, and opiates are reinforcing because they:

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The three-term contingency states that in the presence of a ___, a _ produces a(n) ___.