Question 1

The consequence received by a model is also encoded,as revealed through studies of

Accepted Answer

A)  vicarious learning. 
B)  imitation. 
C)  modelling. 
D)  learned helplessness. 
A)  vicarious learning. 
B)  imitation. 
C)  modelling. 
D)  learned helplessness.

Question 2

In a process known as systematic ___,phobic individuals are gradually exposed to the feared object or situation in the absence of pairing with the US.

Accepted Answer

A)  extinction 
B)  desensitization 
C)  adaptation 
D)  relaxation 
A)  extinction 
B)  desensitization 
C)  adaptation 
D)  relaxation

Question 3

One hotly debated question in psychology is why we sleep.According to Tononi and Cirelli (2014),sleep is very important for learning and memory.Specifically,they argue that

Accepted Answer

A)  sleep allows neurotransmitters to be recycled. 
B)  sleep decreases cortical synaptic strength. 
C)  sleep restores homeostatic imbalance, so the brain is ready to fire the next day. 
D)  sleep prevents brain areas from sharing information and allows each area to process its own information. 
A)  sleep allows neurotransmitters to be recycled. 
B)  sleep decreases cortical synaptic strength. 
C)  sleep restores homeostatic imbalance, so the brain is ready to fire the next day. 
D)  sleep prevents brain areas from sharing information and allows each area to process its own information.

Question 4

According to the DSM-5,a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in spoken or written language is called a

Accepted Answer

A)  learning disability. 
B)  specific learning disorder. 
C)  disorder of written expression. 
D)  reading disorder. 
A)  learning disability. 
B)  specific learning disorder. 
C)  disorder of written expression. 
D)  reading disorder.

Question 5

In which of the following studies can we tell that the infant has undergone habituation from prenatal exposure?

Accepted Answer

A)  The infant relaxes when hearing a specific song because that song was previously paired with relaxation. 
B)  The infant sucks longer and harder to hear their mother read a story that they were exposed to prenatally than another story. 
C)  An infant doesn't avoid the odour of garlic after prenatal exposure to garlic through the mother's digestion. 
D)  The infant copies the facial expression of an adult who is in their visual field. 
A)  The infant relaxes when hearing a specific song because that song was previously paired with relaxation. 
B)  The infant sucks longer and harder to hear their mother read a story that they were exposed to prenatally than another story. 
C)  An infant doesn't avoid the odour of garlic after prenatal exposure to garlic through the mother's digestion. 
D)  The infant copies the facial expression of an adult who is in their visual field.

Question 6

Saskia is meeting her nephew for the first time and after the long night she spent waiting to hear how the birth went and meet her nephew,she unfortunately finds herself yawning uncontrollably.What is her nephew likely to do in response to her yawning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cry because a wide-open mouth is instinctively threatening. 
B)  Cry because his aunt isn't more excited to meet him. 
C)  Laugh because his aunt looks funny when she yawns. 
D)  Open his mouth wide because newborns can imitate simple facial expressions. 
A)  Cry because a wide-open mouth is instinctively threatening. 
B)  Cry because his aunt isn't more excited to meet him. 
C)  Laugh because his aunt looks funny when she yawns. 
D)  Open his mouth wide because newborns can imitate simple facial expressions.

Question 7

Define observational learning and summarize concerns about observational learning from the media.

Accepted Answer

-Observational learning is learning by w

Question 8

Cassandra is watching a sad movie,in which the main character has just experienced the loss of a loved one.Cassandra feels the same sadness and loss as the character in the movie,even though the event didn't happen to her.What may underlie this effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  observational learning 
B)  mirror neurons 
C)  the sympathetic nervous system 
D)  the empathetic nervous system 
A)  observational learning 
B)  mirror neurons 
C)  the sympathetic nervous system 
D)  the empathetic nervous system

Question 9

Miriam has just purchased several baby educational videos in the hopes that it will help her three-month-old daughter with language development.What advice would you give to Miriam about how effective this strategy will be? Why?

Accepted Answer

Infants learn language best fr

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT one of the outcomes of physical punishment?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased levels of aggression toward others 
B)  lower self-esteem 
C)  increased fear response toward the punishing parent 
D)  reduced levels of delinquency 
A)  increased levels of aggression toward others 
B)  lower self-esteem 
C)  increased fear response toward the punishing parent 
D)  reduced levels of delinquency

Question 11

Awareness and attention usually enhance learning.Describe an instance when awareness and excessive attention may impair learning.

Accepted Answer

Procedural learning

Question 12

Drishya was up all night studying for her Introductory Psychology midterm and didn't get any sleep.What is the likely consequence of this?

Accepted Answer

A)  She will get a better grade than if she had slept all night. 
B)  She will finish the midterm faster than if she had slept all night. 
C)  She will not retain the information as well as if she had slept. 
D)  She will create more memory traces by studying all night. 
A)  She will get a better grade than if she had slept all night. 
B)  She will finish the midterm faster than if she had slept all night. 
C)  She will not retain the information as well as if she had slept. 
D)  She will create more memory traces by studying all night.

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of associative learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alison sleeps through the banging of a branch on her window. 
B)  Bob jumps in fear at the sound of a dog barking after watching 'Cujo'. 
C)  Carl can't smell his girlfriend's perfume after being around her for a few minutes. 
D)  Debbie opens the door after the doorbell rings. 
A)  Alison sleeps through the banging of a branch on her window. 
B)  Bob jumps in fear at the sound of a dog barking after watching 'Cujo'. 
C)  Carl can't smell his girlfriend's perfume after being around her for a few minutes. 
D)  Debbie opens the door after the doorbell rings.

Question 14

Your text mentions a study in which music was paired with relaxation exercises performed by expectant mothers.The study demonstrated classical conditioning may occur prenatally.Which of the following alternatives correctly identifies the CS and CR in this study?

Accepted Answer

A)  CS - music; CR - decrease in fetal movement to music alone 
B)  CS - maternal relaxation; CR - decrease in fetal movement in response to maternal relaxation 
C)  CS - music; CR - maternal relaxation 
D)  CS - maternal relaxation; CR - decrease in fetal movement to music alone 
A)  CS - music; CR - decrease in fetal movement to music alone 
B)  CS - maternal relaxation; CR - decrease in fetal movement in response to maternal relaxation 
C)  CS - music; CR - maternal relaxation 
D)  CS - maternal relaxation; CR - decrease in fetal movement to music alone

Question 15

Heavy TV watching is associated with aggressive behaviour in children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Biological preparedness plays a key role in

Accepted Answer

A)  both classical and operant conditioning. 
B)  non-associative learning, but not associative learning. 
C)  classical conditioning, but not operant conditioning. 
D)  operant conditioning, but not classical conditioning. 
A)  both classical and operant conditioning. 
B)  non-associative learning, but not associative learning. 
C)  classical conditioning, but not operant conditioning. 
D)  operant conditioning, but not classical conditioning.

Question 17

One way that observational learning flew in the face of behaviourism is it showed that

Accepted Answer

A)  learning can occur without directly receiving consequences. 
B)  the timing of events in learning isn't that important. 
C)  attention to stimuli and responses determines conditioning. 
D)  learning can only be accomplished through modelling. 
A)  learning can occur without directly receiving consequences. 
B)  the timing of events in learning isn't that important. 
C)  attention to stimuli and responses determines conditioning. 
D)  learning can only be accomplished through modelling.

Question 18

Where is the neural basis for observational learning and imitation?

Accepted Answer

A)  mirror neurons 
B)  vicarious neurons 
C)  the occipital lobe 
D)  the primary visual cortex 
A)  mirror neurons 
B)  vicarious neurons 
C)  the occipital lobe 
D)  the primary visual cortex

Question 19

According to Siegel's lab,a consequence of taking a drug in a novel environment is that

Accepted Answer

A)  overdosing is more likely because the body's compensatory response wouldn't be triggered in a novel environment. 
B)  people are more likely to take more of the drug in a novel environment. 
C)  people are less likely to know whether the drug was a good or poor quality in a novel environment. 
D)  novel environments trigger responses that anticipate a disruption to homeostasis. 
A)  overdosing is more likely because the body's compensatory response wouldn't be triggered in a novel environment. 
B)  people are more likely to take more of the drug in a novel environment. 
C)  people are less likely to know whether the drug was a good or poor quality in a novel environment. 
D)  novel environments trigger responses that anticipate a disruption to homeostasis.

Question 20

Jeremy is failing his math class.He finds it very difficult to perform simple mathematical equations,recall math symbols,and count accurately.He particularly has difficulty solving word problems.Jeremy may have the learning disorder known as ___.

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The answer of Jeremy is failing his math class.He finds...

The consequence received by a model is also encoded,as revealed through studies of

In a process known as systematic ___,phobic individuals are gradually exposed to the feared object or situation in the absence of pairing with the US.

One hotly debated question in psychology is why we sleep.According to Tononi and Cirelli (2014),sleep is very important for learning and memory.Specifically,they argue that

According to the DSM-5,a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in spoken or written language is called a

In which of the following studies can we tell that the infant has undergone habituation from prenatal exposure?

Saskia is meeting her nephew for the first time and after the long night she spent waiting to hear how the birth went and meet her nephew,she unfortunately finds herself yawning uncontrollably.What is her nephew likely to do in response to her yawning?

Define observational learning and summarize concerns about observational learning from the media.

Cassandra is watching a sad movie,in which the main character has just experienced the loss of a loved one.Cassandra feels the same sadness and loss as the character in the movie,even though the event didn't happen to her.What may underlie this effect?

Miriam has just purchased several baby educational videos in the hopes that it will help her three-month-old daughter with language development.What advice would you give to Miriam about how effective this strategy will be? Why?

Which of the following is NOT one of the outcomes of physical punishment?

Awareness and attention usually enhance learning.Describe an instance when awareness and excessive attention may impair learning.

Drishya was up all night studying for her Introductory Psychology midterm and didn't get any sleep.What is the likely consequence of this?

Which of the following is an example of associative learning?

Your text mentions a study in which music was paired with relaxation exercises performed by expectant mothers.The study demonstrated classical conditioning may occur prenatally.Which of the following alternatives correctly identifies the CS and CR in this study?

Heavy TV watching is associated with aggressive behaviour in children.

Biological preparedness plays a key role in

One way that observational learning flew in the face of behaviourism is it showed that

Where is the neural basis for observational learning and imitation?

According to Siegel's lab,a consequence of taking a drug in a novel environment is that

Jeremy is failing his math class.He finds it very difficult to perform simple mathematical equations,recall math symbols,and count accurately.He particularly has difficulty solving word problems.Jeremy may have the learning disorder known as ___.

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The consequence received by a model is also encoded,as revealed through studies of

In a process known as systematic ___,phobic individuals are gradually exposed to the feared object or situation in the absence of pairing with the US.

One hotly debated question in psychology is why we sleep.According to Tononi and Cirelli (2014),sleep is very important for learning and memory.Specifically,they argue that

According to the DSM-5,a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in spoken or written language is called a

In which of the following studies can we tell that the infant has undergone habituation from prenatal exposure?

Saskia is meeting her nephew for the first time and after the long night she spent waiting to hear how the birth went and meet her nephew,she unfortunately finds herself yawning uncontrollably.What is her nephew likely to do in response to her yawning?

Define observational learning and summarize concerns about observational learning from the media.

Cassandra is watching a sad movie,in which the main character has just experienced the loss of a loved one.Cassandra feels the same sadness and loss as the character in the movie,even though the event didn't happen to her.What may underlie this effect?

Miriam has just purchased several baby educational videos in the hopes that it will help her three-month-old daughter with language development.What advice would you give to Miriam about how effective this strategy will be? Why?

Which of the following is NOT one of the outcomes of physical punishment?

Awareness and attention usually enhance learning.Describe an instance when awareness and excessive attention may impair learning.

Drishya was up all night studying for her Introductory Psychology midterm and didn't get any sleep.What is the likely consequence of this?

Which of the following is an example of associative learning?

Your text mentions a study in which music was paired with relaxation exercises performed by expectant mothers.The study demonstrated classical conditioning may occur prenatally.Which of the following alternatives correctly identifies the CS and CR in this study?

Heavy TV watching is associated with aggressive behaviour in children.

Biological preparedness plays a key role in

One way that observational learning flew in the face of behaviourism is it showed that

Where is the neural basis for observational learning and imitation?

According to Siegel's lab,a consequence of taking a drug in a novel environment is that

Jeremy is failing his math class.He finds it very difficult to perform simple mathematical equations,recall math symbols,and count accurately.He particularly has difficulty solving word problems.Jeremy may have the learning disorder known as ___.

Psychology Yesterday and Today

Psychology as a Science

Neuroscience

Human Development

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Memory

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