Deck 5: Learning

Question 1

Rachel has found that when she opens the cupboard door to get the cat food, the cats come running to the kitchen. Rachel knows that this is classical conditioning and that the conditioned stimulus is the ________.

A) cupboard door opening
B) running of the cats
C) cat food
D) cat

Answer 1

cupboard door opening

Question 2

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

A) secondary
B) delayed
C) direct
D) primary

Answer 2

primary

Question 3

The use of biofeedback to monitor and control brain wave activity is known as ________.

A) neurofeedback
B) neurogenesis
C) homeofeedback
D) retrofeedback

Answer 3

neurofeedback

Question 4

In classical conditioning, discrimination basically is the reverse of ________.

A) external inhibition
B) extinction
C) generalization
D) intermittent pairing

Question 5

A puppy has ruined four pairs of shoes by chewing them up at times when the family is not home. Which of the following is the MOST effective way to use punishment to teach the puppy not to chew shoes?

A) Make a loud noise whenever you come home and find shoes chewed up, but then hug it and give it a bone so that it won't be afraid of you.
B) Make a loud noise whenever you catch it in the act of chewing shoes, but then hug it and give it a bone so that it won't be afraid of you.
C) Make a loud noise whenever you catch it in the act of chewing shoes, but not at other times.
D) Make a loud noise whenever you come home and find shoes chewed up.

Question 6

Perry works at a job where he is paid by commission. For every car Perry sells, he gets 10 percent of the profits. Perry is being reinforced on a ________.

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

Question 7

The distinction between ________, on the one hand, and ________, on the other, is of central importance to social learning theorists.

A) learning; performance
B) positive reinforcement; negative reinforcement
C) reinforcement; punishment
D) generalization; discrimination

Question 8

Any event whose reduction or termination increases the likelihood that an ongoing behavior will recur is a(n) ________.

A) positive reinforcer
B) antecedent
C) negative reinforcer
D) punisher

Question 9

Emitted, voluntary behavior is BEST modified by ________.

A) trial and error
B) classical conditioning
C) aversive conditioning
D) operant conditioning

Question 10

The use of intermittent pairing ________ the rate of learning while it ________ the final strength of the learned response.

A) reduces; reduces
B) increases; increases
C) increases; reduces
D) reduces; increases