Deck 3: Learning and Motivation

Question 1

Which learning theory says that a set stimulus, over a period of time, will produce the same response every time?

A)classical conditioning
B)insight learning
C)drive motive
D)operant conditioning

Answer 1

classical conditioning

Question 2

What are the three laws of Thorndike's law?

A)law of exercise
B)law of effect
C)law of readiness
D)a, b & c

Answer 2

a, b & c

Question 3

Which of the following is/are part of the definition of learning?

A)change in behaviour
B)relatively permanent
C)brought about by experience
D)all of the above

Answer 3

all of the above

Question 4

Classical conditioning apparently plays a role in the development of

A)resistance to disease
B)allergic reactions
C)sexual arousal
D)all of the above

Question 5

Learning that results from the consequences of behaviours called

A)extinguished conditioning
B)operant conditioning
C)classical conditioning
D)positive conditioning

Question 6

If positive reinforcement is not given within a short time following the response, learning will proceed slowly. This phenomenon is called

A)delay of reinforcement
B)extinction
C)conditioned response
D)consistency

Question 7

Reinforcers that are innately reinforcing, such as food, water, and warmth are called

A)primary reinforcers
B)secondary reinforcers
C)extinguished reinforcers
D)superstitious reinforcers

Question 8

If a child is rewarded for appropriate behavior every 15 minutes, what type of schedule is being used?

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

Question 9

Salespeople who are paid exclusively by commission are reinforced on which type of schedule?

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

Question 10

If you wanted to teach a chicken to "play" the piano, you should

A)wait for a musically inclined chicken to show up
B)extinguish piano-playing behavior
C)use shaping
D)use negative reinforcement

Question 11

Behavior that is reinforced because it causes a negative event to stop is called

A)shaping
B)punishment
C)escape conditioning
D)avoidance conditioning

Question 12

Which of the following is suggested as a guideline for the use of punishment?

A)do not use physical punishment
B)do not give punishment mixed with rewards
C)make it clear to the individual which behavior is being punished
D)all of the above

Question 13

If the consequence of a behavior is negative and the frequency of that behavior decreases, the behavior has been

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

Question 14

Which of the following is correct?

A)classical conditioning usually involves reflexive behavior, while operant conditioning usually involves more complicated, spontaneous behavior.
B)classical conditioning usually involves more complicated, spontaneous behavior, while operant conditioning involves reflexive behavior.
C)in classical conditioning, the reinforcement is contingent on the behavior of the learner.
D)in operant conditioning the ucs and cs occur independently of the learner\s behavior.

Question 15

An intense internal force that motivates behavior is known as a(n)

A)incentive
B)drive
C)reinforcement
D)reward

Question 16

If drive motivation is based on deprivation, incentive motivation is based on

A)drive reduction
B)habit strength
C)inhibition
D)reward value