Question 1

What are the three laws of Thorndike's law?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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 D

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Classical conditioning apparently plays a role in the development of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

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

Learning that results from the consequences of behaviours called

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 3: Learning and Motivation