Question 1

Which of the following is an important method of human learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  classical conditioning 
B)  operant conditioning 
C)  observational learning 
D)  all of these

Question 2

In one example, Konrad Lorenz demonstrated imprinting when __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  he conducted the first fMRI tests on infant-parent attachment 
B)  a flock of newborn baby geese followed him around, thinking he was their "mother" 
C)  he conducted a worldwide study on infant recognition of their parents' voices 
D)  he conditioned dogs to salivate at the sound of a duck quacking

Question 3

___________________ is an animal's rapid, innate learning about a parent; this takes place shortly after birth.

Accepted Answer

A)  Imprinting 
B)  Habituation 
C)  Enactive learning 
D)  Shaping

Question 4

Which of the following young children is likely to experience the most neural growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jade, whose parents constantly buy her new, stimulating toys and games 
B)  Ken, whose parents encourage him to play with his cartoon character puppets 
C)  Amanda, whose parents painted her room bright colors 
D)  Vern, whose parents hired an excellent babysitter to watch him while they work

Question 5

A company pays its employees on Wednesdays, and on Thursdays employee productivity seems to be a little slow. This is an example of which of the following types of reinforcement?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Marta is sitting in her college class and does not notice the feeling of the pen in her hand, the pressure of her feet on the floor, or the sound of the air conditioning humming above her. The fact that Marta is not responding to these stimuli shows that she has ________________ to them.

Accepted Answer

A)  oriented 
B)  associated 
C)  presented 
D)  habituated

Question 7

The phrase "use it or lose it" is particularly relevant to neural processes in that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  mirror neurons will practically disappear if we do not regularly engage in social behavior 
B)  the parietal lobe has shown to decrease in its ability to facilitate remembering dates, places, and faces if recognition and recall are not used regularly 
C)  glial cells rely on the conscious repetition of events from episodic memory to ensure retention of those events 
D)  synaptic connections will lose strength if they are not used regularly, and we may forget information

Exam 8: Learning