Question 1

When an animal must operate on their environment before getting a reward it is an example of the ________ developed by _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   cued recall; Morris
B)   operant recall; Skinner
C)   free operant; Skinner
D)   instrumental recall; Skinner C

Question 2

Which schedule best reflects the payoff on a slot machine?

Accepted Answer

A)   FR-20
B)   FI-20
C)   VR-20
D)   VI-20 C

Question 3

Cued-recall in a water maze task is an example of _________ learning.

Accepted Answer

A)   place
B)   nonassociative
C)   platform
D)   cued D

Question 4

Denise applies the principles of classical and operant conditioning when she tries to decrease problematic behaviors in children diagnosed with autism. She might be in the area of ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   behavior training
B)   behavior modification
C)   modifying economies
D)   token economy

Question 5

One main way that instrumental conditioning differs from classical conditioning is that in instrumental conditioning __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the stimulus must be present before the behavior
B)   the subject must emit a response
C)   the reinforcer must come before the behavior
D)   the reinforcer is more frequent

Question 6

When studying turning patterns in rats during a maze task, if a rat is rewarded for turning one way consistently in a t-maze it is called a _________ condition.

Accepted Answer

A)   win-shift
B)   win-stay
C)   win-lose
D)   win-win

Question 7

In a water maze task, when the platform is submerged below the water line it is called _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   place learning
B)   cued learning
C)   platform learning
D)   submerged platform learning

Question 8

When Bobby gets caught by the teacher for chewing gum he has to stand in the corner. If his gum chewing behavior has increased in the last month, then standing in the corner has become a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   motivator
B)   superstition
C)   punisher
D)   reinforcer

Question 9

According to Anderson, the first stage in the development of a motor skill is the _______.

Accepted Answer

A)   cognitive stage
B)   associative stage
C)   autonomous stage
D)   learning stage

Question 10

Instrumental learning is another example of ____________ learning

Accepted Answer

A)   trial and error
B)   classical
C)   associative
D)   nonassociative

Question 11

The Toronto Blue Jays haven't won a game in over a month and some of the players get depressed because they believe they are on a losing streak. This depression can be explained through _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   extinction
B)   learned failing
C)   learned helplessness
D)   extinctive helplessness

Question 12

One form of behavior modification uses token economies to reward desirable actions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Bears are taught to climb a ladder in a circus act through _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   probability matching
B)   stimulus reinforcement
C)   matching reinforcement
D)   response chaining

Question 14

The _________ sorts and associates somatosensory representations with the appropriate motor representations.

Accepted Answer

A)   motor cortex
B)   hypothalamus
C)   striatum
D)   amygdala

Question 15

If Hunter is being rewarded periodically for doing the dishes, he is being subjected to _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   partial reinforcement
B)   complete reinforcement
C)   full reinforcement
D)   continuous reinforcement

Question 16

If a parent wanted to extinguish a behavior and used punishment only sometimes when a child did the unwanted behavior, the result will probably be _______.

Accepted Answer

A)   a continuation of the unwanted behavior
B)   a rapid increase in the unwanted behavior
C)   a rapid decrease in the unwanted behavior
D)   a slow decrease in the unwanted behavior

Question 17

The chamber typically used to study operant conditioning is called a(n) _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Morris chamber
B)   Skinner box
C)   operant box
D)   operant chamber

Question 18

How are cued learning and place learning two different approaches for studying instrumental learning in a water maze task?

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

When a pig in the zoo was trained to put a coin in a bank he often tried to flip it in with its nose. One explanation for this is the concept of ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   ecological niche
B)   biological neuropathy
C)   belongingness
D)   natural drift.

Question 20

Martin Seligman and his colleagues found that animals that suffered inescapable shocks in a training phase did not attempt to avoid a shock in the testing phase in an experiment. He coined this behavior ____________.

Accepted Answer