Question 1

An example of a discriminative stimulus might be a ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  stop sign
B)  the stimulus that acts as a UCS in classical conditioning
C)  the white rat in Watson's Little Albert study of producing phobias
D)  a knee jerk A

Question 2

College students faced with unsolvable problems eventually give up and make only half?hearted attempts to solve new problems,even when the new problems can be solved easily.This behavior is probably due to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  learned helplessness
B)  contingency blocking
C)  latent learning
D)  response generalization A

Question 3

Learning that takes place without actual performance (a kind of latent learning)is called _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the learning/performance distinction
B)  the innate performance preference
C)  the delayed learning paradigm
D)  the observational delay effect A

Question 4

The tendency to respond to a stimulus that is similar to the original conditioned stimulus is called _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulus generalization
B)  stimulus adaptation
C)  response generalization
D)  transfer of habit strength

Question 5

A Skinner box is most likely to be used in research on ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  classical conditioning
B)  operant conditioning
C)  vicarious learning
D)  cognitive learning

Question 6

Learning to make a reflex response to a stimulus other than to the original,natural stimulus is called ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  classical conditioning
B)  operant conditioning
C)  memory linkage
D)  adaptation

Question 7

Rescorla's modern conceptualization of classical conditioning is based on the idea that ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the CS substitutes for the UCS
B)  there is a biological readiness for conditioning to occur between the CS and UCS
C)  the CS has to provide information about the coming of the UCS
D)  reinforcement must occur by providing a pleasant event

Question 8

Observational learning theory's foremost proponent is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Watson
B)  Thorndike
C)  Skinner
D)  Bandura

Question 9

Al must build 25 radios before he receives $20.What schedule of reinforcement is being used?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Neurofeedback,a newer type of biofeedback,involves trying to change ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  brain wave activity
B)  blood pressure
C)  heart rate
D)  body temperature

Exam 6: B: Learning