Question 1

If a dog begins to salivate at the sight of its dog food dish,then the dish is called a conditioned stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

After Little Albert acquired a conditioned fear of a rat,Watson and Rayner wanted to see how he would react to a white rabbit,cotton wool,and a Santa Claus mask.They were studying whether or not _______________ had occurred.

Accepted Answer

A) behavior modification 
B) stimulus discrimination 
C) extinction 
D) stimulus generalization

Question 3

Which school of thought heavily influenced the study of learning in the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A) behaviorism 
B) cognitive 
C) social-learning 
D) social-cognitive

Question 4

Paul is coming down with the flu,but he eats spaghetti anyway and subsequently becomes violently ill.A month later he sees that spaghetti is being served in the dining hall and is overcome by nausea.What type of learning is illustrated by this episode?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Every week,Jade spends her allowance on ½ pound of sour lemon gummy candies even though they always make her mouth water.One day,as she is walking down the street,Jade sees a girl carrying a little white bag that looks like a candy shop bag! Jade notices that her mouth is puckering and overflowing with saliva.In this example,the unconditioned stimulus is the

Accepted Answer

A) little white bag. 
B) allowance money. 
C) puckering and saliva. 
D) sour lemon gummy candy.

Question 6

Which of the following is a primary reinforcer?

Accepted Answer

A) money 
B) a bar of candy 
C) a buzzer 
D) poker chips

Question 7

Negative emotions and dislikes can be classically conditioned,but it is difficult to use this technique to condition positive emotions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Thorndike was known for his work with

Accepted Answer

A) a puzzle box. 
B) modeling. 
C) monkeys. 
D) a Skinner box.

Question 9

In a recent study cited in your text,people who had just attended a violent movie were likely to take ___________to respond to a young women struggling to pick up her crutches than those who watched a nonviolent movie.

Accepted Answer

A) a longer amount of time 
B) a shorter amount of time 
C) the same amount of time 
D) no consistent amount of time

Exam 9: Learning and Conditioning