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Question #1

Which of the following are thought to become active both when people watch an action being performed and when they perform that action themselves?

A cognitive maps

B operant chambers

C mirror neurons

D fixed-ratio schedules

Question #2

Observational learning was illustrated by a famous experiment involving

A a Skinner box.

B wooden coins.

C Little Albert.

D a Bobo doll.

Question #3

Without any explicit training from adults, many 8-year-old children know how to turn the ignition key to start their parents’ cars. This best illustrates the importance of

A spontaneous recovery

B observational learning.

C classical conditioning.

D operant conditioning.

Question #4

Marcy grows roses for the sheer joy of it; Jennifer grows them to sell at a profit. Marcy’s behavior reflects ________, whereas Jennifer’s behavior reflects ________.

A operant conditioning; classical conditioning

B intrinsic motivation; extrinsic motivation

C a variable-ratio schedule; a fixed-ratio schedule

D spontaneous recovery; acquisition

Question #5

When children misbehave, some parents use a time-out, removing the children from their reinforcing surroundings. This practice best illustrates

A negative reinforcement.

B extinction.

C latent learning.

D negative punishment.

Question #6

Learning that some responses, but not others, will be reinforced is called

A respondent behavior.

B latent learning.

C discrimination.

D secondary reinforcement.

Question #7

Administering an aversive stimulus following an operant response is

A positive punishment.

B negative reinforcement.

C positive reinforcement.

D negative punishment.

Question #8

After receiving a couple of traffic tickets for speeding, Masako no longer drives faster than the legal speed limit. This best illustrates the impact of

A observational learning.

B negative reinforcement.

C spontaneous recovery.

D punishment.

Question #9

A partial reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response that occurs after a specified time has elapsed is a ________ schedule.

A fixed-ratio

B variable-interval

C fixed-interval

D variable-ratio

Question #10

Which of the following behaviors is typically reinforced on a variable-ratio schedule?

A studying to be prepared for unexpected quizzes

B checking the mailbox to see if the mail has arrived

C inserting coins into a slot machine

D paying a cashier for a candy bar

Question #11

Coffee shops that reward customers with a free cup of coffee after every 10 coffee purchases are using a ________ reinforcement schedule.

A fixed-interval

B variable-interval

C variable-ratio

D fixed-ratio

Question #12

A conditioned reinforcer gains its reinforcing power through its link with a

A cognitive map.

B primary reinforcer.

C mirror neuron.

D respondent behavior.

Question #13

Which of the following is the best example of a primary reinforcer?

A applause for an excellent trumpet solo

B $5.00 for washing the car

C a cold lemonade for pulling weeds on a hot day

D a grade of “A” for an excellent essay

Question #14

Jacinda has a glass of wine after work because it relieves her anxiety. Her wine drinking is likely to continue because it is followed by a ________ reinforcer.

A positive

B negative

C partial

D secondary

Question #15

A negative reinforcer ________ the behavior it follows.

A eliminates

B has an unpredictable effect on

C suppresses but does not eliminate

D strengthens

Question #16

Because Mandisa always picked up her newborn daughter when she cried, her daughter is now a real crybaby. In this case, picking up the infant served as a(n) ________ for crying.

A negative reinforcer

B unconditioned stimulus

C positive reinforcer

D conditioned stimulus

Question #17

Golf instruction that reinforces short putts before attempting to reinforce long putts best illustrates the process of

A discrimination.

B modeling.

C shaping.

D delayed reinforcement.

Question #18

Dr. Raheja places a rat in a small cage where it learns to press a bar to obtain a food pellet. Obviously, Dr. Raheja is using a(n) ________ to study learning.

A Pavlovian maze

B variable-ratio schedule

C operant chamber

D cognitive map

Question #19

The psychologist most closely associated with the study of operant conditioning was

A Albert Bandura.

B John B. Watson.

C B. F. Skinner.

D Ivan Pavlov.

Question #20

Because Saleem was spanked on several occasions for biting electric cords, he no longer does so. Saleem’s behavior change best illustrates the value of

A negative reinforcement.

B conditioned reinforcers.

C classical conditioning.

D operant conditioning.

Question #21

Little Albert developed a fear of rats after a white rat was paired with a loud noise. In this case, the loud noise was the

A conditioned reinforcer.

B unconditioned stimulus.

C conditioned stimulus.

D delayed reinforcer.

Question #22

Former crack cocaine users often feel a drug craving when they are again in places they associate with previous highs. Their reactions are best explained in terms of

A classical conditioning.

B modeling.

C latent learning.

D operant conditioning.

Question #23

After recovering from a serious motorcycle accident, Gina was afraid to ride a motorcycle but not a bicycle. Gina’s pattern of fear best illustrates

A shaping.

B negative reinforcement.

C conditioned reinforcement.

D discrimination.

Question #24

After receiving a painful shot from a female nurse in a white uniform, 3-year-old Vaclav is fearful of any woman wearing a white dress. Vaclav’s reaction best illustrates

A latent learning.

B spontaneous recovery.

C generalization.

D shaping.

Question #25

Long after being bitten by a stray dog, Alonzo found that his fear of dogs seemed to have disappeared. To his surprise, however, when he was recently confronted by a stray dog, he experienced a sudden twinge of anxiety. This sudden anxiety best illustrates

A delayed reinforcement.

B spontaneous recovery.

C shaping.

D latent learning.

Question #26

After Pavlov had conditioned a dog to salivate to a tone, he repeatedly sounded the tone without presenting the food. As a result, ________ occurred.

A negative reinforcement

B latent learning

C extinction

D generalization

Question #27

An experimenter plans to condition a dog to salivate to a light by pairing the light with food. The dog will learn to salivate to the light most quickly if the experimenter presents the light

A half a second before the food.

B at precisely the same time as the food.

C five seconds before the food.

D a half-second after the food.

Question #28

For the most rapid acquisition of a CR, the CS should be presented

A at the same time as the US.

B shortly before the US.

C shortly after the US.

D shortly after the CR.

Question #29

The smell of an odor that repeatedly precedes the experience of a painful medical procedure first begins to trigger a conditioned anxiety response during the process of

A shaping.

B spontaneous recovery.

C generalization.

D acquisition.

Question #30

A dog’s salivation at the sight of a food dish is a(n)

A unconditioned stimulus.

B conditioned response.

C unconditioned response.

D conditioned stimulus.

Question #31

In Pavlov’s experiments, the taste of food triggered salivation in a dog. The food in the dog’s mouth was the

A CS

B UR

C CR

D US

Question #32

If a ringing bell causes a dog to salivate because the bell has been regularly associated with food in the mouth, the UR is the

A food in the mouth.

B salivation to the food in the mouth.

C ringing bell.

D salivation to the ringing bell.

Question #33

An event that one of Pavlov’s dogs could see or hear but did not associate with food was called a(n)

A neutral stimulus.

B negative reinforcer.

C secondary reinforcer.

D unconditioned stimulus.

Question #34

Who introduced the term behaviorism?

A B. F. Skinner

B Ivan Pavlov

C John B. Watson

D Albert Bandura

Question #35

The researcher most closely associated with the study of classical conditioning is

A Ivan Pavlov.

B B. F. Skinner.

C Edward L. Thorndike.

D Albert Bandura.

Question #36

After Betty noticed that her best girlfriend often received praise from adults for good manners like saying thank you, Betty began doing the same in hopes of receiving praise from adults. This best illustrates

A intrinsic motivation.

B observational learning.

C respondent behavior.

D spontaneous recovery.

Question #37

Seals in an aquarium will repeat behaviors, such as slapping and barking, that prompt people to toss them a herring. This best illustrates

A operant conditioning.

B respondent behavior.

C spontaneous recovery.

D observational learning.

Question #38

By directly experiencing a thunderstorm, we learn that a flash of lightning signals an impending crash of thunder. This best illustrates

A observational learning.

B the law of effect.

C classical conditioning.

D operant conditioning

Question #39

Any event or situation that evokes a response is a

A stimulus.

B positive reinforcer.

C model.

D cognitive map.

Question #40

The process of acquiring new and relatively enduring information or behaviors is called

A shaping.

B modeling.

C learning.

D reinforcement.

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