Question 1

The most influential psychologist to study operant conditioning was:

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A)   Freud.
B)   Watson.
C)   Pavlov.
D)   Skinner.

Question 2

How have psychologists challenged Pavlov's traditional account of classical conditioning?

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Psychologists have challenged Pavlov's o...

Question 3

Mrs.Martin,a third-grade teacher,is instructing cursive writing.At first,she reinforces even crude attempts to reproduce letters with an encouraging word;as time goes on,though,she reinforces only well-formed letters.By reinforcing progressively better attempts at writing letters,Mrs.Martin is using:

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A)   discrimination training.
B)   shaping.
C)   stimulus control training.
D)   behavior modification.

Question 4

Briefly describe observational learning and Bandura's Bobo doll research.Discuss how this research altered conventional views of learning.What role might mirror neurons play in observational learning?

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According to psychologist Albert Bandura...

Question 5

An analytic learning style is most likely to be displayed by:

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A)   Caucasian males.
B)   Asian-American females.
C)   Hispanic-American females.
D)   Native-American males.

Question 6

Which of the following promotions exemplifies the use of a fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement?

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A)   A café prints "You are a winner" on a random one-twelfth of its coffee lids;patrons receiving such a lid can redeem it for a free beverage.
B)   A café offers its customers a punch card.Each time a patron purchases a beverage,a hole is punched;when ten holes are punched,the patron receives a free beverage.
C)   A café offers each patron an early morning two-for-one free-beverage-with-purchase deal from 5 to 6 a.m.on Monday mornings.
D)   Now and then,a café announces a two-for-one deal.

Question 7

In the latent learning study described in the text,the rats that were reinforced only during the latter portion of the experiment would be considered a(n)group.

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The answer of In the latent learning study described in...

Question 8

Which of the following sequences CORRECTLY arranges the phases of the classical conditioning process,from first to last?

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A)   Acquisition  →\rarr→  spontaneous recovery  →\rarr→  extinction
B)   Acquisition  →\rarr→  extinction  →\rarr→  spontaneous recovery
C)   Spontaneous recovery  →\rarr→  acquisition  →\rarr→  extinction
D)   Extinction  →\rarr→  acquisition  →\rarr→  spontaneous recovery

Question 9

Neal,an Asian-American student would most likely:

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A)   focus on detail.
B)   have a good memory for verbally presented ideas and information.
C)   learn materials that have a human,social content.
D)   perceive information as part of total picture.

Question 10

What are the pros and cons of punishment?

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Punishment often presents the quickest r...

Question 11

Which of the following scenarios exemplifies extinction?

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A)   Alexis is a former cocaine user.Now that she no longer uses cocaine,her hands no longer shake and her heart no longer pounds when she hears a car pull into her drive,like her dealer used to do in his car.
B)   Alexis uses cocaine.She no longer feels quite the same rush as she did when she first started using.
C)   Alexis is a former cocaine user in recovery.After a relapse,though,her hands shake and her heart pounds when she hears a car pull into her drive,like her dealer used to do in his car.
D)   Alexis uses cocaine.She finds that she is slowly losing her sense of smell.

Question 12

Psychologists use the term _____ to refer to a relatively permanent change in behavior resulting from experience.

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A)   growth
B)   maturation
C)   cognition
D)   learning

Question 13

_____ refers to a decrease in the response to a stimulus when it is presented repeatedly,whereas _____ refers to the eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when an unconditioned stimulus is no longer presented.

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A)   Extinction;habituation
B)   Habituation;extinction
C)   Habituation;adaptation
D)   Adaptation;habituation

Question 14

Classical conditioning is most successful when the neutral stimulus begins:

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A)   just before the unconditioned stimulus begins.
B)   at exactly the same time that the unconditioned stimulus begins.
C)   long before the unconditioned stimulus begins.
D)   immediately after the unconditioned stimulus begins.

Question 15

_____ learning occurs without reinforcement.

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A)   Latent
B)   Operant
C)   Subliminal
D)   Manifest

Question 16

Negative reinforcement:

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A)   is the same thing as punishment.
B)   increases the likelihood that preceding behaviors will be repeated.
C)   decreases the likelihood that a behavior will be performed.
D)   is a stimulus whose removal leads to a decrease in the probability that a preceding response will be repeated.

Question 17

_____ is associated with the Fearless-Peer experiment.The experiment demonstrates _____.

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A)   Pavlov;classical conditioning
B)   Bandura;observational learning
C)   Skinner;operant conditioning
D)   Thorndike;latent learning

Question 18

Which of the following approaches to treating a phobia is/are CORRECTLY matched with the type of learning it reflects?

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A)   Conditioning client to associate a response of relaxation rather than anxiety to the feared object - observational learning
B)   Reinforcing client directly by interacting with the feared object - operant conditioning
C)   Exposing client to a model interacting successfully with the feared object - classical conditioning
D)   A new behavior is learned but not demonstrated until some incentive is provided for displaying it - perceptual learning

Question 19

The root of operant conditioning may be traced to _____'s early studies of hungry cats learning to escape from cages.

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

Question 20

A _____ is any stimulus that increases the probability that a preceding behavior will occur again.

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A)   catalyst
B)   rejoinder
C)   reinforcer
D)   stimulant

Exam 5: Learning

Which of the following approaches to treating a phobia is/are CORRECTLY matched with the type of learning it reflects?

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In the latent learning study described in the text,the rats that were reinforced only during the latter portion of the experiment would be considered a(n)group.

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Which of the following sequences CORRECTLY arranges the phases of the classical conditioning process,from first to last?

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Psychologists use the term _____ to refer to a relatively permanent change in behavior resulting from experience.

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_ refers to a decrease in the response to a stimulus when it is presented repeatedly,whereas _ refers to the eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when an unconditioned stimulus is no longer presented.

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The most influential psychologist to study operant conditioning was:

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Briefly describe observational learning and Bandura's Bobo doll research.Discuss how this research altered conventional views of learning.What role might mirror neurons play in observational learning?

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_____ learning occurs without reinforcement.

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The root of operant conditioning may be traced to _____'s early studies of hungry cats learning to escape from cages.

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What are the pros and cons of punishment?

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Punishment often presents the quickest r...
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A _____ is any stimulus that increases the probability that a preceding behavior will occur again.

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Which of the following promotions exemplifies the use of a fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement?

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An analytic learning style is most likely to be displayed by:

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Classical conditioning is most successful when the neutral stimulus begins:

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Which of the following scenarios exemplifies extinction?

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Neal,an Asian-American student would most likely:

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How have psychologists challenged Pavlov's traditional account of classical conditioning?

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_ is associated with the Fearless-Peer experiment.The experiment demonstrates _.

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In the latent learning study described in the text,the rats that were reinforced only during the latter portion of the experiment would be considered a(n)group.

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Which of the following sequences CORRECTLY arranges the phases of the classical conditioning process,from first to last?

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Psychologists use the term _____ to refer to a relatively permanent change in behavior resulting from experience.

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_____ refers to a decrease in the response to a stimulus when it is presented repeatedly,whereas _____ refers to the eventual disappearance of a conditioned response when an unconditioned stimulus is no longer presented.

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The most influential psychologist to study operant conditioning was:

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Briefly describe observational learning and Bandura's Bobo doll research.Discuss how this research altered conventional views of learning.What role might mirror neurons play in observational learning?

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_____ learning occurs without reinforcement.

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A _____ is any stimulus that increases the probability that a preceding behavior will occur again.

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