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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 mirror neurons

B operant chambers

C cognitive maps

D fixed-ratio schedules

Question #2

Observational learning was illustrated by a famous experiment involving

A wooden coins.

B a Skinner box.

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 operant conditioning.

B classical conditioning.

C spontaneous recovery

D observational learning.

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 spontaneous recovery; acquisition

B operant conditioning; classical conditioning

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

D intrinsic motivation; extrinsic motivation

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 negative punishment.

D latent learning.

Question #6

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

A respondent behavior.

B discrimination.

C secondary reinforcement.

D latent learning.

Question #7

Administering an aversive stimulus following an operant response is

A negative reinforcement.

B positive reinforcement.

C positive punishment.

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 spontaneous recovery.

B punishment.

C negative reinforcement.

D observational learning.

Question #9

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

A variable-ratio

B fixed-interval

C fixed-ratio

D variable-interval

Question #10

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

A inserting coins into a slot machine

B paying a cashier for a candy bar

C studying to be prepared for unexpected quizzes

D checking the mailbox to see if the mail has arrived

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-ratio

C variable-interval

D fixed-ratio

Question #12

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

A mirror neuron.

B respondent behavior.

C primary reinforcer.

D cognitive map.

Question #13

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

A applause for an excellent trumpet solo

B a cold lemonade for pulling weeds on a hot day

C a grade of “A” for an excellent essay

D $5.00 for washing the car

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 partial

B positive

C secondary

D negative

Question #15

A negative reinforcer ________ the behavior it follows.

A eliminates

B strengthens

C suppresses but does not eliminate

D has an unpredictable effect on

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 unconditioned stimulus

B positive reinforcer

C negative reinforcer

D conditioned stimulus

Question #17

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

A delayed reinforcement.

B shaping.

C discrimination.

D modeling.

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 operant chamber

B Pavlovian maze

C variable-ratio schedule

D cognitive map

Question #19

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

A Ivan Pavlov.

B B. F. Skinner.

C Albert Bandura.

D John B. Watson.

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 operant conditioning.

C conditioned reinforcers.

D classical 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 stimulus.

B conditioned reinforcer.

C unconditioned 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 latent learning.

B operant conditioning.

C modeling.

D classical 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 conditioned reinforcement.

C negative 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 spontaneous recovery.

B latent learning.

C shaping.

D generalization.

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 spontaneous recovery.

B shaping.

C delayed reinforcement.

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 generalization

C extinction

D latent learning

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 a half-second after the food.

B at precisely the same time as the food.

C five seconds before the food.

D half a second before the food.

Question #28

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

A shortly after the CR.

B shortly before the US.

C at the same time as the US.

D shortly after the US.

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 generalization.

B acquisition.

C spontaneous recovery.

D shaping.

Question #30

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

A conditioned stimulus.

B unconditioned stimulus.

C unconditioned response.

D conditioned response.

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 UR

B CR

C US

D CS

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 ringing bell.

B food in the mouth.

C salivation to the food in the mouth.

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 secondary reinforcer.

B neutral stimulus.

C unconditioned stimulus.

D negative reinforcer.

Question #34

Who introduced the term behaviorism?

A B. F. Skinner

B Albert Bandura

C Ivan Pavlov

D John B. Watson

Question #35

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

A Albert Bandura.

B Ivan Pavlov.

C Edward L. Thorndike.

D B. F. Skinner.

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 spontaneous recovery.

B respondent behavior.

C intrinsic motivation.

D observational learning.

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 spontaneous recovery.

B operant conditioning.

C observational learning.

D respondent behavior.

Question #38

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

A operant conditioning

B classical conditioning.

C the law of effect.

D observational learning.

Question #39

Any event or situation that evokes a response is a

A stimulus.

B positive reinforcer.

C cognitive map.

D model.

Question #40

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

A modeling.

B shaping.

C reinforcement.

D learning.

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