Question 1

When Pavlov paired a buzzer with food and measured salivation,what was the conditioned response?​

Accepted Answer

A)  The buzzer
B)  ​The food
C)  Salivation​
D)  Both the buzzer and the food​E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Your clock makes a clicking sound just before the alarm.Initially that sound didn't waken you,but now it does,due to classical conditioning.What is the conditioned stimulus?​

Accepted Answer

A)  The clicking sound
B)  The alarm​
C)  Waking up​
D)  The clock​E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

​Which topics are of the LEAST interest to behaviorists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conscious and unconscious thought
B)  ​Classical and operant conditioning
C)  ​Animal and human learning
D)  ​Stimuli and responsesE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 4

​To determine what would be a reinforcer for some child today,according to the disequilibrium principle,how should we start?

Accepted Answer

A)  Find something the child has not recently had enough opportunity to do.
B)  Test which actions the child can do easily, and which ones are more difficult.​
C)  Measure brain waves as the child looks at one picture after another.​
D)  Ask other children the same age what they like to do.​E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

​Which of these is true at the beginning of an experiment on classical conditioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  The CS and the UCS are similar.
B)  ​The CS automatically elicits the CR.
C)  The UCS automatically elicits the UCR.​
D)  The CS and the CR are similar.​E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Under which condition is classical conditioning strongest?​

Accepted Answer

A)  The CS and UCS occur at random times.
B)  The UCS always occurs shortly before the CS.​
C)  The UCS always occurs shortly after any CS, but also often occurs by itself.​
D)  The UCS always occurs shortly after any CS, and never occurs by itself.​E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Your clock makes a clicking sound just before the alarm.Initially that sound didn't waken you,but now it does,due to classical conditioning.What is the clicking sound?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Conditioned stimulus
B)  Unconditioned stimulus​
C)  Conditioned response​
D)  Unconditioned response​E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Suppose you pair a sound with food,leading to conditioned salivation.How could you produce extinction?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Present neither stimulus.
B)  Present a different stimulus, followed by food.​
C)  Present the food without the sound.​
D)  Present the sound without the food.​E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Operant conditioning and classical conditioning apply primarily to what type of responses?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Operant conditioning: skeletal responses. Classical conditioning: visceral responses.
B)  Operant conditioning: visceral responses. Classical conditioning: skeletal responses.​
C)  Operant conditioning: reflexive responses. Classical conditioning: skeletal responses.​
D)  ​Operant conditioning: visceral responses. Classical conditioning: reflexive responses.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 10

What other terms mean the same as negative reinforcement?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Escape or avoidance learning
B)  Extinction or forgetting​
C)  Generalization or discrimination​
D)  Shaping or chaining​E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Which of these is an example of stimulus generalization?​

Accepted Answer

A)  You smile while watching a comedy movie.
B)  You smile when someone points a camera at you and tells you to smile.​
C)  You smile at someone who looks like your best friend.​
D)  You smile while remembering one of your best accomplishments.​E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Which type of learning occurs easily even with items that are separated by an hour or more?​

Accepted Answer

A)  A flashing light followed by shock
B)  A loud sound followed by food​
C)  An unfamiliar taste followed by illness​
D)  A simple response followed by electric shock​E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

​What is spontaneous recovery?

Accepted Answer

A)  A conditioned response to a stimulus that was not part of the training
B)  A new response to the conditioned stimulus, not resembling the unconditioned response​
C)  Increased response to a stimulus after a delay following extinction​
D)  ​A response after the conditioned response that produces the opposite resultE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Your local coffee shop offers a discounted price to everyone who is in line when the store opens.Which schedule of reinforcement is this?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Fixed-interval
B)  Variable-interval​
C)  Fixed-ratio​
D)  Variable-ratio​E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

​What kind of evidence supports the recommendation against spanking children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spanking frequency is positively correlated with children's misbehavior.
B)  Spanking frequency is negatively correlated with children's misbehavior.​
C)  Experiments with random assignment show psychological harm from spankings.​
D)  Experiments with random assignment show health problems from spankings.​E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Animal #1 always gets a conditioned stimulus (CS) followed by the unconditioned stimulus (UCS) ,and often gets the UCS by itself.Animal #2 sometimes gets the CS followed by the UCS,but not always.Animal #3 always gets the CS followed by the UCS,and the UCS never occurs at other times.Animal #4 always get the UCS followed by the CS,and never gets either one alone.Which animal will show the strongest evidence of conditioning?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Animal #1
B)  Animal #2​
C)  Animal #3​
D)  Animal #4​E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

​People hear a tone,followed by a puff of air to the eyes,which causes an eyeblink.After a few pairings,people blink their eyes when they hear the tone.What is the conditioned stimulus?

Accepted Answer

A)  The tone
B)  ​The air puff
C)  Blinking​
D)  ​The time between the tone and the air puffE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 18

What does the social-learning approach emphasize?​

Accepted Answer

A)  The law of effect
B)  Variable-ratio schedules of reinforcement​
C)  The disequilibrium principle​
D)  Learning by imitation​E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Which type of learning occurs easily even with a long delay between the events to be associated?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Classical conditioning
B)  Operant conditioning​
C)  Conditioned taste aversion​
D)  Association of arm movements with electric shock​E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 20

What types of associations are animals most predisposed to learn?​

Accepted Answer

A)  They associate lights and sounds with shocks and they associate tastes with illness.
B)  They associate lights and sounds with illness and they associate tastes with shocks.​
C)  They associate lights and sounds with reward and they associate tastes with punishment.​
D)  They associate lights and sounds with punishment and they associate tastes with reward.​E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Exam 6: Learning

What kind of evidence supports the recommendation against spanking children?

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Which topics are of the LEAST interest to behaviorists?

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Under which condition is classical conditioning strongest?

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What is spontaneous recovery?

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To determine what would be a reinforcer for some child today,according to the disequilibrium principle,how should we start?

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What does the social-learning approach emphasize?

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Which type of learning occurs easily even with items that are separated by an hour or more?

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When Pavlov paired a buzzer with food and measured salivation,what was the conditioned response?

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Which of these is an example of stimulus generalization?

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What types of associations are animals most predisposed to learn?

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Operant conditioning and classical conditioning apply primarily to what type of responses?

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Which type of learning occurs easily even with a long delay between the events to be associated?

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Suppose you pair a sound with food,leading to conditioned salivation.How could you produce extinction?

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Your clock makes a clicking sound just before the alarm.Initially that sound didn't waken you,but now it does,due to classical conditioning.What is the conditioned stimulus?

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Which of these is true at the beginning of an experiment on classical conditioning?

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Your local coffee shop offers a discounted price to everyone who is in line when the store opens.Which schedule of reinforcement is this?

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People hear a tone,followed by a puff of air to the eyes,which causes an eyeblink.After a few pairings,people blink their eyes when they hear the tone.What is the conditioned stimulus?

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Your clock makes a clicking sound just before the alarm.Initially that sound didn't waken you,but now it does,due to classical conditioning.What is the clicking sound?

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What other terms mean the same as negative reinforcement?

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Exam 6: Learning

​What kind of evidence supports the recommendation against spanking children?

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​Which topics are of the LEAST interest to behaviorists?

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Under which condition is classical conditioning strongest?​

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​What is spontaneous recovery?

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​To determine what would be a reinforcer for some child today,according to the disequilibrium principle,how should we start?

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What does the social-learning approach emphasize?​

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Which type of learning occurs easily even with items that are separated by an hour or more?​

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When Pavlov paired a buzzer with food and measured salivation,what was the conditioned response?​

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Which of these is an example of stimulus generalization?​

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What types of associations are animals most predisposed to learn?​

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Operant conditioning and classical conditioning apply primarily to what type of responses?​

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Which type of learning occurs easily even with a long delay between the events to be associated?​

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Suppose you pair a sound with food,leading to conditioned salivation.How could you produce extinction?​

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Your clock makes a clicking sound just before the alarm.Initially that sound didn't waken you,but now it does,due to classical conditioning.What is the conditioned stimulus?​

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​Which of these is true at the beginning of an experiment on classical conditioning?

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Your local coffee shop offers a discounted price to everyone who is in line when the store opens.Which schedule of reinforcement is this?​

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​People hear a tone,followed by a puff of air to the eyes,which causes an eyeblink.After a few pairings,people blink their eyes when they hear the tone.What is the conditioned stimulus?

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Your clock makes a clicking sound just before the alarm.Initially that sound didn't waken you,but now it does,due to classical conditioning.What is the clicking sound?​

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What other terms mean the same as negative reinforcement?​

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What kind of evidence supports the recommendation against spanking children?

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Which topics are of the LEAST interest to behaviorists?

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Under which condition is classical conditioning strongest?

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What is spontaneous recovery?

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To determine what would be a reinforcer for some child today,according to the disequilibrium principle,how should we start?

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What does the social-learning approach emphasize?

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Which type of learning occurs easily even with items that are separated by an hour or more?

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When Pavlov paired a buzzer with food and measured salivation,what was the conditioned response?

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Which of these is an example of stimulus generalization?

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What types of associations are animals most predisposed to learn?

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Operant conditioning and classical conditioning apply primarily to what type of responses?

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Which type of learning occurs easily even with a long delay between the events to be associated?

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Suppose you pair a sound with food,leading to conditioned salivation.How could you produce extinction?

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Your clock makes a clicking sound just before the alarm.Initially that sound didn't waken you,but now it does,due to classical conditioning.What is the conditioned stimulus?

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Which of these is true at the beginning of an experiment on classical conditioning?

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Your local coffee shop offers a discounted price to everyone who is in line when the store opens.Which schedule of reinforcement is this?

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People hear a tone,followed by a puff of air to the eyes,which causes an eyeblink.After a few pairings,people blink their eyes when they hear the tone.What is the conditioned stimulus?

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Your clock makes a clicking sound just before the alarm.Initially that sound didn't waken you,but now it does,due to classical conditioning.What is the clicking sound?

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What other terms mean the same as negative reinforcement?

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