Question 1

Most young children put their hands over their ears when they hear the loud boom of firecrackers at a Fourth of July festival,but at first pay scant attention to the person lighting the firecrackers.However,after just a few firecrackers have been exploded,some of the children put their hands over their ears as soon as they see the person approach the firecracker with a match! What is the unconditioned response?

Accepted Answer

A)  the person lighting the firecrackers
B)  the loud booming sound made by the firecrackers
C)  the children putting their hands over their ears when they see the person about to light the firecrackers
D)  the children putting their hands over their ears when the firecrackers explodeE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 2

The schedule of reinforcement that yields the slowest increase in a behavior and the fastest extinction of the behavior when the schedule is stopped is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  variable ratio
B)  continuous reinforcement
C)  partial reinforcement
D)  fixed intervalE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Social learning theory's foremost proponent is __________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  Watson
B)  Thorndike
C)  Skinner
D)  BanduraE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

A child is praised for using his fork instead of his fingers to eat some spaghetti.This is an example of __________ reinforcement.

Accepted Answer

A)  positive
B)  extrinsic
C)  higher-order
D)  secondaryE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Thorndike was known for his work with __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a puzzle box
B)  modeling
C)  monkeys
D)  a Skinner boxE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Nagging someone to do something until they do it is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  negative reinforcement
B)  aversive conditioning
C)  punishment
D)  positive reinforcementE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

The person MOST closely associated with the law of effect is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Thorndike
B)  Pavlov
C)  Watson
D)  SkinnerE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

If a researcher presents the US first,then presents the CS,the pairing method used is _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  trace
B)  delay
C)  simultaneous
D)  backwardE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

The "law of effect" was first proposed in the modern scientific community by:

Accepted Answer

A)  James.
B)  Skinner.
C)  Thorndike.
D)  Pavlov.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Stimulus generalization occurs:

Accepted Answer

A)  only when a response is followed by a reinforcer.
B)  only to those with a high capacity to learn.
C)  after extinction.
D)  when a conditioned response is elicited by stimuli similar to the CS.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

The mental storing of an entire image of an area,such as a maze or floor plan of a building is called______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gestalt
B)  insight
C)  Skinner response
D)  a cognitive mapE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Spontaneous recovery:

Accepted Answer

A)  occurs before the pairing of the CS and US.
B)  occurs after a fixed interval schedule of reinforcement.
C)  is an unlearned response.
D)  can occur once a response has been extinguished.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 13

In the experiment with Little Albert,the conditioned stimulus was __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Albert
B)  the rat
C)  the loud noise
D)  the laboratory roomE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 14

Who was Little Albert?

Accepted Answer

A)  developer of the concept of classical conditioning
B)  an animal trained by using operant conditioning procedures
C)  creator of methods for teaching children
D)  a child who developed a fear as part of a demonstration of classical conditioningE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 15

What do we call learning that has taken place but is not demonstrated?

Accepted Answer

A)  insight learning
B)  serial enumeration
C)  latent learning
D)  shapingE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

In classical conditioning,when a neutral stimulus is paired with a stimulus that naturally elicits a response,the neutral stimulus eventually elicits a similar response or becomes a/an _______ stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A)  conditioned
B)  discriminative
C)  higher-order
D)  unconditionedE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

This is the first exam you have ever taken in Professor Smith's class.You know nothing about her tests,and she has never done anything harmful to you or anyone else.Nonetheless,you are anxious about the test.Your anxiety in this situation is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  generalization.
B)  discrimination.
C)  backward conditioning.
D)  none of the above.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 18

To teach a tiger to jump through a flaming hoop,the tiger is first reinforced for jumping up on a certain pedestal,then for leaping from that pedestal to another.Next the tiger has to jump through a hoop between the pedestals to get the reward.Finally,the hoop is set afire and the tiger must jump through it to get the reward.This is an example of __________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  modeling
B)  shaping
C)  negative reinforcement
D)  secondary learningE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 19

In Bandura's classic (1965) study of children exposed to a film of an adult hitting a Bobo doll,__________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  children who saw the model punished learned to be more aggressive than children who say the model rewarded
B)  children who saw the model rewarded learned to be more aggressive than children who say the model punished
C)  children who saw the model punished performed more aggressively in a free play situation than children who saw the model rewarded
D)  children who saw the model rewarded performed more aggressively in a free play situation than children who saw the model punishedE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

A person receiving a monthly salary is on a:

Accepted Answer

A)  continuous reinforcement schedule.
B)  fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement.
C)  fixed-interval schedule of reinforcement.
D)  variable-ratio schedule of reinforcement.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Exam 5: C: Learning

Social learning theory's foremost proponent is __________ .

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Spontaneous recovery:

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What do we call learning that has taken place but is not demonstrated?

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If a researcher presents the US first,then presents the CS,the pairing method used is _______.

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In the experiment with Little Albert,the conditioned stimulus was __________.

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A person receiving a monthly salary is on a:

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A child is praised for using his fork instead of his fingers to eat some spaghetti.This is an example of __________ reinforcement.

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In Bandura's classic (1965) study of children exposed to a film of an adult hitting a Bobo doll,__________ .

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The person MOST closely associated with the law of effect is __________.

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In classical conditioning,when a neutral stimulus is paired with a stimulus that naturally elicits a response,the neutral stimulus eventually elicits a similar response or becomes a/an _______ stimulus.

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This is the first exam you have ever taken in Professor Smith's class.You know nothing about her tests,and she has never done anything harmful to you or anyone else.Nonetheless,you are anxious about the test.Your anxiety in this situation is an example of:

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Nagging someone to do something until they do it is an example of __________.

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The "law of effect" was first proposed in the modern scientific community by:

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Who was Little Albert?

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The mental storing of an entire image of an area,such as a maze or floor plan of a building is called______.

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Thorndike was known for his work with __________.

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The schedule of reinforcement that yields the slowest increase in a behavior and the fastest extinction of the behavior when the schedule is stopped is ________.

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Stimulus generalization occurs:

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Social learning theory's foremost proponent is __________ .

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Spontaneous recovery:

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What do we call learning that has taken place but is not demonstrated?

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If a researcher presents the US first,then presents the CS,the pairing method used is _______.

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A child is praised for using his fork instead of his fingers to eat some spaghetti.This is an example of __________ reinforcement.

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In Bandura's classic (1965) study of children exposed to a film of an adult hitting a Bobo doll,__________ .

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The person MOST closely associated with the law of effect is __________.

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In classical conditioning,when a neutral stimulus is paired with a stimulus that naturally elicits a response,the neutral stimulus eventually elicits a similar response or becomes a/an _______ stimulus.

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This is the first exam you have ever taken in Professor Smith's class.You know nothing about her tests,and she has never done anything harmful to you or anyone else.Nonetheless,you are anxious about the test.Your anxiety in this situation is an example of:

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Nagging someone to do something until they do it is an example of __________.

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