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The majority of research into the impact of media violence on behavior has focused on the role of _____ learning.

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If you find that you have more positive feelings toward a product after an attractive spokesperson gives you a free sample, your change in attitudes would be said to have resulted from ​


A) evaluative conditioning. ​
B) escape learning.
C) reflexive conditioning.
D) observational learning.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Escape conditioning is maintained by ​


A) modeling.
B) punishment.
C) negative reinforcement.
D) positive reinforcement.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Ratio schedules of reinforcement always relate to the ​


A) elapsed time between reinforcements.
B) number of responses given.
C) number of reinforcements given.
D) length of the training period.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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You are watching a rat pressing a lever in a Skinner box to obtain food pellets. The rat is pressing the lever at a very high rate and does not stop, even when a food pellet is delivered. In this example, the reinforcement schedule that is in place is MOST likely a _____ schedule.


A) fixed-interval
B) variable-ratio
C) fixed-ratio
D) variable-interval

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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A group of friends has just finished playing a violent video game for an hour. Which of the following would they be MOST likely to exhibit?


A) Reduced aggressiveness
B) R educed helping for someone in need
C) Increased helping for someone in need
D) I ncreased physiological arousal when witnessing aggression

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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In higher-order conditioning, a conditioned stimulus functions as if it were a(n) _____ stimulus.

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Recent research has shown that classical conditioning procedures can lead to _____, or a decrease in the production of antibodies.

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The existence of biological constraints on learning such as preparedness and conditioned taste aversions reflects the unifying theme in psychology that ​


A) psychology is theoretically diverse.
B) our behavior is shaped by our cultural heritage.
C) heredity and environment jointly influence behavior.
D) psychology is empirical.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Pavlov became interested in conditioning when he observed laboratory dogs ​


A) salivating right before food was placed in their mouths.
B) failing to salivate when food was placed in their mouths.
C) salivating only when food was placed in their mouths.
D) salivating right after they had swallowed food.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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If a child covers her ears when seeing fireworks, before hearing the sound of them, seeing the fireworks would be a(n) ​


A) unconditioned response.
B) unconditioned stimulus.
C) conditioned response.
D) conditioned stimulus.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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When Skyler was first training his dog, Smooches, to heel he would give Smooches a treat when she stayed close during walks. Now Smooches stays right by Skyler's side, even when she is not on her leash. In this case, ​


A) the dog treats were negative reinforcers for staying close. ​
B) the staying close was a positive reinforcer for receiving dog treats.
C) the staying close was a negative reinforcer for receiving dog treats.
D) the dog treats were positive reinforcers for staying close.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The technique used to teach animals complex tricks, such as teaching pigeons to play ping-pong, is ​


A) respondent conditioning.
B) continuous reinforcement.
C) programming.
D) shaping.

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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Which of the following results in the steadiest response rate?


A) Receiving a free pizza after buying five pizzas
B) Playing a slot machine
C) A rat being reinforced when it presses a lever every two minutes
D) Dialing a busy phone number

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Slot machines increase gambling behavior through the use of a(n) _____ reinforcement schedule.


A) continuous
B) noncontingent
C) intermittent
D) short-delay

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Conditioned taste aversions illustrate that an organism's biological heritage may place constraints on general learning processes. These phenomena add support to ​


A) the social-cognitive view of learning.
B) Thorndike's law of effect.
C) an evolutionary perspective on learning.
D) Mowrer's two-process theory.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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Rafael's brother always says, "I'm going to get you," just before he hits Rafael. Alan's brother often says, "I'm going to get you," but doesn't always hit Alan afterwards. Based on the work by Rescorla, you should predict that when these boys hear the words, "I'm going to get you," Rafael will show a(n)


A) unconditioned response, while Alan will show a conditioned response.
B) stronger conditioned response than Alan will show.
C) weaker conditioned response than Alan will show.
D) conditioned response, while Alan will show an unconditioned response.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following statements is MOST accurate? ​


A) Observational learning is entirely separate from both classical and operant conditioning. ​
B) Observational learning is a form of classical conditioning.
C) Observational learning is a form of operant conditioning.
D) Both classical and operant conditioning can take place vicariously through observational learning.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Kelly's parents always leave her with the same baby-sitter when they go out. Within minutes of the sitter's arrival, her parents are gone. Kelly's baby-sitter comes to her birthday party; as soon as Kelly sees her, she begins to cry. Using the principles of classical conditioning, explain why Kelly cried when she saw the baby-sitter.

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Given the research findings in this chapter, explain how you would respond to your own children when they do things that you do but that you do not want them to mirror. When would you use positive reinforcement? When would you use punishment to teach them things? When would you use negative reinforcement? What kinds of reinforcement schedules would you use? (Be sure that you clearly differentiate between reinforcement and punishment, negative and positive reinforcement, and negative reinforcement and punishment.)

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In evaluating students' examples, make c...

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