Question 1

Paychecks and semester grades are delivered on a _____ schedule of reinforcement.

Accepted Answer

A)  fixed-ratio
B)  fixed-interval
C)  variable-ratio
D)  variable-intervalE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Nature is to nurture what _____ is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  conditioned stimulus; unconditioned stimulus
B)  conditioned response; unconditioned response
C)  neutral stimulus; conditioned stimulus
D)  unconditioned response; conditioned responseE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

How do the phenomena of latent and observational learning force a reconsideration of the view of learning offered by classical and operant conditioning theorists? Provide as thoughtful a response as you can.

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Two key ideas should form the core of th...

Question 4

Operant conditioning most importantly involves forming associations between:

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A)  neutral and unconditioned stimuli.
B)  stimuli and involuntary behavior.
C)  behavior and consequences.
D)  conditioned response and reflex.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Suppose that you are asked to lead a workshop for parents on the use of punishment and reinforcement to manage child and adolescent behavior.What might you tell the parents regarding the appropriate and inappropriate use of punishment? Provide concrete examples to support your points.Suggest how parents might use punishment more effectively and how they might substitute reinforcement for punishment.Provide concrete examples to support your points.

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Question 6

A variable-ratio schedule is a schedule:

Accepted Answer

A)  by which reinforcement is given only after a specific number of responses are made.
B)  by which reinforcement occurs after a fluctuating number of responses rather than after a fixed number.
C)  that provides reinforcement for a response only if a fixed time period has elapsed,making overall rates of response relatively low.
D)  by which the time between reinforcements varies around some average rather than being fixed.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Which theorist is correctly matched with the concept with which he is associated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bandura-classical conditioning
B)  Tolman-latent learning
C)  Pavlov-observational learning
D)  Watson-associative learningE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Explain classical conditioning with a suitable example.

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Classical c...

Question 9

Psychologists working within the cognitive learning perspective:

Accepted Answer

A)  deny the importance of classical and operant conditioning.
B)  go beyond classical and operant conditioning.
C)  perform research essentially identical to that conducted by more traditional learning theorists.
D)  have probably never heard of classical and operant conditioning.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

_____are neurons that fire when we observe another person's behavior.

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Question 11

_____ occurs when a previously conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears.

Accepted Answer

A)  Extinction
B)  Habituation
C)  Adaptation
D)  DeconditioningE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

In general,_____ schedules of reinforcement yield high response rates.

Accepted Answer

A)  variable-interval
B)  fixed-interval
C)  variable-ratio
D)  fixed-ratioE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Money is an example of a _____reinforcer.

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Question 14

As part of a behavior modification program,Kendra and her partner each agree to praise the other if she completes her assigned household chores by the end of the day.Such praise is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  primary reinforcement
B)  tertiary reinforcement
C)  positive reinforcement
D)  negative reinforcementE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Learning by watching the behavior of another person,or model is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  perceptual learning
B)  observational learning
C)  latent learning
D)  tangential learningE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Which of the following types of consequences is correctly matched with an example?

Accepted Answer

A)  Positive reinforcement-Vickie applies lotion to lessen the discomfort of a small burn
B)  Negative reinforcement-Ella's parents confiscate her car keys for breaking curfew
C)  Positive punishment-Laurel's mother yells at her when Laurel takes $20 from her mom's purse
D)  Negative punishment-Maddie receives a bonus for outstanding work performanceE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

_____ occurs if two stimuli are sufficiently distinct from each other that one evokes a conditioned response but the other does not.

Accepted Answer

A)  Stimulus location
B)  Stimulus generalization
C)  Stimulus diffusion
D)  Stimulus discriminationE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 18

"Responses that lead to satisfying consequences are more likely to be repeated." This is the law of:

Accepted Answer

A)  consequences.
B)  reward.
C)  effect.
D)  reinforcement.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 19

According to one survey,approximately one-_____ of violent young male offenders in Florida had attempted to commit a media-inspired copycat crime.

Accepted Answer

A)  fifth
B)  fourth
C)  third
D)  halfE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A)  growth
B)  maturation
C)  cognition
D)  learningE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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Operant conditioning most importantly involves forming associations between:

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