Chapter 8 Quiz

How does a psychologist define learning in this chapter? A. Ability to notice things especially details B. Possession of means of skills to do something C. Ability to do something well D. Enduring changes in behavior that occurs with experience

D.

T or F: Early behaviorist felt learning was influenced by the environment, not the brain

T

T or F: Leaning supports memory when information is encoded, stores and retrieved properly

T

T or F: Mirror neurons help explain why even infants imitate adult behavior

T

T or F: Remembering what you have learned is impaired after a night of poor sleep, especially REM sleep

T

T or F: The brain is primed at a particular time for a particular kind of learning

T

Imprinting is:

The rapid and innate learning of the characteristics of a caregiver very soon after birth

An _______ is a process by which two pieces of information from the environment are linked repeatedly, so we begin to connect them

Association

When Anna was a child, a dog named Max used to bark at her whenever she walked past him and even bit her once. As an adult, whenever she meets a pet named max her palms start to sweat and her heart races. This is an example of what

Association

Thorndike's Law of Effect states: A. The more you give the more one desires B. The consequences of behavior determines if the behavior will increase or decrease

B.

Who coined the term "operant" to refer to a behavior that acts on the environment to produce specific consequences?

B.F. Skinner

Classical conditioning occurs when an organism... A. extends the association between a conditioned response and a consequence B. Increases the likelihood of a behavior for a reward such as money or peer approval C. Associates a previously neural stimulus with a stimulus to which it has an automatic, inborn response

C.

In a typical classical conditioning experiment a neutral stimulus is: A. repeatedly paired with UCR B. Not paired with any other stimulus C. Repeatedly paired with the UCS.

C.

The two types of conditioning are

Classical and Operant

What is the distinction between classical and operant conditioning?

Classical conditioning involves learning based on associations between stimuli whereas operant conditioning involves learning based on behavioral consequences.

Albert Bandura called learning by watching the behavior of others:

Observational learning

Whenever Julia gets ready for school on time, she gets chocolate from her mom. This is an example of what kind of learning?

Operant Conditioning

The term reinforcement and punishment is associated with

Operant learning