Psych 21

Some pigs learned to pick up and deposit wooden coins in a piggy bank, but soon the pigs were more often dropping the coins and pushing them with their snouts. This best illustrates the concept of ________ in operant conditioning. a) biological predispositions b) proper conditioning procedures c) cognitive processes d) latent learning

biological predispositions

Garcia and Koelling's studies of taste aversion in rats demonstrated that classical conditioning is constrained by: a) latent learning. b) cognitive processes. c) extrinsic motivation. d) biological predispositions.

biological predispositions.

The influence that cognition has on classical conditioning: a) depends on the information the conditioned stimulus (CS) provides about the unconditioned stimulus (US). b) involves learning to associate any two behaviors that occur closely in time. c) depends on developing an understanding of the similarities between conditioned stimuli and unconditioned stimuli. d) involves learning to associate any two responses that occur closely in time.

depends on the information the conditioned stimulus (CS) provides about the unconditioned stimulus (US).

The best evidence that animals develop cognitive maps comes from studies of: a) modeling. b) observational learning. c) mirror neurons. d) latent learning.

latent learning.

People watching their team lose important games often make faces, yell at the screen, and demonstrate general agitation. Although they aren't playing the game themselves, they may be able to experience the frustration felt by the players because of ________________ activity in the brain. a) latent learning b) mirror neuron c) cognitive mapping d) observational learning

mirror neuron

One chimpanzee watches a second chimp solve a puzzle for a food reward. The first chimp then imitates how the second chimp solved the puzzle. This best illustrates: a) operant conditioning. b) biological predispositions. c) respondent behavior. d) observational learning.

observational learning.

Tina is a 7-year-old girl who frequently witnesses her father's anger and physical abuse of her mother. Later, when she's in her room playing with her stuffed animals, she begins to yell at them and hit them for "being so stupid and not having dinner ready." Her behavior is a clear example of: a) classical conditioning. b) observational learning. c) reinforced learning. d) reinforced conditioning.

observational learning.

Research on the role of cognitive processes in learning indicates that the strength of a conditioned response depends primarily on the ________ of the CS-US association. a) predictability b) frequency c) duration d) distinctiveness

predictability

Your friend Lindsey became very ill a few hours after eating the college cafeteria's fried chicken special. Now she feels queasy whenever she smells fried chicken. Based on what you learned from the text, you explain to her that: a) since she only experienced one pairing of the fried chicken and illness, her queasy feelings cannot be a classically conditioned response. b) latent learning has occurred and she can overcome the queasy feeling by forcing herself to eat fried chicken. c) she has been vicariously punished for eating fried chicken, because consuming it led to an aversive consequence. d) she has experienced a learned taste aversion, which can occur after only one pairing of food and illness.

she has experienced a learned taste aversion, which can occur after only one pairing of food and illness.