Psychology Exam: Chapters 6

For both ____ and ____ type of learning, a person must be physically present.

D) Classical; operant

Harold catches fish throughout the day at unpredictable intervals. Which reinforcement schedule is this?

C) Variable Interval

Which of the following is the best example of operant conditionaing?

C) when a dog plays dead she gets a treat in order to encourage her to repeat the behavior

In order to maximize learning, a ______ should be presented on a(n) _________ schedule.

A) CS + UCS; Continuous

According to Alber Bandura, _______.

B) Learning can occur by watching other and modeing what they do or say.

Dave's boss told him that he doesn't have to attend the company picnic (which everybody dislikes) if Dave meets his sales quota this month. Dave's boss is using ________.

B) Negative Reinforcement

Latent learning is most associated withthe name _______.

B) Tolman

Slot machines reward gamblers with money according to which reinforcement schedule?

B) variable ration

Which process involes observing a model being punished and then becoming less likely to imitate the model's bahvior?

C) Vicarious Reinforcement

You call a friend on the phone and repeatedly get sent to voicemail, so you continue to call her every 5-20 minutes hoping to speak to her personally. Which reinforcement schedule is this?

C) variable Interval

Operant conditioning is a form of learning in which the _____ of behavior influence(s) the strength or likelihood that bahvior will occur.

D) consequences

Aaron tells a lie and is grounded. He does this several times, finaly learning that his behavior (lying) is associated with consequences (being grounded). Which kind of learning is this?

D) operant conditioning

Whose expiriments demonstrate that people can learn, even if they do not receive immediate reinforcement?

Edward C. Tolman

Karl is attempting to condition a parrot to greet him when he enters the room. He repeatedly pairs his entry to the room with a treat for the parrot. Karl can say that ______ has occured as aoon as the parrot greets him in response to his entry.

A) aquisition

In _______ conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus inconditionally elicits a rection. For example, a bit of black pepper blown into the eye produces a blinking response.

A) classical

What should be changed to make the following sentence true? In classical conditioning, the initial period of learning is known as latent.

D) The word "latent" should be changed to the word "aquisition"

What are innate behaviors that are triggered by a broader range of events, such as aging and the change of seasons?

b) Instincs

Mabel clicks her tongue while tickling Francis. Eventually, Francis starts to squirm and giggle every time Mabel clicks her tongue, even when he is not being tickled. In this example, tongue clicking is a(n) ________.

b) conditioned stimulus

Which of the following statements is least true?

Higher-orderconditionaing works up to three levels beyond stimulus paring

In the initial period of learning, ________ describes when an organism learns to connect a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus.

A) Acquisition

When a person receives a reinforcer each time he/she displays a behavior, it is called _______ reinforcement.

A) Continuous

Although B. F. Skinner and John B. Watsonrefused to beleive that thoughts and expectations pay a role in learning, ______ sugested a cognitive aspect to learning.

A) Edward C. Tolman

Which statement about Edward C. Tolman is least correct?

A) He found that emotions can be conditioned response

Which of the following is most true about John B. Watson?

A) He is considered the founder of behaviorism

Identify the major flaw with John B. Watson's Little Albert experiement?

A) It is unethical for researcher to induce fear in a chld, since it is harmful to induce fear.

Who is mostclosely associated with classical conditioning?

A) Ivan Pavlov

Which statment about B.F.Skiner is correct?

A) he is famous for demonstrating the principles of operant conditioning: The motivation for a behavior happens after the behavior is demonstrated.

What should be changed to make the following sentence true? In Social Learning Theory, B. F. Skinner identified three types of models: live, verbal, and symbolic.

A) the name "B.F.Skinner" should be changed to "Albert Bandura"

Which of the following is the best example of a variable interval reinforcement schedule?

D) winona checks her cellphone at random times throughout the day instead of every time she hears her voicemail notificiation