Quiz psy Learning

_____ is to _____ as Bandura is to Tolman.

Observational learning; latent learning

Justina wishes to make a ten-minute meditation session part of her morning routine. Based on research described in the text, Justina should meditate every day for just over _____ days to ensure that meditation becomes a habit.

60

Pauline is learning how to play badminton. For her first lesson, her instructor models serving the birdie while Pauline patiently watches. Pauline then tries to imitate the sequence of swings and motions made by her instructor. This is an example of _____ learning.

Observational

According to operant conditioning principles, which approach would NOT be recommended when dealing with a young girl who is resistant to going to school every morning?

Parents should express their anger by yelling at the girl.

Ruben is reading the descriptions of some of the psychology courses in his college's course catalog. The description of one course reads in part, "A introduction to the processes whereby new and enduring behavior and information is acquired through experience." This course is MOST likely titled: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

The Psychology of Learning

In the classic "Bobo doll" research, Bandura and his colleagues (1961) demonstrated that _____ may be acquired through observational learning.

aggressive behavior

Respondent behavior is to operant behavior as _____ is to _____. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

automatic; deliberate

The textbook states that "our learning is the product of the interaction of biological, psychological, and social-cultural influences." This statement suggests that learning is BEST understood though the: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

biopsychosocial model.

When Juan was a child, he was attacked by a swarm of hornets in his backyard. Now, every time he hears the sound of hornets, he immediately becomes frightened. This is an example of:

classical conditioning.

Punishment _____ the rate of operant responding, and negative reinforcement _____ the rate of operant responding. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

decreases; increases

Walter was bitten by a dog when he was 5 years old. To this day, he is fearful of dogs; however, he is not frightened of cats. This reaction BEST illustrates:

discrimination

Continuously checking to see if a batch of cookies is done baking is an example of the _____ schedule of reinforcement.

fixed-interval

Marcus is taking advanced placement chemistry in high school because he loves science and is fascinated by chemistry experimentation. Wade is taking advanced placement chemistry because his guidance counselor told him he had to if he intended to apply to a pre-med program at a competitive university. Marcus is motivated by _____, while Wade is motivated by _____.

intrinsic

_____ reinforcement involves the removal of an aversive stimulus after a response. It serves to strengthen the response.

negative

John B. Watson believed that psychology should be the science of:

observable behavior.

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: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

observational learning.

Learning by imitating the behavior of others is called _____ learning. The researcher best known for studying this type of learning is _____. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

observational; Bandura

Macy gave her dog a treat each time she came to Macy when she called her by name. Soon, the dog came every time Macy called the dog by name. This is an example of:

operant conditioning.

To reduce the disruptive behavior of a child, a teacher might slap the desk with a ruler to startle her. The sound of the slap is a(n) _____ punishment.

positive

You have been working nights and weekends to get a project completed at work. You are successful, and a couple of weeks later you come into work and your boss presents you with a bonus check. This BEST illustrates the value of _____ reinforcement.

positive

Which idea is NOT one of Pavlov's major contributions to the field of psychology?

that his methods demonstrated the importance of subjective judgments

Ever since she foolishly drank too much tequila at a rock concert and vomited all over her best friend, Erin becomes nauseous at the smell or taste of tequila. In this example, the conditioned stimulus is _____ and the conditioned response is _____.

the smell or taste of tequila; nausea

In Watson and Rayner's experiment with Little Albert, the neutral stimulus that after conditioning became the conditioned stimulus was a:

white rat.

In conditioned taste aversion, spoiled or poisoned food is a powerful: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. conditioned stimulus.

unconditioned stimulus.