AP Psych Final pt.3

Which of following is the best example of a conditioned reinforcer?

Applause for an excellent piano recital

After flying from California to New York, Arthur experienced a restless, sleepless night. His problem was most likely caused by a disruption of his normal

Circadian Rhythm

Two-year-old Grace was recently clawed by the neighbor's cat. Grace's newly developed tendency to fear all small animals demonstrates the process of

Generalization

Professor Kohler observed chimpanzees discover a novel way to reach a banana hung out of their reach. This scenario is most likely an example of which type of learning?

Insight learning

An altered state of consciousness similar to that of a near-death experience is most likely to result from the use of

LSD

Evidence suggests that we consolidate our memories of recent life events through

REM Sleep

Which of the following is the best advice for a person concerned about occasional insomnia?

Relax and drink a glass of milk before bed.

In the long run, people who practice self-regulation through physical exercise and time-managed programs experience an increase in

Self-control

The process of reinforcing successively closer approximations to a desired behavior is called

Shaping

Obesity is a risk factor for developing which of the following sleep disorders?

Sleep apnea

Long after being bitten by a stray dog, Alonzo found that his fear of dogs seemed to have disappeared. To his surprise, however, when he was recently confronted by a stray dog, he experienced a sudden twinge of anxiety. This sudden anxiety best illustrates

Spontaneous recovery

which of the following best illustrates higher-order conditioning?

a child who shows fear of a dog bark after being attacked

Emma believes that she will succeed in business if she works hard and carefully manages her time. Her belief most clearly illustrates

an internal locus of control

Months after she was raped, Courtney's heart pounds with fear merely at the sight of the place where she was attacked. The location of her attack is most likely a(n) ________ for Courtney's anxiety.

conditioned stimulus

One of the deadly effects of Ecstasy is

dehydration

A pigeon is consistently reinforced with food for pecking a key after seeing an image of a human face, but not reinforced for pecking after seeing other images. By signaling that a pecking response will be reinforced, the image of a human face is a(n)

discriminative stimulus

LSD is most likely to produce

hallucinations

The best indication that dreaming serves a necessary biological function is provided by the fact that

most mammals experience REM rebound.

to quickly teach a dog to roll over on command, you be be best adviced to use ______ reinforcement.

partial

The activation-synthesis theory best helps to explain why

people often experience sudden visual images during REM sleep.

Receiving delicious food is to escaping electric shock as ________ is to ________.

positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement

You would be most likely to use operant conditioning to teach a dog to

retrieve sticks and balls

Alex learned how to make 3-point basketball shots by successfully making very short shots before shooting from increasingly longer distances from the hoop. This learning strategy best illustrates the process of

shaping

REM rebound involves the

tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation

Most researchers who have examined the effects of viewing televised aggression conclude that

viewing violence leads children and teenagers to behave aggresively.

The discomfort and distress that follow the discontinued use of certain drugs is called

withdrawal