Chapter 6 test psychology

Why is the PQ4R method an effective study method?

Because is takes an active approach to learning

In the panel at the upper right hand corner, which of the following best describes the food?

Conditioned stimulus

what type of conditioning pairs a pleasant stimulus with a fearful one in order to counteract the fear

Counterconditioning

What is the term for the process that helps people and animals adapt to their environment by responding differently to stimuli that are not similar to each other

Discrimination

What process is used in learning to ride a bicycle?

Shaping and chaining

Which of the following best describes a neutral stimulus

Stimulus that has been learned

Which is the process by which a stimulus increases the chances of a preceding behavior occurring again?

Systematic desensitization

Which of the following is an example of one trail learning

Taste aversion

Through operant conditioning, people learn to control which on the following?

Voluntary response

Under what circumstance can punishment be effective

When it is strong and consistent

Under what conditions can spontaneous recovery occur?

When the unconditioned stimulus is extinguished

On what kind of reinforcement schedule does a slot machine work?

Fixed interval schedule

What referes to a classical conditioning method that exposes an individual to a harmless stimulus until fear responses to that stimulus are extinguished?

Flooding

What is the term for the process that helps people and animals adapt to their environment by responding similarly to different stimuli

Generalization

Which of the following is an example of observational learning

Modeling

Which of the following would be considered a secondary reinforcer

Money

In the panel at the upper left hand corner, which of the following best describes the tone

Neutral stimulus

People who watch a lot of violence on television are most likely to be violent in part because of

Observational learning

False

Once it has been extinguished, a conditioned response can be revived through a process known as spontaneous combustion

Primary and secondary reinforcers are important when?

Operant conditioning

In which step of the PQ4R method do students create a cognitive map of a chapter

Previewing

B. F. Skinners teaching machine was devised for what educational method?

Programmed learning

Which adjective best describes the way that cognitive psychologist view learning?

Purposeful

Glancing at the section headings of the chapter is an example of which step in the PQ4R method

Question

Which step in the PQ4Q method involves relating new information to what you already know

Reflecting

Distributed learning is part of which step in the PQ4R

Reviewing

Which of the following is the correct way for students to recite using the PQ4R method

Alone, with a partner, in a study group

What best describes when a variable interval schedule provides reinforcement

At an unpredictable time

Ivan Pavlov's experiments with dogs yielded information about which of the following?

Classical conditioning

Mental picture is another term for which of the following

Cognitive map

Which of the following is an example of vicarious reinforcement

Learning that a behavior is encouraged by watching other

In what way does classical conditioning help animals and people?

It helps them modify their behavior

Which of the following is a term for learning that remains hidden until needed

Latent learning

Which of the following describes the process by which a conditioned response is extinguished?

The conditioned response is no longer paired with an unconditioned response

What did E. C. Too mans experiments on rats show?

The reinforcement is not always necessary for learning

What is an effective method for dealing with misbehaving adolescent students?

Time- out

False

To review something effectively, you should use the method known as massed learning