Psychology - Quiz 2 Module 2

Pat feels fear whenever she sees snow. Not too long ago, she got into a car accident on a snowy road. Using classical conditioning, name the conditioned response. a) fear b) snow c) car accident d) the road

a) fear

That humans seem to perceive the environment in terms of an object standing out against a background is known as the _____________ principle. a) figure-ground b) continuity c) closure d) perceptual

a) figure-ground

As a child you learned how to ride, but you have not ridden a bike for years. Suddenly on your 50th birthday, you are given a new bike. You get on it and ride it with ease. This type of memory for the skills and techniques required for bike riding is best referred to as __________ memory. a) procedural b) episodic c) eidetic d) semantic

a) procedural

When you walk into pet store the first thing you smell are all the "pet" smells. After a few moments, you no longer notice the smell. This is an example of a) sensory adaption b) figure ground c) expectancy theory d) stinky pet store syndrome.

a) sensory adaption

Factors that direct our attention to some stimuli and not to others are classified as being either a) stimulus or personal b) learned or inherited c) primary or secondary d) sensory or perceptual

a) stimulus or personal

In terms of the schedules of reinforcement, ratio schedules are based on the number of responses whereas interval schedules are based on the amount of time in between reinforcers. a) true b) false

a) true

The process of light adaption takes a much shorter time than dark adaption? a) true b) false

a) true

Using each of the following reinforcement schedules, different rats are trained to press levers at the same high rate. The lever pressing of rats trained on a _______________ reinforcement schedule will extinguish more quickly. a) fixed-variable b) continuous c) fixed- interval d) variable-interval

b) continuous

I want to teach my young child to eat with a knife and fork. I break down the process it a little easier to understand and learn. I give praise for the initial steps, but stop and only reward and he progresses. I continue this until I am only giving praise for correctly eating with the knife and fork. What process am I using? a) procedural memory b) shaping c) classical conditioning d) continuous schedule of reinforcement

b) shaping

Once stimuli enters "memory" I begin to work with that information so that I may try to remember it later. What level of memory would this be? a) implicit memory b) short-term memory c) declarative d) sensory memory

b) short-term memory

Ted, an artist, created pictures that force viewers to fill in the gaps in the lines, thereby forming a whole pattern. Ted's art takes advantage of the principle of ___________? a) proximity b) continuation c) closure d) similarity

c) closure

I am participating in a research study where I must evaluate products like, Coca Cola, Dr. Pepper, a generic Cola, and Dr. Thunder. What is the researcher trying to determine? a) the transduction level b) absolute threshold c) difference threshold d) all-or-none response

c) difference threshold

What did Pavlov notice in his laboratory that laid the foundation for studying classical conditioning? a) dogs salivated after food was brought to them b) dogs were happiest when controlled in the harness c) dogs salivated before food was brought to them d) dogs did not like participating in research studies

c) dogs salivated before food was brought to them

Multiple choice exams are to ________ as essay exams are to __________. a) relearning; recall b) recognition; relearning c) recognition; recall d) recall; relearning

c) recognition; recall

You are participating in a research study about memory. You are shown a picture of a hot air balloon ride that you took as a child. However, you have no recollection of such an event. After several days, you begin to remember this ride and begin telling friends about it, only to discover that this never really happened. You have been a victim of which deadly sin? a) bias b) absentmindedness c) suggestibility d) memory misattribution

c) suggestibility

Raymond is required to learn long lists of numbers for his job. Because he wants to remember as many numbers as possible, he breaks the numbers up into groups. What technique is Raymond utilizing? a) elaboration b) rehearsal c) displacement d) chunking

d) chunking

In Tolman's experiment with the rats, the last group of rats demonstrated learning after being rewarded. This experiment demonstrated what type of learning? a) insight b) classical conditioning c) operant conditioning d) latent

d) latent

George was married to his wife for 47 years after being childhood sweethearts. He has no memory of this. George lost his memory due to an illness that caused his brain to swell. What type of memory loss is George suffering from? a) anterograde amnesia b) blocking c) memory misattribution d) retrograde amnesia

d) retrograde amnesia

The process of receiving information from the outside world and sending it to the brain is called ________; the process of making sense of that incoming information is called __________. a) reception ; perception b) sensation ; reception c) perception ; sensation d) sensation ; perception

d) sensation ; perception

Luke was listening to a particular song when he received word that his Grandmother died. Now whenever he hears that song, he feels sad. Identify the two components paired in the learning phase of this classical conditioning example. a) feeling sad and the song b) Luke and his Grandmother c) the death of his Grandmother and feeling sad d) the death of his grandmother and the song.

d) the death of his grandmother and the song.

Give a real world example of operant conditioning at work in your life.

my answer: by me doing my chores and feeding my animals, I can get some sort of reward. an example would be getting a clothing item i've been wanting, money, something in my video game, etc.