Unit 6 Multiple Choice

An employee at a shoe store is paid $10 for each pair that he sells. If he does not sell any shoes, he does not get paid. His paycheck is based on which of the following schedules of reinforcemnet?

Fixed ratio NOT fixed interval because it isn't time, it's the number of shoes he sells

A student studies diligently to avoid the bad feelings associated with a previously low grade on a test. In this case, the studying behavior is being strengthened because of what kind of reinforcement?

Negative reinforcement

Latent learning is evidence for which of these conclusions?

Cognition plays an important role in operant conditioning.

which of the following most accurately describes an impact of punishment?

Punishment can be effective at STOPPING specific behaviors quickly. NOT "punishment typically results in an increase of a behavior caused by the removal of an aversive stimulus."

!!!which of the following is the best example of learning?

a child flinches when he sees lightening because he is afraid of thunder

!!!!!!which of the following is the most likely to consequence of the brain's tendency to vicariously experience something we observe

The risk of misremembering our own actions

!!!!Shea bought 10 tickets for the raffle for free homecoming entry, but she did not win. months later she also buys 10 tickets for the senior prom raffle, hoping this will be the time she wins. which schedule of reinforcement is best used to explain this scenario?

Variable-ratio NOT "variable-interval" because buying a specific number. IT DOESN'T MATTER THAT TIME HAS ELAPSED

in classical conditioning, the conditioned stimulus

is initially neutral, and then comes to trigger a response

!!!!which of the following best describes negative reinforcement?

charles smokes because his anxiety is reduced when he does so NOT "john stops shooting bad free-throws because his coach benches him when he does"

Which of the following bet demonstrate Law of Effect?

A dog whines at the door and is let out so later she whines again.

which of the following is an application of shaping?

A mother who wants her daughter to hit a baseball first praises her for holding a bat, then for swinging it, and then for hitting the ball.

Classical and operant conditioning are based on the principles of which psychological perspective?

Behavioral NOT biological

What did Albert Bandura's Bobo doll experiments demonstrate?

Children are likely to imitate the behavior of adults NOT "there may be a negative correlation between televised violence and aggressive behavior"

Which of the following is the best advice to give parents whose young children refuse to eat their diner?

Give the children a small reward each day that they eat their dinner NOT "give the children a small reward at the end of a week in which they have eaten dinner each night"

Which of the following processes would produce the acquisition of a conditioned response?

Pair a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned response several times. NOT "present the conditioned stimulus until it starts to produce an unconditioned response"

which of the following statements is true?

Positive reinforcement continues a behavior; negative reinforcement continues a behavior NONE OF THEM DECREASE...that's punishment!! negative punishment takes something away and positive punishment gives something like a spanking

Taste aversion studies lead researchers to which of the following conclusions?

Taste aversion is a universal survival mechanism

What did Robert Rescorla and Allan Wagner's experiments establish?

The importance of cognitive factors in classical conditioning NOT "that mirror neurons form the biological basis of classical conditioning"

what is one of the principal functions of mirror neurons?

To be the mechanism by which the brain accomplishes observational learning.

Jazz is determined to quit drinking and enters a therapy program. The program places a nausea-inducing drug into each drink she takes. After a few weeks, the sight or thought of a drink makes Jazz sick. The drug that makes her sick is a(n)

US

Jazz is determined to quit drinking and enters a therapy program. The program places a nausea-inducing drug into each drink she takes. After a few weeks, the sight or thought of a drink makes Jazz sick. Her sickness as a result of the drug is a(n)

Unconditioned response NOT CR because its talking about the DRUG. the alcohol and drug are seperate!

in classical conditioning, a perosn learns to anticipate events by

associating two stimuli BC TALKING ABOUT CLASSICAL, NOT EVENTS AND CONSEQUENCES IN OPERANT

the purpose of reinforcement is to

cause a behavior to continue

elephants appear to have excellent ___ because they can remember large sections of their territory

cognitive maps

!!!Paola has been classically conditioned to fear a red light because it has been paired with a loud noise. If the light is repeatedly presented without the loud noise she will eventually stop being afraid of the light. In this instance ___ has occured

extinction

all of the follownig are examples of primary reinforcers except a

high score on an exam for which a student studied diligently HUGS FROM A LOVED ONE ARE PRIMARY REINFORCERS

after observing his sibling walk across a balance beam, Joe's brain reacts in a way that will enable him to imitate the action later. Which part of his brain may be responsible for this?

mirror neurons

which of the following processes is the best term for explaining how we learn languages?

modeling

Bandora's famous Bobo doll experiment is most closely associated with which of the following?

observational learning

which ability is likely to predict good adjustment, better grades, and social success?

problem-faced coping NOT self-control

superstitious behavior can be produced by

the accidental timing of rewards

when is prosocial modeling most effective?

when the model acts in a way consistent with the prosocial lesson