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Pschology Chapter 3& 4
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Which of the following is an example of a rewarding consequence?a. food
b. high grades
c. praise
d. money
e. all of the above are correct
e. all of the above are correct
Discrimination learning is to generalization as
stop is to go.
Which of the following is true of the difference between operant and classical
conditioning?
Food is presented before the response in classical conditioning.
For Little Albert, his fear of ________ was interpreted as an instance of ________.
a white laboratory rat; conditioned fear
Drivers seldom slow down in construction zones because
the punishment is unlikely to occur.
The fact that taste aversions are ________ poses a problem for classical conditioning
theory.
not entirely learned
According
to Skinner, when you take an aspirin for your headache, taking the aspirin
is ________ whereas the headache is ________.
an operant; a negative reinforcer
The most effective form of punishment usually involves
penalties, such as loss of privileges.
Your friend works in a lab and is paid for each blood smear analyzed. Your
friend is
operating on which schedule of reinforcement?
fixed ratio
Your professor likes to give pop quizzes in your psychology class, thus she is
promoting the ________ schedule of reinforcement.
variable interval
The notion that learning produces physical changes in the synapses of the brain is
consistent
with
long-term potentiation.
The key difference between the two main forms of schedules of reinforcement is
whether
reinforcement is determined by time or by number of responses.
B.F. Skinner was a radical behaviorist who refused to
speculate about what happens inside an organism.
Which of the following would NOT be an example of learning?
a. A newborn infant sucks on a nipple filled with milk.
b. A teenager falls asleep after staying awake for 96 hours.
c. A rat presses a lever to obtain a food pellet.
d. You wince when you see a long needle similar to the one that hurt you during a drug
injection last week.
e. A and B are correct.
e. A and B are correct.
Jane's dog will listen to her commands but ignores her sister's commands. Jane's dog
would be demonstrating
stimulus discrimination.
Gina walks into her psychology class on the first day, and she sits next to Roger. She
thinks his looks are decent, but by the end of the semester she finds him to be quite
attractive due to
the mere exposure effect.
Thorndike's idea that responses that brought about positive outcomes would likely be
repeated is called
the law of effect.
Which of the following is NOT a key difference between operant and classical
conditioning?
whether they attempt to explain how learning occurs
The longest interval between the CS and UCS is required for classical conditioning
of
conditioned fear.
The best way to ensure that your son will continue to clean his room once he has
started doing it is to
reward him some, but not all, of the times he cleans his room.
In the Pavlov study, the
salivation to the tone represents the _____________________
after conditioning.
conditioned response (CR)
________ are consequences that alter the likelihood of behaviors.
Rewards and punishments
Insight learning involves
the perception of familiar objects in new forms or relationships.
Negative reinforcement involves
the removal of an aversive stimulus.
Studies of observational learning demonstrate that
learning can occur in the absence of personal experience.
As discrimination tasks with unpleasant stimuli become increasingly more difficult
we
can expect
agitation due to experimental neurosis.
Positive reinforcers ________ the likelihood of ensuing responses.
increase
Damage to neurons within the ________ that use the transmitter ________ would be
expected to diminish the experience of reward.
limbic system; dopamine
The linkage between a UCS and the UCR requires
no learning.
________ reported that watching violent behaviors makes children more likely to
behave violently?
Bandura
Which of these punishments is LEAST likely to be effective?
Brandon's parents call him a liar when he is dishonest.
An eye blink is an example of
a reflex.
________ is a procedure for changing behavior by reinforcing responses that
approach the desired goal.
Shaping
Which of the following is NOT an example of an operant?
A dog salivates after seeing a bowl of meat.
During summer camp, campers get a sticker each time they demonstrate good
sportsmanship. When they have earned 10 stickers, they may select a candy bar. This
represents an example of
a token economy.
If you salivate to the smell of a hamburger and fries, learning theory would suggest
that you have formed an
association based on
classical conditioning.
In terms of the equity of punishment,
schools more often use punishment to control members of racial minority groups.
The Premack principle states that
a preferred activity can be used to reinforce a less preferred one.
The two main types of behavioral learning are
classical conditioning and operant conditioning.
A(n) ________ refers to the behavior elicited by the unconditioned stimulus.
unconditioned response
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Match the term below with its correct definition. stimulant A. breathing interruption that occurs during sleep B. the inability to sleep C. drug that increases the activity of the nervous system D. drug that slows the activity of the nervous system E. a system that provides information about something happening in the body F. sleep stage characterized by irregular breathing increased blood pressure, and faster heart rate G. method some people use to try to narrow their consciousness so that stresses of the outside world fade away H. a state of consciousness in which a person's sense of self or sense of the world changes I. awareness of things inside and outside ourselves J. the removal of a harmful substance from the body K. after a person takes a drug for a while, the body craves it to feel normal L. a feeling of great happiness or well-being
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QUESTION
Researchers interested in studying stress gave 150 high school seniors a very difficult math exam. After the test, the researchers measured stress by examining physiological changes with extensive medical testing that included drawing blood samples. When the test was over, they shared the results with the students but did not publish individual data. Explain whether or not this study conforms to each of the ethical standards: • Informed consent • Debriefing • Confidentiality • Protection from harm
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