Question 1

Hanna finds that when her kids become too rowdy and noisy, she can successfully block out their noise if she closes the door to her study. In this example, closing the door is an example of

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A)   an escape response.
B)   an avoidance response.
C)   an unconditioned response.
D)   positive reinforcement.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Research into the debate on the role of media violence on children suggests that

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A)   media violence contributes to increased aggression among children but not adults.
B)   media violence contributes to increased aggression among adults but not children.
C)   media violence contributes to increased aggression among children and adults.
D)   no conclusion as to the cause and effect relationship between media violence and aggression because the majority of the studies have been correlational.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Tolman's research on latent learning suggests that in order to learn the routes through a maze, rats must

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A)   just be allowed to first explore the maze.
B)   explore the maze when they are highly motivated.
C)   be reinforced for reaching the end of the maze.
D)   first be classically conditioned to show no fear in mazes.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Marvin creates a television ad that alternates between images of garbage dumps and people drinking in a bar. He is hoping that people who watch the ad will develop negative feelings toward drinking after seeing these ads. In Marvin's ad the conditioned stimulus would be

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A)   the images of garbage dumps.
B)   people's feelings of disgust when viewing garbage.
C)   the images of people drinking in a bar.
D)   the feelings people have toward drinking before they see the ad.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Which type of learning is being employed if a rat bar-presses in order to turn off an electrical shock?

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A)   positive reinforcement
B)   punishment
C)   avoidance learning
D)   escape learningE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 6

The experience Seligman had with sauce béarnaise was unique in that

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A)   it suggested that generalization is more pervasive than originally thought.
B)   a conditioned response was established even though there was a long delay between the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus.
C)   it appears that discriminative cues can lose their predictive influence in a fairly short period of time.
D)   operant conditioning dynamics take precedence over classical conditioning principles.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 7

The learning theory that is best able to explain why physical punishment tends to increase aggressive behavior in children is

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A)   Skinner's theory of operant conditioning.
B)   Pavlov's theory of classical conditioning.
C)   Bandura's theory of observational learning.
D)   Rescorla's theory of signal relations.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

According to Albert Bandura, expectations concerning reinforcement primarily influence the probability of an individual

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A)   initially acquiring or learning a new behavior.
B)   actually performing a behavior that has been learned.
C)   initially attending to the behavior of another person.
D)   accurately retaining information about a behavior.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Which of the following focuses on or highlights the importance of cognitions in observational learning?

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A)   reproduction of behavior
B)   motivation to perform the behavior
C)   retention of information
D)   ability to execute the behavior effectivelyE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Preparedness suggests that people would NOT easily develop phobias toward

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A)   heights.
B)   hot stoves.
C)   darkness.
D)   any of these three things.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 11

What is extinction? How does it differ from forgetting?

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In classical conditioning extinction occ...

Question 12

Negative reinforcement and punishment are similar in that they both weaken the tendency of the organism to make a response.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

While Pavlov and Skinner viewed conditioning as a purely ____ process, today learning psychologists view conditioning as also containing a ____ component.

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A)   mechanical; cognitive
B)   cognitive; mechanical
C)   passive; active
D)   active; passiveE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

The difference between punishment and negative reinforcement is that

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A)   punishment strengthens undesirable behaviors, and negative reinforcement weakens undesirable behaviors.
B)   punishment weakens undesirable behaviors, while negative reinforcement weakens desirable behaviors.
C)   punishment weakens behavior, while negative reinforcement strengthens behavior.
D)   there is no difference between punishment and negative reinforcement in their effects on behavior.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is one of the text's guidelines for making punishment more effective?

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A)   since it is not necessary, do not explain the punishment to the child
B)   do not apply punishment swiftly, instead allow the child time to think about the coming punishment
C)   make punishment consistent
D)   use a severe punishmentE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Research examining the long-term effects of media violence has demonstrated that

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A)   the more violence children watch on TV the more aggressive they tend to be at home and school.
B)   the more violence children watch on TV the less aggressive they tend to act at home and school.
C)   no consistent relationship exists between how much violence children watch on TV and aggressive behavior.
D)   watching violence on TV causes relatively nonaggressive children to become more aggressive but does not increase the level of aggression of relatively aggressive children.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

Miguel used to enjoy occasionally drinking a glass of red wine, but when he drank too much red wine at a friend's party a few months ago he woke up with a terrible hangover. Since then Miguel refuses to drink any red wine. In this case, Miguel's hangover acted as

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A)   negative reinforcement for drinking red wine.
B)   a conditioned response to wine drinking.
C)   punishment for drinking red wine.
D)   a secondary reinforcer for attending parties.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

The behavior modification strategy of controlling or decreasing your exposure to antecedents of your target behavior is especially useful if you are trying to ____ the frequency of a response such as ____.

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A)   decrease; arguing
B)   decrease; smoking
C)   increase; studying
D)   increase; exercisingE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Angela came home after her curfew last night; as a result, her parents have taken away her driving privileges for 1 week. What discipline technique are Angela's parents using?

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A)   punishment
B)   negative reinforcement
C)   extinction
D)   positive reinforcementE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Avoidance conditioning develops through

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A)   negative reinforcement.
B)   positive reinforcement.
C)   punishment.
D)   modeling.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Exam 12: Learning Part 2

Which type of learning is being employed if a rat bar-presses in order to turn off an electrical shock?

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While Pavlov and Skinner viewed conditioning as a purely ____ process, today learning psychologists view conditioning as also containing a ____ component.

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Research into the debate on the role of media violence on children suggests that

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Preparedness suggests that people would NOT easily develop phobias toward

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Hanna finds that when her kids become too rowdy and noisy, she can successfully block out their noise if she closes the door to her study. In this example, closing the door is an example of

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What is extinction? How does it differ from forgetting?

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Miguel used to enjoy occasionally drinking a glass of red wine, but when he drank too much red wine at a friend's party a few months ago he woke up with a terrible hangover. Since then Miguel refuses to drink any red wine. In this case, Miguel's hangover acted as

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The difference between punishment and negative reinforcement is that

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Avoidance conditioning develops through

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According to Albert Bandura, expectations concerning reinforcement primarily influence the probability of an individual

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The behavior modification strategy of controlling or decreasing your exposure to antecedents of your target behavior is especially useful if you are trying to ____ the frequency of a response such as ____.

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Which of the following is one of the text's guidelines for making punishment more effective?

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Research examining the long-term effects of media violence has demonstrated that

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Negative reinforcement and punishment are similar in that they both weaken the tendency of the organism to make a response.

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The experience Seligman had with sauce béarnaise was unique in that

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Marvin creates a television ad that alternates between images of garbage dumps and people drinking in a bar. He is hoping that people who watch the ad will develop negative feelings toward drinking after seeing these ads. In Marvin's ad the conditioned stimulus would be

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Tolman's research on latent learning suggests that in order to learn the routes through a maze, rats must

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Which of the following focuses on or highlights the importance of cognitions in observational learning?

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