Question 1

Traffic lights serve as discriminative stimuli for the operant behaviour of driving.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Your teenaged daughter has not cleaned her room in a month.You go in and begin yelling at her to clean her room.She begins to clean up, and you stop yelling.Your daughter's cleaning behaviour can be viewed as responding to

Accepted Answer

A)   classical conditioning.
B)   positive reinforcement.
C)   punishers.
D)   negative reinforcement.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

If a dog salivates to a blue light and not to a yellow light, the dog is showing evidence of

Accepted Answer

A)   spontaneous recovery.
B)   conditioned emotional reactions.
C)   stimulus generalisation.
D)   stimulus discrimination.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Negative reinforcement involves

Accepted Answer

A)   the presentation of a pleasant stimulus.
B)   the presentation of an unpleasant stimulus.
C)   the removal of a pleasant stimulus.
D)   the removal of an unpleasant stimulus.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

A worker gets paid every Friday for completing his 40-hour work week.He is being paid on a ____ schedule.

Accepted Answer

A)   fixed-ratio
B)   variable-ratio
C)   fixed-interval
D)   variable-intervalE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a primary reinforcer?

Accepted Answer

A)   approval
B)   food
C)   a toy for a child
D)   moneyE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

The major difference between a conditioned stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus is

Accepted Answer

A)   the order in which they are presented.
B)   that one reliably elicits the response of interest prior to conditioning while the other does not.
C)   that during conditioning the response to one increases while the response to the other decreases.
D)   the strength of the response that each stimulus elicits.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Learning to tie one's shoes is most likely acquired via the process of

Accepted Answer

A)   operant conditioning.
B)   reflexive conditioning.
C)   spontaneous recovery.
D)   classical conditioning.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of negative reinforcement?

Accepted Answer

A)   giving a child a sweet dessert as a reward for finishing his dinner
B)   paying a child R1 for each "A" received on her report card
C)   stopping nagging a child when he finally cleans his room
D)   cutting a child's TV time by 30 minutes each time she "talks back"E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 10

The newest winning numbers in the state lottery are announced on the local television station every Saturday night, at the end of the news hour.People who are watching for the lottery numbers will have their "watching" reinforced on

Accepted Answer

A)   a fixed-ratio schedule.
B)   a variable-ratio schedule.
C)   a variable-interval schedule.
D)   a fixed-interval schedule.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

____________________ conditioning is a form of learning in which responses come to be controlled by their consequences.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ conditioning is a form of learning...

Question 12

Given the research findings in this chapter, explain how you would respond to your own children when they did things you did that you did not want them to do.When would you use positive reinforcement? When would you use punishment to teach them things? When would you use negative reinforcement? What kinds of reinforcement schedules would you use? (Be sure that you clearly differentiate between reinforcement and punishment, negative and positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement and punishment)

Accepted Answer

In evaluating students' examples, make c...

Question 13

A woman reported feeling "weak in the knees" whenever she smelled cigarette smoke and Beemans gum because of the association of these smells with her first love.In this example, the combined smell of cigarettes and Beemans gum would be

Accepted Answer

A)   a conditioned response.
B)   an unconditioned response.
C)   a conditioned stimulus.
D)   an unconditioned stimulus.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

If the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented alone, spontaneous recovery occurs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

You are watching a rat pressing a lever in a Skinner box to obtain food pellets.The rat is pressing the lever at a very high rate, and does not stop, even when a food pellet is delivered.In this example, the reinforcement schedule that is in place is MOST likely

Accepted Answer

A)   a fixed-interval schedule.
B)   a variable-ratio schedule.
C)   a fixed-ratio schedule.
D)   a variable-interval schedule.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Stimulus generalisation occurs when

Accepted Answer

A)   there is a temporal association between two stimuli.
B)   an organism fails to respond to stimuli that are similar to the original stimulus used in conditioning.
C)   an unconditioned stimulus fails to elicit the unconditioned response.
D)   an organism responds to new stimuli that are similar to the original conditioned stimulus.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Classical conditioning could account for how a child learns to

Accepted Answer

A)   sing a song.
B)   tie shoe laces.
C)   print letters.
D)   fear the dark.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Josiah checks his electronic mail several times throughout the day.Some days there is mail each time he checks; sometimes several days go by with no new messages arriving.In this example, Josiah's behaviour of checking his electronic mail is being reinforced on

Accepted Answer

A)   a variable-interval schedule.
B)   a fixed-ratio schedule.
C)   a fixed-interval schedule.
D)   a variable-ratio schedule.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 19

The reappearance of a conditioned response after extinction and a period of rest is called

Accepted Answer

A)   disinhibition.
B)   reconditioning.
C)   stimulus generalisation.
D)   spontaneous recovery.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Primary reinforcers are effective because

Accepted Answer

A)   they satisfy basic biological survival needs.
B)   we inherently want approval for our actions.
C)   they have been associated with secondary reinforcers and have become reinforcing.
D)   the organism has learned to want them.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 6: Conditioning and Learning

A worker gets paid every Friday for completing his 40-hour work week.He is being paid on a ____ schedule.

Correct Answer
verified

Your teenaged daughter has not cleaned her room in a month.You go in and begin yelling at her to clean her room.She begins to clean up, and you stop yelling.Your daughter's cleaning behaviour can be viewed as responding to

Correct Answer
verified

If the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented alone, spontaneous recovery occurs.

Correct Answer
verified

If a dog salivates to a blue light and not to a yellow light, the dog is showing evidence of

Correct Answer
verified

The newest winning numbers in the state lottery are announced on the local television station every Saturday night, at the end of the news hour.People who are watching for the lottery numbers will have their "watching" reinforced on

Correct Answer
verified

Which of the following is an example of negative reinforcement?

Correct Answer
verified

The major difference between a conditioned stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus is

Correct Answer
verified

You are watching a rat pressing a lever in a Skinner box to obtain food pellets.The rat is pressing the lever at a very high rate, and does not stop, even when a food pellet is delivered.In this example, the reinforcement schedule that is in place is MOST likely

Correct Answer
verified

Stimulus generalisation occurs when

Correct Answer
verified

The reappearance of a conditioned response after extinction and a period of rest is called

Correct Answer
verified

Primary reinforcers are effective because

Correct Answer
verified

Negative reinforcement involves

Correct Answer
verified

Josiah checks his electronic mail several times throughout the day.Some days there is mail each time he checks; sometimes several days go by with no new messages arriving.In this example, Josiah's behaviour of checking his electronic mail is being reinforced on

Correct Answer
verified

____________________ conditioning is a form of learning in which responses come to be controlled by their consequences.

Correct Answer
verified

Which of the following is an example of a primary reinforcer?

Correct Answer
verified

Classical conditioning could account for how a child learns to

Correct Answer
verified

Traffic lights serve as discriminative stimuli for the operant behaviour of driving.

Correct Answer
verified

Learning to tie one's shoes is most likely acquired via the process of

Correct Answer
verified

A woman reported feeling "weak in the knees" whenever she smelled cigarette smoke and Beemans gum because of the association of these smells with her first love.In this example, the combined smell of cigarettes and Beemans gum would be

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
In evaluating students' examples, make c...
View Answer

Exam 6: Conditioning and Learning

A worker gets paid every Friday for completing his 40-hour work week.He is being paid on a ____ schedule.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Your teenaged daughter has not cleaned her room in a month.You go in and begin yelling at her to clean her room.She begins to clean up, and you stop yelling.Your daughter's cleaning behaviour can be viewed as responding to

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

If the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented alone, spontaneous recovery occurs.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

If a dog salivates to a blue light and not to a yellow light, the dog is showing evidence of

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The newest winning numbers in the state lottery are announced on the local television station every Saturday night, at the end of the news hour.People who are watching for the lottery numbers will have their "watching" reinforced on

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following is an example of negative reinforcement?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The major difference between a conditioned stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus is

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

You are watching a rat pressing a lever in a Skinner box to obtain food pellets.The rat is pressing the lever at a very high rate, and does not stop, even when a food pellet is delivered.In this example, the reinforcement schedule that is in place is MOST likely

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Stimulus generalisation occurs when

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The reappearance of a conditioned response after extinction and a period of rest is called

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Primary reinforcers are effective because

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Negative reinforcement involves

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Josiah checks his electronic mail several times throughout the day.Some days there is mail each time he checks; sometimes several days go by with no new messages arriving.In this example, Josiah's behaviour of checking his electronic mail is being reinforced on

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

____________________ conditioning is a form of learning in which responses come to be controlled by their consequences.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following is an example of a primary reinforcer?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Classical conditioning could account for how a child learns to

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Traffic lights serve as discriminative stimuli for the operant behaviour of driving.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Learning to tie one's shoes is most likely acquired via the process of

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

A woman reported feeling "weak in the knees" whenever she smelled cigarette smoke and Beemans gum because of the association of these smells with her first love.In this example, the combined smell of cigarettes and Beemans gum would be

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Correct AnswerverifiedIn evaluating students' examples, make c...View AnswerShow Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
In evaluating students' examples, make c...
View Answer