Question 1

Nancy has a headache; she takes some aspirin, and the headache goes away. Nancy is more likely to take aspirin again. This is an example of ​

Accepted Answer

A)  negative reinforcement.
B)  classical conditioning.
C)  positive reinforcement.
D)  punishers.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 2

If you wanted a rat in a Skinner box to respond with both a high and steady rate of responding, you should use which of the following types of schedule of reinforcement?

Accepted Answer

A)  F ixed-ratio
B)  V ariable-ratio
C)  F ixed-interval
D)  V ariable-intervalE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Nolan has learned to drink a cup of coffee whenever he gets a tension headache because drinking coffee makes the pain of the headache go away. This is an example of ​

Accepted Answer

A)  avoidance learning.
B)  escape learning.
C)  positive reinforcement. ​
D)  classical conditioning. ​E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 4

The first step in a behavior modification program is to ​

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A)  gather baseline data.
B)  specify the antecedents.
C)  specify the target behavior.
D)  design a program.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Behavior modification works BEST when used to modify

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A)  a broadly defined behavior, for example, "I will be friendlier."
B)  a personality trait, for example, "I will stop being irritable."
C)  or attain a specific goal, for example, "I will get a 4.00 GPA this semester."
D)  a specific overt behavior, for example, "I will stop smoking."E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Research shows that children who are spanked tend to ​

Accepted Answer

A)  be more extraverted.
B)  be better behaved.
C)  be less aggressive.
D)  have slowed cognitive development.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

A salesperson earns a bonus for every three items of clothing she sells. The bonus is given on which of the following types of reinforcement schedule?

Accepted Answer

A)  F ixed-ratio
B)  V ariable-interval
C)  Fixed-interval
D)  V ariable-ratioE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following MOST clearly shows that an animal's biological makeup can affect the ease of learning an association?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pavlov's dogs, bells, and salivation
B)  Thorndike's cats in a puzzle box
C)  Skinner's rats in an operant chamber
D)  Garcia's conditioned taste aversion experimentsE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 9

When a behavior is strengthened indirectly through vicarious conditioning, the process at work is _____ learning.

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Question 10

A relatively durable change in behavior or knowledge that is due to experience is defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  mediation.
B)  maturation.
C)  learning.
D)  conditioning.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Extinction of an operantly conditioned response occurs when the response is

Accepted Answer

A)  followed by continuous reinforcement.
B)  followed by intermittent reinforcement.
C)  no longer associated with the CS.
D)  no longer followed by reinforcement.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

In classical conditioning, the neutral stimulus becomes the _____ stimulus because of its association with the _____ stimulus.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  A pproval
B)  F ood
C)  A toy for a child
D)  MoneyE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

It is very likely that you learned how to turn on the TV and change channels as a young child without your parents ever specifically teaching you to do so. In this case, your learning would MOST likely be an example of ​

Accepted Answer

A)  observational learning.
B)  modeling.
C)  operant conditioning.
D)  classical conditioning.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

The gradual disappearance of an operant response that is no longer being reinforced is called ​

Accepted Answer

A)  extinction.
B)  unconditioning.
C)  conditioned forgetting.
D)  spontaneous remission.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

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) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Discuss the nature and importance of observational learning and discuss Bandura's view on whether reinforcement affects learning or performance.

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Albert Bandura outlined the theory of ob...

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