Question 1

The theory of learned helplessness has been used to explain

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A)   autism.
B)   schizophrenia.
C)   phobias.
D)   clinical depression.

Question 2

The learning of phobias is a good example of

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A)   conditioned taste aversion.
B)   spontaneous recovery.
C)   second-order conditioning.
D)   fear conditioning.

Question 3

Researchers have suggested that insight occurs

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A)   only in humans.
B)   in both humans and animals.
C)   even in one-celled organisms.
D)   in animals that can imitate humans.

Question 4

Refer to the quote below.
This quote from research psychologist John Watson could best be categorized as an expression of
"Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up in and I'll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select-doctor, lawyer, artist, merchantchief and, yes, even beggar-man and thief, regardless of his talents, penchants, tendencies, abilities, vocations, and race of his ancestors."

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A)   radical behaviorism.
B)   social learning theory.
C)   latent learning.
D)   second-order conditioning.

Question 5

You work three hours a day Monday through Friday and receive a paycheck every Friday afternoon. You are being paid on a _______ reinforcement schedule.

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A)   fixed interval
B)   fixed ratio
C)   variable interval
D)   variable ratio

Question 6

The research of Albert Bandura is most closely associated with

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A)   fear conditioning.
B)   latent learning.
C)   classical conditioning.
D)   social learning.

Question 7

A toddler's fear at the sight of a dog is

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

Question 8

The process of shaping

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A)   is highly effective, but only for lower-level behaviors.
B)   has been shown to inhibit learning in intelligent subjects.
C)   not only speeds up learning, but it can also be used to teach very complex tasks.
D)   generates many responses at first, but high response rates are not sustainable.

Question 9

Which of the following best demonstrates observational learning?

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A)   Holly hears a weather report calling for snow, so she begins to plan a trip to a local ski slope.
B)   After looking carefully at the kitchen drainpipes, Joe understands how to reassemble them.
C)   Natasha figures out that if she does not give her boss a hard time, he is a lot nicer to be around.
D)   Ben watched a skateboarder do a trick many times and now Ben can perform the trick, himself.

Question 10

Which of the following individuals is displaying superstition?

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A)   Every time Jorge hears a certain tune, he thinks of the night he proposed to his wife. Today he heard a similar tune, which also made him think of the night of his proposal.
B)   The last time Rose hit a homerun, she patted her batting helmet just before taking her swing; now she pats her batting helmet every time she enters the batting box.
C)   Ian was conditioned to laugh at the sight of a clown, but over time his response weakened. He no longer laughs when he sees clowns.
D)   After being bitten by a brown dog, Allison is afraid of all brown dogs.

Question 11

A group of parents are discussing whether music videos featuring scantily clad women are encouraging teenagers to become sexually active. Which of the following processes is being considered by the parents as the reason that music videos influence sexual activity in teens?

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A)   Observational learning
B)   Operant conditioning
C)   Classical conditioning
D)   Insight

Question 12

Thorndike's research led him to believe that the learning process is

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A)   insightful.
B)   methodical.
C)   sudden.
D)   gradual.

Question 13

Escape conditioning is a form of _______ in which the subject learns to perform a response to remove an aversive stimulus.

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A)   negative reinforcement
B)   negative punishment
C)   positive reinforcement
D)   positive punishment

Question 14

Which researcher is most closely associated with the Bobo doll studies?

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A)   Wolfgang Köhler
B)   Edward Tolman
C)   B.F. Skinner
D)   Albert Bandura

Question 15

In an experiment, a loud buzzer is turned off every fifth time a rat presses a button. This represents both _______ reinforcement and a _______ schedule of reinforcement.

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A)   negative; fixed ratio
B)   negative; variable ratio
C)   positive; fixed interval
D)   positive; variable ratio

Question 16

Use the following to answer questions 
Refer to the figure below.
 
-Section A of the chart best illustrates

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A)   second-order conditioning.
B)   spontaneous recovery.
C)   acquisition.
D)   recall.

Question 17

For someone to emulate modeled behavior, the person must

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A)   be keenly aware of the cognitive processes involved.
B)   receive positive reinforcement.
C)   be motivated to reproduce the behavior.
D)   perform the behavior to avoid an aversive stimulus.

Question 18

Provide a brief evolutionary reason for the development of cognitive maps.

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Animals that make their living...

Question 19

Which statement correctly differentiates between habituation and sensitization?

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A)   Habituation is a decreased response to a stimulus, whereas sensitization is the return of a response that had formerly been habituated.
B)   In habituation, the sensory system is not able to respond; in sensitization, the sensory system is able to respond, but responsiveness is decreased.
C)   Habituation is a decreased response to a stimulus, whereas sensitization is an increased response to a stimulus.
D)   In habituation, the sensory system simply ignores a stimulus; in sensitization, the sensory system has lost the ability to detect the stimulus.

Question 20

Whenever a rat pushes a red button, it is rewarded with a piece of food. This is an example of a(n)  _______ reinforcement schedule.

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A)   intermittent
B)   partial
C)   ratio
D)   continuous

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