Exploring Psychology 10th Edition by Myers
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1. Psychologists define learning as the process of:
A) adapting to the environment.
B) responding to external stimuli.
C) rewarding behavioral responses.
D) acquiring through experience new information or relatively enduring behaviors.
2. Acquiring new habits best illustrates the process of:
A) discrimination.
B) generalization.
C) learning.
D) spontaneous recovery.
3. Carl so strongly associates watching baseball games with eating hot dogs that he habitually eats them while at the ballpark even when he's not hungry. His eating habit best illustrates the impact of:
A) unconditioned responses.
B) spontaneous recovery.
C) introspection.
D) learning.
4. If a sea slug on repeated occasions receives an electric shock just after being squirted with water, its protective withdrawal response to a squirt of water grows stronger. This best illustrates:
A) spontaneous recovery.
B) associative learning.
C) observational learning.
D) operant conditioning.
5. Conditioning is the process of:
A) discrimination.
B) spontaneous recovery.
C) learning associations.
D) observational learning.
6. In classical conditioning a stimulus is any event or situation that:
A) triggers imitation.
B) signals a reward.
C) elicits operant behavior.
D) evokes a response.
7. Jordan is frightened by the sound of a train whistle. The sound is a(n):
A) unconditioned response.
B) generalization.
C) acquisition.
D) stimulus.
8. Pets who learn that the sound of an electric can opener signals the arrival of their food illustrate:
A) operant conditioning.
B) spontaneous recovery.
C) classical conditioning.
D) observational learning.
9. Respondent behavior is defined as a(n) ________ response to some stimulus.
A) novel
B) operant
C) automatic
D) generalized
10. Classically conditioned habits are said to involve:
A) observational learning.
B) respondent behavior.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) operant behavior.
11. Which of the following is an example of a respondent behavior?
A) studying for a test
B) blushing when embarrassed
C) thanking someone for their help
D) sniffing to locate the source of a strange odor
12. Children often learn to associate their pushing a vending machine button with the delivery of a candy bar. This best illustrates the process underlying:
A) observational learning.
B) respondent behavior.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) operant conditioning.
13. Voluntary behaviors that produce rewarding or punishing outcomes are called:
A) respondent behaviors.
B) associative behaviors.
C) operant behaviors.
D) conditioned responses.
14. When Henry's little brother accidentally locked himself inside his mother's car, Henry used his mother's car key to unlock the door. Henry's action could best be described as
a(n):
A) unconditioned response.
B) respondent behavior.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) operant behavior.
15. The acquisition of mental information by observing events, watching others, or through language is called:
A) classical conditioning.
B) cognitive learning.
C) operant conditioning.
D) introspection.
16. Learning specific behaviors simply by watching others perform them is known as:
A) behaviorism.
B) spontaneous recovery.
C) observational learning.
D) operant conditioning.
17. After one chimpanzee sees a second chimp open a box that contains a food reward, the first animal opens a similar box with great speed. This best illustrates:
A) classical conditioning.
B) spontaneous recovery.
C) respondent behavior.
D) observational learning.
18. The type of learning in which one comes to associate two stimuli and thereby anticipate events is called:
A) respondent behavior.
B) classical conditioning.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) operant conditioning.
19. The first experimental studies of associative learning were conducted by:
A) John B. Watson.
B) Rosalie Rayner.
C) B. F. Skinner.
D) Ivan Pavlov.
20. John B. Watson considered himself to be a(n):
A) physiological psychologist.
B) cognitive psychologist.
C) behaviorist.
D) psychoanalyst.
21. Behaviorism was the view that psychology should scientifically study behavior without reference to:
A) conditioning.
B) neutral stimuli.
C) discrimination.
D) cognitive processes.
22. John B. Watson would have expressed the greatest disapproval of attempts to scientifically study whether:
A) consumer buying habits are influenced by newspaper advertisements.
B) worker productivity is influenced by hourly wage rates.
C) academic achievement is influenced by a positive self-concept.
D) aggressive behavior is influenced by threats of punishment.
23. After spending two decades studying the digestive system, ________ realized that certain “psychic secretions” pointed to a fundamental form of learning.
A) B. F. Skinner
B) Rosalie Rayner
C) John B. Watson
D) Ivan Pavlov
24. Last year, Dr. Moritano cleaned Natacha's skin with rubbing alcohol prior to administering each of a series of rabies vaccination shots. Which of the following processes accounts for the fact that Natacha currently becomes fearful every time she smells rubbing alcohol?
A) cognitive learning
B) classical conditioning
C) observational learning
D) operant conditioning
25. The “psychic secretions” that Pavlov initially considered an annoyance were:
A) unconditioned responses.
B) unconditioned stimuli.
C) conditioned responses.
D) conditioned stimuli.
26. In classical conditioning, a stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning is called a(n):
A) unconditioned stimulus.
B) primary stimulus.
C) neutral stimulus.
D) secondary stimulus.
27. Before Pavlov conditioned a dog to salivate in response to a tone, the tone was a(n):
A) conditioned stimulus.
B) unconditioned stimulus.
C) partial conditioner.
D) neutral stimulus.
28. Before learning painfully that the sound of a buzzing bee signaled she was about to be stung, Sara felt no fear in response to the buzzing sound. At that time the sound of the buzzing bee was most clearly a(n):
A) conditioned stimulus.
B) neutral stimulus.
C) conditioned response.
D) unconditioned stimulus.
29. Which of the following is an unconditioned response?
A) playing jump rope
B) running through a maze to get a food reward
C) sweating in hot weather
D) clapping after a thrilling concert performance
30. In Pavlov's experiments on the salivary conditioning of dogs, the US was:
A) a tone.
B) salivation to the sound of a tone.
C) the presentation of food in the dog's mouth.
D) salivation to the food in the mouth.
31. In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, infants develop a fear of books after books are repeatedly presented with a loud noise. In this fictional example, the loud noise is a(n):
A) unconditioned stimulus.
B) unconditioned response.
C) conditioned stimulus.
D) conditioned response.
32. In Pavlov's experiments, the taste of food triggered the dog's salivation. Salivation to the taste of food was a(n):
A) conditioned response.
B) unconditioned response.
C) unconditioned stimulus.
D) conditioned stimulus.
33. In Pavlov's experiments, the sound of the tone triggered the dog's salivation. Salivation to the sound of a tone was a(n):
A) conditioned response.
B) unconditioned stimulus.
C) unconditioned response.
D) conditioned stimulus.
34. A child's learned fear at the sight of a hypodermic needle is a(n):
A) conditioned response.
B) unconditioned stimulus.
C) conditioned stimulus.
D) unconditioned response.
35. A dog salivates to the sound of a tone because the tone has regularly been associated with the delivery of food. In this case, the tone is called a(n):
A) unconditioned stimulus.
B) primary stimulus.
C) conditioned stimulus.
D) neutral stimulus.
36. A real estate agent showed Gavin several pictures of lakeshore property while they were eating a delicious, mouth-watering meal. Later, when Gavin was given a tour of the property, he drooled with delight. For Gavin, the lakeshore property was a:
A) US.
B) CS.
C) UR.
D) CR.
37. Researchers condition a flatworm to contract its body to a light by repeatedly pairing the light with electric shock. The stage in which the flatworm's contraction response to light is established and gradually strengthened is called:
A) discrimination.
B) acquisition.
C) generalization.
D) spontaneous recovery.
38. Three-year-old Jonathan saw fireworks that were repeatedly followed by loud fearproducing explosive sounds. The mere sight of fireworks first began to trigger a learned fear reaction in Jonathan during the process of:
A) spontaneous recovery.
B) extinction.
C) discrimination.
D) acquisition.
39. In classical conditioning, the conditioned stimulus signals the impending occurrence of:
A) a neutral stimulus.
B) generalization.
C) an unconditioned stimulus.
D) operant behavior.
40. In classical conditioning, the NS becomes a ________ after it reliably signals the impending occurrence of the ________.
A) US; CS
B) UR; CR
C) CS; US
D) CR; UR
41. An experimenter plans to condition a dog to salivate to a light by pairing the light with food. The dog will learn to salivate to the light most quickly if the experimenter presents the light:
A) five seconds before the food.
B) half a second before the food.
C) at precisely the same time as the food.
D) a half-second after the food.
42. Male Japanese quail became sexually aroused by a red light that was repeatedly associated with the presentation of a female quail. The sexual arousal triggered by the red light was a:
A) UR.
B) US.
C) CR.
D) CS.
43. A geometric figure is most likely to trigger sexual arousal if presented shortly:
A) after an appropriate UR.
B) after an appropriate US.
C) before an appropriate UR.
D) before an appropriate US.
44. Classical conditioning is most clearly biologically adaptive because it enables us to learn that the ________ predicts the onset of the _________.
A) US; UR
B) US; CS
C) UR; CR
D) CS; US
45. Extinction occurs when a ________ is no longer paired with a ________.
A) UR; CR
B) CS; UR
C) US; UR
D) CS; US
46. At one time Jimmy was scared of dogs because he was bitten by one. With subsequent repeated exposure to tame dogs in safe settings, however, his fear of dogs has gradually faded. Jimmy's diminishing fear of dogs best illustrates:
A) operant behavior.
B) spontaneous recovery.
C) extinction.
D) acquisition.
47. The reappearance, after a time lapse, of an extinguished CR is called:
A) generalization.
B) spontaneous recovery.
C) discrimination.
D) secondary conditioning.
48. After a scary biking accident, Alex extinguished his conditioned fear of bikes by cycling on a safe biking trail every day for a week. The reappearance of his previously extinguished fear when he rode a bike on the same trail two weeks later best illustrates:
A) discrimination.
B) operant behavior.
C) generalization.
D) spontaneous recovery.
49. The occurrence of spontaneous recovery suggests that during extinction:
A) the CS is eliminated.
B) the CR is eliminated.
C) the CS is suppressed.
D) the CR is suppressed.
50. In classical conditioning, generalization refers to the tendency for the conditioned response to be evoked by stimuli that are similar to the:
A) unconditioned stimulus.
B) respondent behavior.
C) conditioned stimulus
D) unconditioned response.
51. Two-year-old Philip was recently clawed by the neighbor's cat. Philip now fears all small animals. His fear demonstrates the process of:
A) generalization.
B) operant conditioning.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) extinction.
52. Dogs conditioned to salivate to stimulation of the thigh also begin to salivate when stimulated on other body parts. This best illustrates:
A) spontaneous recovery.
B) an unconditioned response.
C) an operant behavior.
D) generalization.
53. Compared with nonabused children, those children who have experienced a history of abuse show a stronger brain-wave response to an angry face. This best illustrates:
A) operant behavior.
B) generalization.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) discrimination.
54. Monica's psychotherapist reminds her so much of her own father that she has many of the same mixed emotional reactions to him that she has to her own dad. Her reactions to her therapist best illustrate the importance of:
A) spontaneous recovery.
B) discrimination.
C) an unconditioned response.
D) generalization.
55. Because of the discomfort and embarrassment associated with his childhood bedwetting, Andrew becomes nervous whenever he senses an urge to urinate. If genital arousal subsequently makes Andrew unusually anxious, this would best illustrate:
A) observational learning.
B) generalization.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) an unconditioned response.
56. The ability to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus and stimuli that do not signal an unconditioned stimulus is called:
A) acquisition.
B) discrimination.
C) generalization.
D) spontaneous recovery.
57. Your heart may race when you are confronted by a lion but not when you are approached by a kitten. This best illustrates the adaptive value of:
A) operant behavior.
B) discrimination.
C) observational learning.
D) spontaneous recovery.
58. Jacqueline is sexually aroused by the sight of her handsome boyfriend but not by the sight of her equally handsome brother. This best illustrates the value of:
A) operant behavior.
B) extinction.
C) discrimination.
D) spontaneous recovery.
59. Pavlov's studies of classical conditioning were most clearly valuable because they provided the young discipline of psychology with a model of:
A) animal consciousness.
B) scientific methodology.
C) cognitive processes.
D) introspection.
60. Pavlov's research on classical conditioning was important because:
A) it highlighted the role of cognitive processes in learning.
B) so many different species of animals, including humans, can be classically conditioned.
C) it demonstrated an essential difference between animal and human learning.
D) all learning depends on respondent behavior.
61. Just after they taste a sweet liquid, mice are injected with a drug that produces an immune response. Later, the taste of the sweet liquid by itself triggers an immune response. This best illustrates:
A) operant conditioning.
B) spontaneous recovery.
C) classical conditioning.
D) observational learning.
62. To assess whether Mrs. Webster had suffered a brain injury, researchers conditioned her to blink in response to a sound that signaled the delivery of a puff of air directed toward her face. In this application of classical conditioning, the sound was a:
A) US.
B) UR.
C) CS.
D) CR.
63. Watson and Rayner's study of Little Albert demonstrated how specific fears:
A) can interfere with the process of learning.
B) can be extinguished.
C) are acquired through observational learning.
D) may be produced through classical conditioning.
64. After learning to fear a white rat, Little Albert responded with fear to the sight of a rabbit. This best illustrates the process of:
A) observational learning.
B) generalization.
C) operant conditioning.
D) spontaneous recovery.
65. After he was spanked on several occasions for spilling his milk at a restaurant, Colin became afraid to go to the restaurant. In this case, spanking was a(n) ________ for Colin's fear.
A) unconditional response
B) conditioned stimulus
C) secondary conditioner
D) unconditioned stimulus
66. In which form of learning is behavior influenced by its consequences?
A) primary conditioning
B) classical conditioning
C) operant conditioning
D) delayed conditioning
67. Voluntary behaviors that become more frequent when followed by reinforcers are called:
A) associative behaviors.
B) respondent behaviors.
C) operant behaviors.
D) unconditioned responses.
68. Laurie's thumbsucking has become habitual because she feels less anxious when she sucks her thumb. This best illustrates the process of:
A) generalization.
B) classical conditioning.
C) discrimination.
D) operant conditioning.
69. A type of learning in which behavior is diminished if followed by a punisher is called:
A) delayed conditioning.
B) classical conditioning.
C) secondary conditioning.
D) operant conditioning.
70. Behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely, and behaviors followed by unfavorable consequences become less likely. This principle is called:
A) discrimination.
B) intermittent reinforcement.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) the law of effect.
71. Megan's profane language increases in frequency when it leads to her friend's approving laughter but decreases in frequency when it leads to her parent's criticism. This best illustrates:
A) respondent behavior.
B) the law of effect.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) shaping.
72. B. F. Skinner's work elaborated what E. L. Thorndike had called:
A) shaping.
B) conditioned reinforcement.
C) the law of effect.
D) resistance to extinction.
73. A Skinner box is a(n):
A) aversive or punishing event that decreases the occurrence of certain undesirable behaviors.
B) “slot machine” used to study the effects of partial reinforcement on human gambling practices.
C) chamber containing a bar or key that an animal can manipulate to obtain a reward.
D) television projection device designed for use in laboratory studies of operant conditioning.
74. Researchers are studying how rapidly a hungry pigeon in a confined cage will learn to peck at a lighted disk in order to receive food. The researchers are most clearly using a(n) ________ to study learning.
A) Pavlovian maze
B) conditioned reinforcer
C) operant chamber
D) variable-ratio schedule
75. An event that strengthens the behavior it follows is a(n):
A) conditioned stimulus.
B) unconditioned stimulus.
C) reinforcement.
D) operant behavior.
76. If bears find insects after they move decaying logs, they more frequently move decaying logs. This most clearly indicates that finding insects is a:
A) reinforcement.
B) respondent behavior.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) classically conditioned habit.
77. Shaping is a(n) ________ procedure.
A) spontaneous recovery
B) operant conditioning
C) classical conditioning
D) positive punishment
78. Shaping is a procedure in which reinforcers are:
A) designed to evoke respondent behavior.
B) interspersed with punishers to speed the process of learning.
C) used to guide actions closer and closer to a desired behavior.
D) given on a variable-ratio schedule.
79. You would be most likely to use operant conditioning to teach a dog to:
A) fear cars in the street.
B) dislike the taste of dead birds.
C) wag its tail whenever it is emotionally excited.
D) retrieve sticks and balls.
80. An animal trainer is teaching a miniature poodle to balance on a ball. Initially, he gives the poodle a treat for approaching the ball, then only for placing its front paws on the ball, and finally only for climbing on the ball. The trainer is using the method of:
A) successive approximations.
B) delayed reinforcement.
C) classical conditioning.
D) secondary reinforcement.
81. Five-year-old Trevor is emotionally disturbed and refuses to communicate with anyone. To get him to speak, his teacher initially gives him candy for any utterance, then only for a clearly spoken word, and finally only for a complete sentence. The teacher is using the method of:
A) secondary reinforcement.
B) delayed reinforcement.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) shaping.
82. An event or situation signaling that an operant response will be reinforced is called a(n):
A) shaping stimulus.
B) unconditioned stimulus.
C) primary reinforcer.
D) discriminative stimulus.
83. A pigeon is consistently reinforced with food for pecking a key after seeing an image of a human face, but not reinforced for pecking after seeing other images. By signaling that a pecking response will be reinforced, the image of a human face is a(n):
A) unconditioned stimulus.
B) partial reinforcement.
C) discriminative stimulus.
D) primary reinforcer.
84. A hungry rat in an operant chamber is reinforced with food after pressing a bar only if a light on the chamber wall is on. If the rat learns to press the bar only when the light is on, this would indicate that the light is a(n):
A) primary reinforcer.
B) discriminative stimulus.
C) negative reinforcer.
D) unconditioned stimulus.
85. Because Mr. Baron demonstrates appreciation only for very good classroom answers, his students have stopped participating in class. Mr. Baron most clearly needs to be informed of the value of:
A) generalization.
B) spontaneous recovery.
C) shaping.
D) partial reinforcement.
86. Any stimulus that, when presented after a response, strengthens the response is called a(n):
A) conditioned stimulus.
B) unconditioned stimulus.
C) positive reinforcer.
D) negative reinforcer.
87. Every Saturday morning, Arnold quickly washes the family's breakfast dishes so that his father will allow him to wash his car. In this instance, washing the car is a(n):
A) positive reinforcer.
B) unconditioned response.
C) conditioned response.
D) negative reinforcer.
88. Receiving delicious food is to escaping electric shock as ________ is to ________.
A) positive reinforcer; negative reinforcer
B) primary reinforcer; secondary reinforcer
C) immediate reinforcer; delayed reinforcer
D) reinforcement; punishment
89. Positive reinforcers ________ the rate of operant responding, and negative reinforcers
________ the rate of operant responding.
A) decrease; increase
B) increase; decrease
C) increase; increase
D) have no effect on; decrease
90. Any stimulus that, when removed after a response, strengthens the response is called a(n):
A) conditioned stimulus.
B) unconditioned stimulus.
C) positive reinforcer.
D) negative reinforcer.
91. Mason, a stockbroker, runs two miles every day after work because it reduces his level of stress. Mason's running habit is maintained by a ________ reinforcer.
A) positive
B) negative
C) conditioned
D) partial
92. Primary reinforcers could best be described as:
A) discriminative stimuli.
B) conditioned stimuli.
C) conditioned reinforcers.
D) innately satisfying stimuli.
93. The taste of food and relief from a headache are both ________ reinforcers.
A) positive
B) negative
C) primary
D) conditioned
94. A stimulus that acquires reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer is called a ________ reinforcer.
A) delayed
B) negative
C) partial
D) conditioned
95. Which of the following is the best example of a conditioned reinforcer?
A) applause for an excellent piano recital
B) a spanking for eating cookies before dinner
C) a cold root beer for mowing the lawn on a hot day
D) termination of shock after removing one's finger from a live electrical wire
96. Alex was paid $100 for eight hours of work. The money was a(n):
A) primary reinforcer.
B) spontaneous recovery.
C) conditioned reinforcer.
D) operant behavior.
97. The removal of electric shock is to the receipt of money as ________ is to ________.
A) delayed reinforcer; immediate reinforcer
B) primary reinforcer; conditioned reinforcer
C) discrimination; generalization
D) partial reinforcement; continuous reinforcement
98. Giving a hungry rat food for pressing a bar before the rat has a chance to engage in other incidental behaviors like running or scratching best illustrates:
A) respondent behavior.
B) secondary reinforcement.
C) intermittent reinforcement.
D) immediate reinforcement.
99. To quickly teach a dog to roll over on command, you would be best advised to use:
A) classical conditioning rather than operant conditioning.
B) partial reinforcement rather than continuous reinforcement.
C) immediate reinforcers rather than delayed reinforcers.
D) negative reinforcers rather than positive reinforcers.
100. Some students study hard beginning with the first couple of weeks of a semester because they subsequently receive very good final course grades. This best illustrates that human behavior is influenced by:
A) classical conditioning.
B) primary reinforcers.
C) latent learning.
D) delayed reinforcers.
101. Janet has almost finished painting a neighbor's house, at which time she'll be paid $2000. The fact that she is increasingly unlikely to quit painting as she nears completion of the job best illustrates that operant behavior is strongly influenced by ________ reinforcers.
A) primary
B) negative
C) immediate
D) partial
102. A response is learned most rapidly and is most resistant to extinction if it is acquired under conditions of:
A) continuous reinforcement followed by partial reinforcement.
B) primary reinforcement followed by secondary reinforcement.
C) partial reinforcement followed by continuous reinforcement.
D) secondary reinforcement followed by primary reinforcement.
103. Resistance to extinction is most strongly encouraged by ________ reinforcement.
A) delayed
B) intermittent
C) conditioned
D) negative
104. The way slot machines reward gamblers with money best illustrates:
A) spontaneous recovery.
B) partial reinforcement.
C) generalization.
D) shaping.
105. Four-year-old Della asks her mother for a special treat every time they go to the grocery store. At first her mother granted every request, but now she does so less consistently. Research suggests that Della will:
A) soon give up asking for a treat entirely.
B) come to ask for a treat only occasionally.
C) continue to ask for a treat nearly every time she goes to the store.
D) ask for a treat every time her mother takes her out, even if they don't go to the grocery store.
106. A fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement is one in which a response is reinforced only after a(n):
A) specified time period has elapsed.
B) unpredictable time period has elapsed.
C) specified number of responses have been made.
D) unpredictable number of responses have been made.
107. Blake is a carpet installer who wants to be paid for each square foot of carpet he lays rather than with an hourly wage. Blake prefers working on a ________ schedule of reinforcement.
A) fixed-ratio
B) fixed-interval
C) variable-interval
D) variable-ratio
108. Paul and Michael sell magazine subscriptions by telephone. Paul is paid $1.00 for every five calls he makes, while Michael is paid $1.00 for every subscription he sells, regardless of the number of calls he makes. Paul's telephoning is reinforced on a ________ schedule, whereas Michael's is reinforced on a ________ schedule.
A) variable-ratio; fixed-ratio
B) fixed-ratio; variable-ratio
C) fixed-ratio; variable-interval
D) fixed-interval; variable-ratio
109. A partial reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response after an unpredictable number of responses is a ________ schedule.
A) fixed-ratio
B) variable-ratio
C) fixed-interval
D) variable-interval
110. Purchasing state lottery tickets is reinforced with monetary winnings on a ________ schedule.
A) fixed-interval
B) variable-interval
C) fixed-ratio
D) variable-ratio
111. Asking potential partners for a date is most likely to be reinforced on a ________ schedule.
A) fixed-interval
B) fixed-ratio
C) variable-interval
D) variable-ratio
112. A fixed-interval schedule of reinforcement is one in which a response is reinforced only after a(n):
A) unpredictable time period has elapsed.
B) specified time period has elapsed.
C) specified number of responses has been made.
D) unpredictable number of responses has been made.
113. An executive in a computer software firm works with his office door closed. At the same time every hour he opens the door to see what his employees are doing. The employees have learned to work especially hard during the five minutes before and while the door is open. Their work pattern is typical of responses that are reinforced on a ________ schedule.
A) fixed-interval
B) fixed-ratio
C) variable-ratio
D) variable-interval
114. A partial reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response that occurs after an unpredictable period of time is a ________ schedule.
A) fixed-ratio
B) variable-ratio
C) fixed-interval
D) variable-interval
115. On the first day of class, Professor Wallace tells her geography students that pop quizzes will be given at unpredictable times throughout the semester. Clearly, studying for Professor Wallace's surprise quizzes will be reinforced on a ________ schedule.
A) fixed-interval
B) fixed-ratio
C) variable-interval
D) variable-ratio
116. Watching the night sky for shooting stars is likely to be reinforced on a ________ schedule.
A) fixed-interval
B) fixed-ratio
C) variable-interval
D) variable-ratio
117. Operant response rates tend to be ________ when linked to a ratio schedule rather than an interval schedule. Operant response rates tend to be ________ consistent when linked to a variable schedule rather than a fixed schedule.
A) higher; less
B) lower; more
C) higher; more
D) lower; less
118. Myron quit gambling after he lost over a thousand dollars betting on horse races. This best illustrates the effects of:
A) negative reinforcers.
B) shaping.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) punishment.
119. The introduction of a pleasant stimulus is to ________ as the withdrawal of a pleasant stimulus is to ________.
A) positive reinforcer; negative reinforcer
B) immediate reinforcer; delayed reinforcer
C) reinforcement; punishment
D) primary reinforcer; secondary reinforcer
120. Administering an aversive stimulus following an operant response is:
A) negative punishment.
B) positive punishment.
C) negative reinforcement.
D) positive reinforcement.
121. Taking away the driver's license of a reckless teen driver is intended to serve as a:
A) negative reinforcement.
B) positive reinforcement.
C) negative punishment.
D) positive punishment.
122. Positive punishment is the introduction of a(n) ________ stimulus following a behavior and negative punishment is the withdrawal of a(n) ________ stimulus following a behavior.
A) pleasant; pleasant
B) aversive; aversive
C) pleasant; aversive
D) aversive; pleasant
123. A young child who is spanked after running into the street learns not to repeat this behavior. In this case, the spanking is a:
A) positive reinforcer.
B) negative reinforcer.
C) positive punishment.
D) negative punishment.
124. Peggy's use of foul language decreased because it was followed by the loss of her $5 weekly allowance. Taking away Peggy's allowance served as ________ for her foul language.
A) negative reinforcement
B) positive punishment
C) secondary reinforcement
D) negative punishment
125. Studies suggest that criminal behavior is most likely to be deterred by:
A) moderate levels of punishment.
B) swiftly delivered punishment.
C) severe levels of punishment.
D) an unpredictable level of punishment.
126. Learning that some responses, but not others, will be punished is called:
A) respondent behavior.
B) secondary reinforcement.
C) discrimination.
D) spontaneous recovery.
127. A child who is punished for swearing at home but reinforced for swearing on the school playground is most likely to demonstrate a patterned habit of swearing that is indicative of:
A) negative reinforcement.
B) shaping.
C) discrimination.
D) extinction.
128. The use of physical punishment may:
A) lead to the suppression but not the forgetting of undesirable behavior.
B) model aggression as a way of coping with problems.
C) lead people to fear and avoid the punishing agent.
D) have all of these results.
129. Most psychologists would advise parents who want to change a child's bad behavior to make greater use of:
A) shaping than of modeling.
B) reinforcement than of punishment.
C) classical conditioning than of operant conditioning.
D) primary reinforcers than of secondary reinforcers.
130. According to B. F. Skinner, human behavior is controlled primarily by:
A) external influences.
B) emotions.
C) unconscious motives.
D) conscious thoughts.
131. In explaining serious childhood misbehavior, B. F. Skinner would most likely have emphasized:
A) inherited predispositions.
B) fear and greed.
C) faulty child-raising practices.
D) a weak internalized conscience.
132. B. F. Skinner's critics have claimed that he neglected the importance of the individual's:
A) personal freedom.
B) early childhood experiences.
C) pleasure-seeking tendencies.
D) cultural background.
133. B. F. Skinner believed that teaching machines could promote effective learning because they allow for both:
A) delayed reinforcement and generalization.
B) positive reinforcement and punishment.
C) shaping and immediate reinforcement.
D) respondent behavior and spontaneous recovery.
134. Which of the following is LEAST likely to be considered an important component of effective student instruction involving the use of interactive software?
A) respondent behavior
B) immediate reinforcement
C) operant behavior
D) shaping
135. Pacing the presentation of educational materials according to a student's unique level and rate of learning is best exemplified by ________ computer software programs.
A) respondent behavior
B) adaptive learning
C) variable-interval
D) secondary conditioning
136. Alex learned how to make 3-point basketball shots by successfully making very short shots before shooting from increasingly longer distances from the hoop. This learning strategy best illustrates the process of:
A) variable-interval scheduling.
B) delayed reinforcement.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) shaping.
137. Two years ago, the de Castellane Manufacturing Company included its employees in a profit-sharing plan in which workers receive semiannual bonuses based on the company's profits. Since this plan was initiated, worker productivity at de Castellane has nearly doubled. This productivity increase is best explained in terms of:
A) discrimination.
B) operant conditioning.
C) classical conditioning.
D) spontaneous recovery.
138. When grocery shopping with his mother, 4-year-old Hakim sometimes throws temper tantrums if his mother refuses his requests for a particular snack food. Parent-training experts would suggest that his mother should:
A) threaten to punish Hakim if he continues his tantrums.
B) offer to buy the snack food Hakim wants only if he quiets down and behaves himself.
C) continue shopping while ignoring Hakim's tantrums.
D) return any snack foods that are already in her cart to the store shelves.
139. To get you to increase the frequency of your daily exercise, operant behavior specialists are most likely to recommend that you:
A) specify your exercise goals and how you plan to achieve them.
B) congratulate yourself even when you fail to fulfill your specific exercise goals.
C) never reward yourself with a light snack after achieving specific exercise goals.
D) avoid trying to keep track of exactly how much you have exercised in a specific weekly period.
140. Both classical and operant conditioning are forms of:
A) associative learning.
B) respondent behavior.
C) continuous reinforcement.
D) shaping.
141. An organism learns associations between events it does not control during the process of:
A) negative reinforcement.
B) spontaneous recovery.
C) classical conditioning.
D) shaping.
142. A learned association between behaviors and resulting events is central to:
A) operant conditioning.
B) extinction.
C) classical conditioning.
D) spontaneous recovery.
143. A learned association between two stimuli is most central to:
A) shaping.
B) negative reinforcement.
C) a fixed-interval schedule.
D) classical conditioning.
144. The study of respondent behavior is to ________ as the study of operant behavior is to ________.
A) Pavlov; Skinner
B) Thorndike; Skinner
C) Skinner; Thorndike
D) Thorndike; Pavlov
145. An integrated understanding of associative learning in terms of genetic predispositions, culturally learned preferences, and the predictability of certain associations is most clearly provided by:
A) Pavlov's experiments.
B) Watson's behaviorism.
C) a biopsychosocial approach.
D) instinctive drift.
146. Tendencies developed through evolutionary history that predispose members of a species to learn some associations more readily than others are:
A) cognitive maps.
B) biological constraints.
C) extrinsic motives.
D) conditioned responses.
147. The idea that any perceivable neutral stimulus can serve as a CS was challenged by:
A) Garcia and Koelling's findings on taste aversion in rats.
B) Pavlov's findings on the conditioned salivary response.
C) Rescorla's findings about the effects of expectations on an animal's conditioned response.
D) Bandura's findings on observational learning and aggression in children.
148. Garcia and Koelling's studies of taste aversion in rats demonstrated the impact of __ on classical conditioning.
A) cognitive processes
B) biological constraints
C) a fixed-interval reinforcement schedule
D) latent learning
149. Evidence that organisms most readily learn behaviors favored by natural selection best illustrates the importance of:
A) vicarious reinforcement.
B) extrinsic motivation.
C) conditioned reinforcers.
D) biological constraints.
150. Which of the following has helped prevent coyotes and wolves from attacking sheep?
A) observational learning
B) conditioned taste aversion
C) positive reinforcement
D) latent learning
151. In a series of experiments, men found women more attractive and sexually desirable when their photos were framed in:
A) black.
B) yellow.
C) violet.
D) red.
152. When chemotherapy in a clinic triggers nausea, cancer patients may develop a nausea response to the sights, sounds, and smells associated with the clinic. This best illustrates:
A) operant conditioning.
B) latent learning.
C) classical conditioning.
D) observational learning.
153. It's easier to train a pigeon to peck a disk for a food reward than to flap its wings for a food reward. This illustrates the importance of ________ in learning.
A) extrinsic motivation
B) modeling
C) cognitive maps
D) biological constraints
154. Animals tend to revert from newly learned habits to their biologically predisposed behaviors. This is an example of:
A) latent learning.
B) instinctive drift.
C) intrinsic motivation.
D) modeling.
155. After pigs learned to pick up and deposit wooden coins in a piggy bank, the pigs subsequently dropped the coins repeatedly and pushed them with their snout. This best illustrates the importance of ________ in operant conditioning.
A) taste aversion
B) latent learning
C) intrinsic motivation
D) biological constraints
156. Cognitive learning involves the acquisition of:
A) intrinsic motivation.
B) taste aversions.
C) mental information.
D) instinctive drift.
157. The views of learning advanced by Ivan Pavlov and John B. Watson underestimated the importance of:
A) neutral stimuli.
B) cognitive processes.
C) associative learning.
D) unconditioned responses.
158. The predictability rather than the frequency of CS-US associations appears to be crucial for classical conditioning. This highlights the importance of ________ in conditioning.
A) instinctive drift
B) latent learning
C) intrinsic motivation
D) cognitive processes
159. Nikki has learned to expect the sound of thunder whenever she sees a flash of lightning. This suggests that associative learning involves:
A) intrinsic motivation.
B) cognitive processes.
C) mirror neurons.
D) genetic predispositions.
160. A psychologist who emphasizes cognitive processes would be likely to suggest that classical conditioning depends on:
A) an organism's behavior in response to environmental stimulation.
B) the amount of time between the presentation of the CS and the US.
C) how frequently an organism is exposed to an association of a CS and a US.
D) an organism's expectation that a US will follow a CS.
161. Megan fails to see any connection between how hard she works and the size of her annual pay raises. Consequently, she no longer puts much effort into her job, even though she really wants a big raise. This best illustrates the importance of ________ in the operant conditioning of work habits.
A) intrinsic motivation
B) biological constraints
C) latent learning
D) cognitive processes
162. Operant response rates remain highest when individuals anticipate that their behavior will actually lead to further reinforcement. This best illustrates the importance of ________ in operant conditioning.
A) latent learning
B) cognitive processes
C) biological constraints
D) intrinsic motivation
163. After a week at college, Su-Chuan has formed a mental representation of the layout of the campus and no longer gets lost. Su-Chuan has developed a(n):
A) cognitive map.
B) extrinsic motivation.
C) theory of mind.
D) fixed-interval schedule.
164. Learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it is called:
A) associative learning.
B) operant conditioning.
C) latent learning.
D) shaping.
165. If rats are allowed to wander through a maze, they will subsequently run the maze with few errors when a food reward is placed in the maze's goal box. Their good performance demonstrates:
A) prosocial behavior.
B) latent learning.
C) intrinsic motivation.
D) modeling.
166. The fact that learning can occur without reinforcement is most clearly demonstrated by studies of:
A) fixed-interval schedules.
B) latent learning.
C) extrinsic motivation.
D) instinctive drift.
167. Studies of latent learning highlight the importance of:
A) conditioned stimuli.
B) unconditioned stimuli.
C) cognitive processes.
D) instinctive drift.
168. Intrinsic motivation refers to a desire to perform an activity:
A) with the least amount of effort necessary.
B) because it will improve one's reputation.
C) in order to avoid anxiety.
D) for the sake of its own enjoyment.
169. The desire to perform a behavior due to promised rewards or threats of punishment involves:
A) latent learning.
B) extrinsic motivation.
C) classical conditioning.
D) a fixed-interval reinforcement schedule.
170. Using rewards to bribe people to engage in an activity they already enjoy is most likely to inhibit:
A) modeling.
B) latent learning.
C) cognitive processes.
D) intrinsic motivation.
171. Because Yuri was curious about human behavior, he enrolled in an introductory psychology course. George registered because he heard it was an easy course that would boost his grade-point average. In this instance, Yuri's behavior was a reflection of __, whereas George's behavior was a reflection of ________.
A) operant conditioning; classical conditioning
B) intrinsic motivation; extrinsic motivation
C) an unconditioned response; a conditioned response
D) a biological predisposition; a learned habit
172. Our ability to learn by witnessing the behavior of others best illustrates:
A) classical conditioning.
B) prosocial behavior.
C) operant conditioning.
D) observational learning.
173. Dan and Joel, both 4-year-olds, have seen all the Spiderman movies. Joel's mother recently found the boys standing on the garage roof, ready to try jumping across to the next roof. What best accounts for the boys' behavior?
A) instinctive drift
B) observational learning
C) immediate reinforcement
D) classical conditioning
174. Jeremy wears his baseball cap backward because he noticed that his older brother does so. This illustrates the importance of:
A) latent learning.
B) immediate reinforcement.
C) modeling.
D) prosocial behavior.
175. The pioneering researcher of observational learning was:
A) John Garcia.
B) B. F. Skinner.
C) Albert Bandura.
D) John B. Watson.
176. In a well-known experiment, preschool children pounded and kicked a large inflated Bobo doll that an adult had just beaten on. This experiment served to illustrate the importance of:
A) operant conditioning.
B) classical conditioning.
C) observational learning.
D) vicarious punishment.
177. We are most likely to imitate the behavior of models if we observe that their actions are:
A) conditioned responses.
B) extrinsically motivated.
C) followed by reinforcement.
D) violent or antisocial.
178. The tendency to engage in behaviors that we observe others being rewarded for performing best illustrates the influence of:
A) prosocial behavior.
B) operant conditioning.
C) intrinsic motivation.
D) vicarious reinforcement.
179. When Adam observed his sister being scolded after she hit another child, Adam also discontinued hitting other children. This best illustrates the impact of:
A) latent learning.
B) vicarious punishment.
C) instinctive drift.
D) intrinsic motivation.
180. We are especially likely to vicariously experience the reinforcing outcomes of those we perceive as:
A) extrinsically motivated.
B) antisocial models.
C) latent learners.
D) similar to ourselves.
181. Mirror neurons are believed by some scientists to provide a biological basis for:
A) classical conditioning.
B) cognitive maps.
C) observational learning.
D) extrinsic motivation.
182. Which of the following are most clearly activated both by picking up a spoon and by simply watching another person pick up a spoon?
A) prosocial behaviors
B) taste aversions
C) cognitive maps
D) mirror neurons
183. It has been suggested that ________ are activated when a monkey moves a peanut into its own mouth and when a monkey simply observes other monkeys move a peanut into their mouths.
A) prosocial behaviors
B) intrinsic motives
C) cognitive maps
D) mirror neurons
184. Different groups of vervet monkeys learned to prefer either blue or pink corn. All but one of their 27 infant monkeys subsequently came to prefer the same color corn preferred by the adult monkeys in their group. This subsequent outcome best illustrated:
A) operant conditioning.
B) instinctive drift.
C) observational learning.
D) extrinsic motivation.
185. By 8 to 16 months, infants imitate various novel gestures they see others perform. This best illustrates:
A) classical conditioning.
B) observational learning.
C) latent learning.
D) a fixed-interval schedule.
186. Five-year-olds copy senseless and irrelevant adult actions such as stroking a plastic jar with a feather before reaching inside the jar for a toy. This best illustrates:
A) a conditioned response.
B) instinctive drift.
C) vicarious reinforcement.
D) overimitation.
187. Without conscious reflection, people often yawn when they observe others yawning. Researchers are now considering whether this can be attributed to:
A) mirror neuron activity.
B) classical conditioning.
C) latent learning.
D) extrinsic motivation.
188. According to some researchers, a televised fistfight may lead viewers to mentally simulate fistfighting thanks to the activation of:
A) cognitive maps.
B) mirror neurons.
C) instinctive drift.
D) taste aversions.
189. Sandy finds it harder to frown when watching her brother smile than when seeing him frown. Scientists are currently debating whether this can be attributed to the activation of:
A) instinctive drift.
B) extrinsic motives.
C) mirror neurons.
D) cognitive maps.
190. Psychologists are currently debating whether our physical capacity for mentally simulating the observed behavior of others is due to specialized:
A) intrinsic motives.
B) cognitive maps.
C) extrinsic motives.
D) mirror neurons.
191. The brain's capacity to simulate and vicariously experience the observed postures and facial expressions of others most clearly contributes to the development of a child's:
A) theory of mind.
B) cognitive map.
C) extrinsic motivation.
D) instinctive drift.
192. Recognizing that one of your friends is feeling angry and that another friend is feeling sad illustrates an ability known as:
A) modeling.
B) latent learning.
C) instinctive drift.
D) theory of mind.
193. Helpful and constructive actions best illustrate:
A) latent learning.
B) extrinsic motivation.
C) overimitation.
D) prosocial behavior.
194. Alex learned to babysit and care for young children effectively by observing the many ways his mother carefully nurtured his own younger siblings. This best illustrates the value of observational learning for promoting:
A) fixed-interval schedules.
B) prosocial behavior.
C) extrinsic motivation.
D) instinctive drift.
195. Socially responsive toddlers who readily imitate their parents tend to become preschoolers with a strong internalized conscience. This best illustrates the impact of:
A) operant conditioning.
B) classical conditioning.
C) observational learning.
D) extrinsic motivation.
196. Children of abusive parents often learn to be aggressive by imitating their parents. This illustrates the impact of:
A) operant conditioning.
B) observational learning.
C) classical conditioning.
D) extrinsic motivation.
197. Mr. Schneider frequently tells his children that it is important to wash their hands before meals, but he rarely does so himself. Experiments suggest that his children will learn to:
A) practice and preach the virtues of cleanliness.
B) practice cleanliness but not preach its virtues.
C) neither practice nor preach the virtues of cleanliness.
D) preach the virtues of cleanliness but not practice cleanliness.
198. Children often imitate behaviors seen on television and online videos. This best illustrates the impact of:
A) modeling.
B) latent learning.
C) instinctive drift.
D) fixed-interval reinforcement schedules.
199. Children are especially likely to behave aggressively after viewing TV violence in which an attractive person commits:
A) justified violence that causes no visible pain or harm.
B) unjustified violence that causes no visible pain or harm.
C) justified violence that causes a lot of visible pain or harm.
D) unjustified violence that causes a lot of visible pain or harm.
200. Correlational studies show that prolonged viewing of televised violence ________ increased rates of violent behavior.
A) inhibits
B) causes
C) is unrelated to
D) predicts
201. Desensitization and imitation are two factors that contribute to:
A) latent learning.
B) taste aversion.
C) the violence-viewing effect.
D) instinctive drift.