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1Through direct experience with animals, we come to anticipate that dogs will bark and that birds will chirp. This best illustrates
- Adiscrimination.
- Bspontaneous recovery.
- Crespondent behavior.
- Dassociative learning.
2John B. Watson believed that psychology should be the science of
- Aobservable behavior.
- Bcognitive processes.
- Cgenetic predispositions.
- Dall of these factors.
3Pavlov noticed that dogs began salivating at the mere sight of the person who regularly brought food to them. For the dogs, the sight of this person was a(n)
- Aunconditioned reinforcer.
- Bunconditional stimulus.
- Cconditioned reinforcer.
- Dconditioned stimulus.
4Blinking in response to a puff of air directed to your eye is a
- AUR.
- BUS.
- CCR.
- DCS.
5 Long after her conditioned fear of dogs had been extinguished, Marcy experienced an unexpected surge of nervousness when first shown her cousin's new cocker spaniel. Her unexpected nervousness best illustrates
- Adiscrimination
- Bspontaneous recovery.
- Creinforcement
- Dgeneralization.
6A year after surviving a classroom shooting incident, Angie still responds with terror at the sight of toy guns and to the sound of balloons popping. This reaction best illustrates
- Aan unconditioned response
- Boperant conditioning.
- Cdiscrimination.
- Dgeneralization.
7 If you have a "frightening experience" immediately after hearing a strange sound, your fear may be aroused when you hear that sound again. This best illustrates
- Ageneralization.
- Bspontaneous recovery.
- Cclassical conditioning.
- Ddiscrimination.
8Researchers condition a flatworm to contract when exposed to light by repeatedly pairing the light with electric shock. The electric shock is a(n)
- Anegative reinforcer.
- Bconditioned stimulus.
- Cconditioned reinforcer.
- Dunconditioned stimulus.
9You repeatedly hear a tone just before having a puff of air directed to your eye. Blinking to the tone presented without an air puff is a
- AUR.
- BUS.
- CCR.
- DCS.
10Conditioning seldom occurs when a ________ comes after a(n) _____.
- ACS; US
- BUR; CS
- CUS; CS
- DCR; US
11After being bitten by his neighbor's dog, Miguel experienced fear at the sight of that dog but not at the sight of other dogs. This best illustrates the process of
- Aextinction.
- Bdiscrimination.
- Cconditioned reinforcement.
- Dspontaneous recovery.
12The infant Albert developed a fear of rats after a white rat was associated with a loud noise. He then experienced fear of a rabbit, a dog, and a sealskin coat, but not to dissimilar objects, such as toys. This is an example of
- Ageneralization.
- Bacquisition.
- Cspontaneous recovery.
- Ddiscrimination.
13In the example of classical conditioning in which the child feared the doctor, the CS was
- Afear.
- Ba painful injection.
- Ca severe illness.
- Dthe presence of the doctor.
14In the example of the child fearing the doctor, the child's fear of a scientist in a white lab coat illustrates the process of:
- Ashaping.
- Bspontaneous recovery.
- Clatent learning.
- Dgeneralization.
- Esecondary reinforcement.
15In the experiment in which you were to condition a subject to blink her eye whenever she heard a certain tone, the UCS was a(n):
- Abright light.
- Beye blink.
- Ctone.
- Dpuff of air.
16In the experiment in which you were to condition a subject to blink her eye whenever she heard a certain tone, an eye blink was most likely to be scored as a ________ when it preceded the ________.
- ACR; UCS
- BCR; CS
- CUCR; UCS
- DUCR; CS
17Cats received a fish reward whenever they maneuvered themselves out of an enclosed puzzle box. With successive trials, the cats escaped from the box with increasing speed. This illustrates
- Anegative reinforcement.
- Bthe law of effect.
- Crespondent behavior.
- Dspontaneous recovery.
18In teaching her son to play basketball, Mrs. Richards initially reinforces him with praise for simply dribbling while standing still, then only for walking while dribbling, and finally only for running while dribbling. She is using a procedure known as
- Ageneralization.
- Bpartial reinforcement.
- Cspontaneous recovery
- Dshaping.
19If the onset of a light reliably signals the onset of food, a rat in a Skinner box will work to turn on the light. In this case, the light is a ________ reinforcer.
- Apartial
- Bprimary
- Cconditioned
- Ddelayed
20Airline frequent flyer programs that reward customers with a free flight after every 50,000 miles of travel illustrate the use of a ________ schedule of reinforcement.
- Afixed-interval
- Bvariable-interval
- Cfixed-ratio
- Dvariable-ratio
21During a typical morning, Colin checks the clock frequently before being reinforced with confirmation that the time for his regularly scheduled break has arrived. In this case, Colin's behavior is reinforced on a ________ schedule.
- Afixed-interval
- Bvariable interva
- Cfixed-ratio
- Dvariable-ratio
22Punishment ________ the rate of operant responding, and negative reinforcement ________ the rate of operant responding.
- Aincreases; decreases
- Bdecreases; increases
- Cdecreases; decreases
- Dhas no effect on; has no effect on
23If children get attention from their parents for doing cartwheels, they will repeat the trick in anticipation of more attention. This best illustrates
- Aspontaneous recovery.
- Brespondent behavior.
- Coperant conditioning.
- Dsuccessive approximations.
24Matt regularly buckles his seat belt simply because it turns off the car's irritating warning buzzer. This best illustrates the value of
- Arespondent behavior.
- Bnegative reinforcement.
- Csecondary reinforcement.
- Dspontaneous recovery.
25A word of praise is to a soothing back rub as ________ is to ________.
- Adelayed reinforcer; immediate reinforcer
- Boperant conditioning; classical conditioning
- Cpartial reinforcement; continuous reinforcement
- Dconditioned reinforcer; primary reinforcer
26A pigeon receives food for pecking a key, but only rarely and on unpredictable occasions. This best illustrates
- Ageneralization.
- Bdiscrimination.
- Cpartial reinforcement.
- Dacquisition.
275. For professional baseball players, swinging at a pitched ball is reinforced with a home run on a ________ schedule.
- Afixed-interval
- Bvariable-interval
- Cfixed-ratio
- Dvariable-ratio
28Some teachers have reduced the disruptive classroom behavior of students by imposing a time-out following disruptive behavior. In this case, the time-out is a
- Aconditioned reinforcer.
- Bnegative reinforcer.
- Cprimary reinforcer.
- Dpunishment.
29After Maya gave her friend the password to a protected website, the friend was able to remember it only long enough to type it into the password box. In this instance, the password was clearly stored in her ________ memory.
- Aprocedural
- Bshort-term
- Csensory
- Dimplicit
30Mr. Nydam suffers amnesia and is unable to remember playing golf several times each week on a particular course. Yet the more he plays the course, the more his game improves. His experience illustrates the need to distinguish between
- Ashort-term memory and long-term memory.
- Bacronyms and mnemonics.
- Cexplicit memory and implicit memory.
- Drecognition and recall.
313. Mentally rehearsing the glossary definitions of unfamiliar terms in order to remember them for a later test illustrates
- Athe peg-word system.
- Bprocedural memory.
- Ceffortful processing.
- Dechoic memory.
32Employing the single word HOMES to remember the names of North America's five Great Lakes best illustrates the use of
- Athe spacing effect.
- Bthe self-reference effect.
- Ca mnemonic technique.
- Dimplicit memory.
33The semantic processing of the words in a short poem illustrates
- Aprocedural memory.
- Bthe peg-word system.
- Cthe spacing effect.
- Ddeep processing.
34Which of the following questions about the word depressed would best prepare you to correctly remember tomorrow that you had seen the word on this quiz?
- AHow well does the word describe you?
- BDoes the word consist of 10 letters?
- CIs the word written in capital letters?
- DDoes the word rhyme with obsessed?
35A measure of your memory in which you need to pick the correctly learned answer from a displayed list of options is known as a measure of
- Arecall.
- Brecognition.
- Crehearsal.
- Drelearning.
36Researchers now recognize the active information processing that occurs in short-term memory and refer to it as ________ memory.
- Asensory
- Bworking
- Cflashbulb
- Dimplicit
37When you hear familiar words in your native language, it is virtually impossible not to register the meanings of the words. This best illustrates the importance of
- Asensory memory.
- Bautomatic processing.
- Ciconic memory.
- Dthe spacing effect.
38Which of the following is most likely to be stored as an implicit memory?
- Aa mental image of one's best friend
- Bthe date of one's own birth
- Ca conditioned fear of guns
- Done's own name
39When you have to make a long-distance call, dialing an unfamiliar area code plus a seven-digit number, you are likely to have trouble retaining the just-looked-up number. This best illustrates the limited capacity of ________ memory.
- Along-term
- Bimplicit
- Cshort-term
- Dexplicit
40Combining individual letters into familiar words enables you to remember more of the letters in this sentence. This best illustrates the value of
- Athe spacing effect.
- Biconic memory.
- Cthe self-reference effect.
- Dchunking.
41Which of the following is central to the processing of procedural memories?
- Ahippocampus
- Bhypothalamus
- Cbasal ganglia
- Damygdale
42Conscious memories of emotionally stressful events are especially likely to be facilitated by activation of the
- Abasal ganglia.
- Bamygdala.
- Ccerebellum.
- Dhypothalamus.
43Which of the following is believed to be the synaptic basis for learning and memory?
- Apriming
- Bsemantic encoding
- Cthe recency effect
- Dlong-term potentiation
44The happier Judie is, the more readily she recalls positive life experiences. This best illustrates that emotional states can become
- Aretrieval cues.
- Bshort-term memories.
- Csensory memories.
- Dflashbulb memories.
45At a block party, Cyndi is introduced to eight new neighbors. Moments later, she remembers only the names of the first three and last two neighbors. Her experience illustrates
- Aamnesia.
- Bpriming.
- Cimplicit memory.
- Dthe serial position effect.
46Having read a story once, certain amnesia victims will read it faster the second time even though they can't recall having seen the story before. They have most likely suffered damage to the
- Ahippocampus.
- Bcerebellum.
- Cbasal ganglia.
- Damygdala.
47Many people can easily recall exactly what they were doing when they first learned of the death of a close friend or family member. This best illustrates ________ memory.
- Anondeclarative
- Bflashbulb
- Cimplicit
- Dstate-dependent
48The smell of freshly baked bread awakened in Mr. Hutz vivid memories of his early childhood. The aroma apparently acted as a powerful
- ALTP.
- Bretrieval cue.
- Cimplicit memory.
- Dmemory trace.
49Activating memories of your childhood by forming vivid mental images of various locations in your childhood home best illustrates
- Aautomatic processing.
- Bthe primacy effect.
- Cthe serial position effect.
- Dpriming.
50Whenever Valerie experiences intense feelings of fear, she is overwhelmed with childhood memories of her abusive parents. Valerie's experience best illustrates
- Apriming.
- Bmood-congruent memory
- Clong-term potentiation.
- Dthe primacy effect.
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