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  • 1. 

    Which of the following is an unconditioned response?

    • A.

      Salavating at a sight of a lemon

    • B.

      Raising your hand to ask a question

    • C.

      Jerking your hand off a very hot stove

    • D.

      Walking into a restaurant to eat

    Correct Answer
    C. Jerking your hand off a very hot stove
  • 2. 

    Who was the first to emphasize that psychology shoudl be restricted to the scientific study ofoobservable behavior?

    • A.

      Wundt

    • B.

      Skinner

    • C.

      Watson

    • D.

      Bandura

    • E.

      Garcia

    Correct Answer
    C. Watson
  • 3. 

    When a CS is not followed by a UCS, the subsequent fading of a CR is callled:

    • A.

      Discrimination

    • B.

      Generalization

    • C.

      Delayed reinforcement

    • D.

      Extinction

    Correct Answer
    D. Extinction
  • 4. 

    Garcia and Koelling's findings on taste aversion in rats challenged the previously accepted principle that:

    • A.

      Positive reinforcement is more effective than punishment in changing behavior

    • B.

      The UCS must immediately follwo the CS for conditioning to occur

    • C.

      Learning is influenced by the frequency of association between the CS and the UCS

    • D.

      Learning occurs only if a response is followed by reinforcement

    Correct Answer
    B. The UCS must immediately follwo the CS for conditioning to occur
  • 5. 

    Because his father frequently spanked him for swearing, Antonio has developed a strong fear of his father.  In this case, the father is a(n) ________ for Antonio's fear.

    • A.

      Negative reinforcer

    • B.

      Conditioned stimulus

    • C.

      Secondary reinforcer

    • D.

      Unconditioned stimulus

    Correct Answer
    B. Conditioned stimulus
  • 6. 

    A negative reinforcer tends to ____ the behavior is follows.

    • A.

      Strengthen

    • B.

      Eliminate

    • C.

      Suppress but not eliminate

    • D.

      Have unpredictable effects on

    Correct Answer
    A. Strengthen
  • 7. 

    Which of the following decreases the recurrence of the behavior it follows?

    • A.

      Positive reinforcer

    • B.

      Negative reinforcer

    • C.

      Punishment

    • D.

      Both b and c

    Correct Answer
    C. Punishment
  • 8. 

    BF Skinner discounted the role of _____ in learning.

    • A.

      Negative reinforcement

    • B.

      Punishment

    • C.

      Cognitive process

    • D.

      Conditioned reinforcers

    • E.

      Effective parenting

    Correct Answer
    C. Cognitive process
  • 9. 

    Pavlov is to classical conditioning as ________ is to _________.

    • A.

      Thorndike; modeling

    • B.

      Skinner; latent learning

    • C.

      Bandura; observational learning

    • D.

      Garcia; computer assisted instruction

    Correct Answer
    C. Bandura; observational learning
  • 10. 

    Children exposed to a model who preached one thing and did another:

    • A.

      Ignored both what the model said and did

    • B.

      Ignored what the model did and both talked and acted in ways consistent with what the model said.

    • C.

      Ignored what the model said and both talked and acted in ways consistent with waht they model did.

    • D.

      Said what the model said and did what the model did.

    Correct Answer
    D. Said what the model said and did what the model did.

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