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Slide 1Slide 2Slide 3Slide 4Slide 5Slide 6Slide 7Slide 8Slide 9Slide 10Exam SAMPLE Qs1. The formal definition of “learning” is:A) knowledge that can be measured by an intelligence or achievement test.B) any knowledge or skill that has been acquired in a school or in a formal training program.C) behavior that is the result of genetic programming.D) a relatively enduring change in behavior or knowledge as a result of past experience.2. When Anna was 3 years old, her aunt's pet parakeet landed on her head and pecked at her scalp, hurting her. Following this incident, Anna was afraid of the parakeet. But over time, Anna has become afraid of anything that flies, including butterflies, large flying insects, and wild birds. This example illustrates the phenomenon of _____ in _____ conditioning.A) observational learning; operant C) biological preparedness; operantB) stimulus discrimination; classical D) stimulus generalization; classical3. “Responses followed by a satisfying effect are strengthened and likely to occur again in a particular situation, but responses followed by a dissatisfying effect are weakened and less likely to occur again in a particular situation.” What principle does this statement describe?A) the law of reinforcementB) learned helplessnessC) the law of effectD) conditioned compensatory reinforcement4. Sarah gets a weekly allowance, but only if all of her chores are completed by 5 PM on night. Although Sarah does some work around the house during the week, most ofher chores are done in a burst of activity after she comes home from school on Fridayafternoon. Sarah's behavior is being maintained on a _____ schedule of reinforcement.A) variable-ratio (VR) C) variable-interval (VI)B) fixed-ratio (FR) D) fixed-interval (FI)5. If positive reinforcement is not given within a short time following the response, learning will proceed slowly. This phenomenon is called:A) Delay of reinforcementB) ExtinctionC) Conditioned ResponseD) Consistency6. If you wanted to teach a chicken to "play" the piano, you should:E) Wait for a musically inclined chicken to show up F) Extinguish piano-playing behaviorG) Use shapingH) Use negative reinforcement7. Pavlov taught a dog to salivate at the sound of a musical tone by repeatedly pairing food with a musical tone. In this example, the food is the _____ and the dog salivating to the food is the _____.A) unconditioned stimulus; conditioned responseB) unconditioned stimulus; unconditioned responseC) conditioned response; unconditioned responseD) conditioned stimulus; conditioned response8. While his exhausted mother was taking a nap, four-year-old Dennis decided to help her out by doing the laundry. He dragged a stool over to the washing machine, stuffed clothes into it, turned it on, and dumped a box of detergent on top of the clothes. Which psychologist and which learning theory could best explain Dennis's behavior to his mother when she woke up to the sight of soap bubbles flooding out of the laundry room?A) Ivan Pavlov; classical conditioning C) Albert Bandura; observational learningB) Edward Thorndike; the law of effect D) John Garcia; biological preparedness9. Both escape conditioning and avoidance conditioning are forms of:A)superstitious behaviorB) positive reinforcementC) negative reinforcementD) Secondary reinforcement10. Which of the following is correct?A) Classical conditioning usually involves reflexive behavior, while operant conditioning usually involves more complicated, spontaneous behavior.B)Classical conditioning usually involves more complicated, spontaneous behavior, while operant conditioning involves reflexive behavior.C)In classical conditioning, the reinforcement is contingent on the behavior of the learner.D)In operant conditioning the UCS and CS occur independently of the learner's behavior.11. John loves to receive mail. Over the years, he has learned to tell the difference between the sound of the mail truck and the other cars and trucks that pass his house. What process is at work here?A)stimulus discriminationB)stimulus generalizationC)extinctionD)negative reinforcement12. Those who are concerned about the effects that televised aggression has on children are likely to focus on:A)insight learningB)latent learningC)place learningD)modeling13.Psychological effects associated with _________ include a mixture of excitatory, depressive, and mildly hallucinatory characteristics that make it difficult to classify this drug.A) BarbituratesB) MarijuanaC) CaffeineD) Stimulants14. TRUE OR FALSE:•Hallucinogens lower mental and physical activity.•Alcohol may affect areas of the frontal cortex involved in judgment and impulse control.•Physical dependence is the physiological need for a drug. Without that drug, the person experiences withdrawal symptoms.•Crystal meth produces its effects by releasing serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine.15. Perception alters the view of the world by:A) diminishing irrelevant or redundant information.B) ignoring a large amount of potential sensory information.C) failing to take into account regularities of matter and energy.D) both a and b.16. Sensory transduction is the process by which:A) sensory stimuli are analyzed.B) nerve fibers conduct sensory information.C) physical energy is converted to biochemical energy.D) information from different sensory modalities arecompared.17. Psychophysics is the scientific discipline that:A) relates the activity of sensory nerve fibers to perception.B) characterizes the physical nature of sensory stimulation.C) compares human perceivers to a computer generated model.D) relates a sensory stimulus to a perceptual event.18. Muller's doctrine of specific nerve energies states that:A) neurons of a given sensory system resonate to a particular physical stimulus.B) the nature of a sensation depends on how the sensory fibers were stimulated.C) neurons of a given sensory system can only be stimulated by a one type of stimulus energy.D) the nature of a sensation depends on which sensory fibers were


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