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Chapter 6 Textbook Review Questions

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  • Q1
    Which of the following is an example of a reflex that occurs at some point in the development of a human being?
    toddler walking
    child riding a bike
    infant sucking on a nipple
    teen socializing
    60s
  • Q2
    Learning is best defined as a relatively permanent change in behavior that ________.
    is innate
    is found only in humans
    occurs as a result of experience
    occurs by observing others
    60s
  • Q3
    Two forms of associative learning are ________ and ________.
    operant conditioning; learning conditioning
    classical conditioning; operant conditioning
    classical conditioning; Pavlovian conditioning
    operant conditioning; observational learning
    60s
  • Q4
    In ________ the stimulus or experience occurs before the behavior and then gets paired with the behavior.
    operant conditioning
    observational learning
    classical conditioning
    associative learning
    60s
  • Q5
    A stimulus that does not initially elicit a response in an organism is a(n) ________.
    conditioned stimulus
    unconditioned response
    neutral stimulus
    unconditioned stimulus
    60s
  • Q6
    In Watson and Rayner’s experiments, Little Albert was conditioned to fear a white rat, and then he began to be afraid of other furry white objects. This demonstrates ________.
    higher order conditioning
    stimulus discrimination
    stimulus generalization
    acquisition
    60s
  • Q7
    Extinction occurs when ________.
    the unconditioned stimulus is presented repeatedly without being paired with a conditioned stimulus
    the conditioned stimulus is presented repeatedly without being paired with an unconditioned stimulus
    the neutral stimulus is presented repeatedly without being paried with a conditioned stimulus
    the neutral stimulus is presented repeatedly without being paired with an unconditioned stimulus
    60s
  • Q8
    In Pavlov's work with dogs, the psychic secretions were ______.
    unconditioned responses
    conditioned stimuli
    conditioned responses
    unconditioned stimuli
    60s
  • Q9
    ________ is when you take away a pleasant stimulus to stop a behavior.
    negative reinforcement
    negative punishment
    positive reinforcement
    positive punishment
    60s
  • Q10
    Which of the following is not an example of a primary reinforcer?
    food
    money
    water
    sex
    60s
  • Q11
    Rewarding successive approximations toward a target behavior is ________.
    positive reinforcement
    shaping
    extinction
    negative reinforcement
    60s
  • Q12
    Slot machines reward gamblers with money according to which reinforcement schedule?
    variable interval
    fixed interval
    fixed ratio
    variable ratio
    60s
  • Q13
    The person who performs a behavior that serves as an example is called a ________.
    instructor
    coach
    teacher
    model
    60s
  • Q14
    In Bandura’s Bobo doll study, when the children who watched the aggressive model were placed in a room with the doll and other toys, they ________.
    kicked and threw the doll
    played nicely with the doll
    ignored the doll
    played with tinker toys
    60s
  • Q15
    Which is the correct order of steps in the modeling process?
    attention, retention, reproduction, motivation
    motivation, attention, reproduction, retention
    motivation, attention, retention, reproduction
    attention, motivation, retention, reproduction
    60s

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