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Jordan is frightened by the sound of a train whistle.The sound is a(n)


A) unconditioned response.
B) generalization.
C) acquisition.
D) stimulus.

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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.

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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.

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Long after being bitten by a stray dog,Alonzo found that his fear of dogs seemed to have disappeared.To his surprise,however,when he was recently confronted by a stray dog,he experienced a sudden twinge of anxiety.This sudden anxiety best illustrates


A) higher-order conditioning.
B) discrimination.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) operant behavior.

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Both classical and operant conditioning are forms of


A) associative learning.
B) respondent behavior.
C) continuous reinforcement.
D) shaping.

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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


A) discrimination.
B) spontaneous recovery.
C) observational learning.
D) an unconditioned response.

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If a tone regularly signals food and produces salivation,then a light that becomes associated with the tone may also begin to trigger salivation.This best illustrates


A) spontaneous recovery.
B) observational learning.
C) higher-order conditioning.
D) discrimination.

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An event that decreases the frequency of the behavior that it follows is a


A) negative reinforcer.
B) punishment.
C) conditioned stimulus.
D) secondary reinforcer.

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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.

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Observational learning was illustrated by a famous experiment involving


A) PokΓ©mon characters.
B) a Pacman video game.
C) wooden coins.
D) a Bobo doll.

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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.

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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

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Birds appear to be biologically predisposed to develop aversions to the ________ of tainted food.


A) taste
B) smell
C) sight
D) sound

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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.

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Glancing at the television in the next room in hopes of seeing the beginning of the 6 o'clock evening news is likely to be reinforced on a ________ schedule.


A) fixed-interval
B) fixed-ratio
C) variable-interval
D) variable-ratio

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The infant Albert developed a fear of rats after a white rat was associated with a loud noise.In this example,fear of the white rat was the


A) US.
B) UR.
C) CS.
D) CR.

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Mr.Angelou believes that movies and televised news reports should portray only justifiable acts of violence and should never focus on the physical injury and suffering caused by these acts.Use your understanding of observational learning to indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with Mr.Angelou.

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A teenage driver who has a fender bender while texting learns to discontinue his habit of texting while driving.In this case,his fender bender is a


A) positive reinforcer.
B) positive punishment.
C) negative reinforcer.
D) negative punishment.

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John B.Watson believed that psychology should be the science of


A) observable behavior.
B) cognitive processes.
C) genetic predispositions.
D) all of these factors.

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If children get attention from their parents for doing cartwheels,they will repeat the trick in anticipation of more attention.This best illustrates


A) spontaneous recovery.
B) respondent behavior.
C) operant conditioning.
D) successive approximations.

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