Question 1

A slow but steady rate of responding is most characteristic of behavior reinforced on a __________ schedule.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Responses that are followed by satisfaction to the animal will be more firmly connected with the situation so that they will be more likely to recur in the future.This is a brief statement of the

Accepted Answer

A)  law of effect.
B)  principle of temporal contiguity.
C)  Premack principle.
D)  vicarious reinforcement principle.

Question 3

As a rule,behaviorists are LEAST interested in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  animal learning
B)  simple explanations
C)  the distinction between conscious and unconscious thought
D)  classical conditioning

Question 4

An individual receives a reinforcement for the first response after a 1-minute interval,but not again until the next 1-minute interval has passed.This is an example of which type of schedule of reinforcement?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

In an experiment on classical conditioning,the researcher presents a noise,followed by a puff of air to the eyes.The air puff elicits a blink of the eyes,and after a few pairings the noise does also.In this procedure,the conditioned stimulus is the __________ and the conditioned response is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  noise...air puff
B)  air puff...noise
C)  air puff...eye blink
D)  noise...eye blink

Question 6

In operant conditioning,UNLIKE classical conditioning,

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A)  every response leads to a combination of both reinforcement and punishment.
B)  individuals learn without actually doing anything.
C)  the individual's response controls the outcome (reinforcement or punishment) .
D)  the stimuli will be presented at certain times regardless of the individual's actions.

Question 7

Which of the following would be an example of punishment (passive avoidance) ?

Accepted Answer

A)  You drink less beer than you once did,because you feel sick after drinking more than one glass.
B)  Because you drive recklessly,you temporarily lose the privilege of driving the family car.
C)  Your swimming coach says you cannot go to the next swim meet (which you were looking forward to) because you broke a training rule.
D)  You turn off a dripping faucet,ending the "drip-drip-drip" sound.

Question 8

A rat learns to press a lever to escape from an electric shock.This is an example of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Which of the following is NOT an important part of the social learning approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  imitation
B)  trial and error
C)  vicarious reinforcement
D)  self-reinforcement

Question 10

Another term for the Skinner box is the

Accepted Answer

A)  puzzle box.
B)  operant-conditioning chamber.
C)  behaviorist box.
D)  Pandora box.

Question 11

The ability of a stimulus to encourage some responses and discourage others is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  spontaneous recovery.
B)  stimulus generalization.
C)  stimulus discrimination.
D)  stimulus control.

Question 12

In operant conditioning,unlike classical conditioning,

Accepted Answer

A)  individuals associate one event with another event that happens a long time later.
B)  individuals change internal,automatic responses such as salivation.
C)  the response strength depends on a stimulus associated with it.
D)  the individual's behavior controls the delivery of food or other stimuli.

Question 13

Skinner trained a rat to raise a flag and salute during the playing of the "Star-Spangled Banner." The training involved a combination of __________ and __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  positive reinforcement...negative reinforcement
B)  positive reinforcement...punishment
C)  shaping...chaining
D)  operant conditioning...classical conditioning

Question 14

Which of the following would be an example of omission training?

Accepted Answer

A)  You drink less beer than you once did,because you feel sick after drinking more than one glass.
B)  Because you drive recklessly,you temporarily lose the privilege of driving the family car.
C)  Your employer gives you bonus pay for working overtime.
D)  You turn off a dripping faucet,ending the "drip-drip-drip" sound.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT an application of operant conditioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  the common methods of animal training
B)  modifying people's behavior in prisons
C)  use of poisoning for rat extermination
D)  rewarding oneself for breaking a bad habit

Question 16

An educational system in which students are taught one small step at a time,with frequent tests and positive reinforcements for correct answers,is probably an application of the principles of

Accepted Answer

A)  classical conditioning.
B)  operant conditioning.
C)  social learning theory.
D)  structuralism.

Question 17

Negative reinforcement is a procedure in which a response

Accepted Answer

A)  is weakened because it leads to the omission of a favorable stimulus.
B)  is strengthened because it removes an unfavorable stimulus.
C)  is weakened because it leads to an unfavorable stimulus.
D)  is weakened because it is followed by nothing.

Question 18

An animal presses a lever for food in one box.If we now place it in a new but similar box,it presses the lever in that box as well.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulus generalization.
B)  discrimination.
C)  the Premack principle.
D)  extinction.

Question 19

According to radical behaviorists,

Accepted Answer

A)  we can use behavioral observations to infer how the mind works.
B)  internal processes,such as hopes and expectations,are never the causes of behavior.
C)  all important behavioral variations can be traced to genetics.
D)  all behavior can be explained in terms of the id and the ego.

Question 20

In classical conditioning,responding decreases in both ____________________ and ____________________.
or

Accepted Answer

forgetting...

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