Exam 5: Learning

A) In stimulus control training,a behavior is reinforced in the presence of a specific stimulus.
B) In stimulus control training,a behavior is reinforced in the absence of a specific stimulus.
C) Stimulus control training is the process of teaching a complex behavior by rewarding closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior.
D) Stimulus control training is the process of teaching a simple behavior by rewarding closer and closer approximations of the desired behavior.

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A) secondary
B) positive
C) intermittent
D) continuous

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A) She helps clients explore the unconscious motivations behind their behaviors.
B) She helps clients change how they think about their own behavior and that of others.
C) She specializes in behavior modification techniques.
D) She conducts basic research into conditioning mechanisms and principles.

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A) Negative reinforcement
B) Negative punishment
C) Positive punishment
D) Normative reinforcement

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A) Stimulus location
B) Stimulus generalization
C) Stimulus diffusion
D) Stimulus discrimination

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A) positive
B) secondary
C) conditioned
D) neutral

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A) observational learning.
B) stimulus generalization.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) stimulus discrimination.

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A) Sensation
B) Disinhibition
C) Habituation
D) Conservation

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A) primary
B) positive
C) unconditioned
D) neutral

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A) primary
B) positive
C) unconditioned
D) reflexive

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A) Alexis is a former cocaine user.Now that she no longer uses cocaine,her hands no longer shake and her heart no longer pounds when she hears a car pull into her drive,like her dealer used to do in his car.
B) Alexis uses cocaine.She no longer feels quite the same rush as she did when she first started using.
C) Alexis is a former cocaine user in recovery.After a relapse,though,her hands shake and her heart pounds when she hears a car pull into her drive,like her dealer used to do in his car.
D) Alexis uses cocaine.She finds that she is slowly losing her sense of smell.

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A) You fight with your significant other and walk away
B) Getting a speeding ticket
C) Grounding a child for misbehaving and not letting him/her watch television
D) Giving your dog a treat for rolling over

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A) positive;negative
B) secondary;primary
C) unconditioned;conditioned
D) primary;secondary

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A) Classical conditioning entails forming an association between stimuli;operant conditioning involves forming an association between a behavior and its consequences.
B) Classical conditioning applies to voluntary behavior,while operant conditioning applies to involuntary behavior.
C) In the case of classical conditioning,before conditioning,an unconditioned stimulus leads to an unconditioned response;in operant conditioning reinforcement leads to an increase in behavior.
D) In the case of classical conditioning,after conditioning,a conditioned stimulus leads to a conditioned response;in operant conditioning punishment leads to a decrease in behavior.

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A) conditioned stimulus
B) unconditioned stimulus
C) neutral stimulus
D) conditioned response

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