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How does culture influence learning?

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Culture can influence the degree to whic...

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Pavlov's dog salivated to the sound of a bell because

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A)  the bell had become a reflex.
B)  the bell had become a conditioned response.
C)  the bell had become associated with food.
D)  the bell had become an unconditioned stimulus for fooD.

Question 3

_____ is a theory of learning that focuses solely on observable actions and responses.

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A)  Psychoanalysis
B)  Behaviorism
C)  Humanism
D)  Endosymbiosis

Question 4

Classical and operant conditioning involve learning through _____, whereas observational learning involves learning through _____.

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A)  observation and imitation/association
B)  conscious behaviors/observation and practice
C)  association/watching and imitation
D)  conscious thoughts/unconscious thoughts

Question 5

In operant conditioning, continuous reinforcement

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A)  is particularly resistant to extinction.
B)  is that which characterizes most life experiences.
C)  is the type of reinforcement in which organisms learn rapidly.
D)  is the type of reinforcement in which a reinforcer follows a behavior only a portion of the time.

Question 6

What is the difference between positive reinforcement-negative reinforcement and positive punishment-negative punishment?

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The fine distinctions here can sometimes...

Question 7

Discuss the distinction between associative learning and observational learning.

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Associative learning occurs when we make...

Question 8

In the experiment with little Albert conducted by Watson and Rayner, _____ was used as an unconditional response for conditioning Albert to fear a white rat.

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A)  fire
B)  a loud noise
C)  pain
D)  a sealskin coat

Question 9

Which of the following is true of acquisition in classical conditioning?

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A)  During acquisition, the unconditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented followed by the conditioned stimulus.
B)  During acquisition, the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus are presented very close together in time.
C)  During acquisition, the conditioned stimulus loses its significance once the association between the two stimuli has been formed.
D)  During acquisition, the unconditional stimulus loses the ability to elicit any kind of response from the subject.

Question 10

Shawn is trying to teach his son Cameron how to hit a baseball.Shawn begins hitting some baseballs to show his son how to swing.Cameron watches several hits and then goes up to bat to try it out for himself.According to Albert Bandura's model of observational learning, what four processes must occur for Cameron to learn how to hit a baseball?

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First, Cameron must pay attention as his...

Question 11

Marcia is no longer romantically involved with John as they broke up after a three-year relationship.They have no interaction with each other.One day in the mall, she suddenly gets a whiff of the cologne that John always wore.All the former good feelings come pouring back.The sudden onset of good feelings triggered by the cologne is an example of

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A)  emotional amnesia.
B)  spontaneous recovery.
C)  discriminatory learning.
D)  contingency learning.

Question 12

Tina's eyes water every time she chops onions.Her response is an example of a

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A)  habit.
B)  reflex.
C)  conditioned response.
D)  voluntary behavior.

Question 13

Spanking is a form of _____; time-out is a form of _____.

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A)  negative punishment/positive punishment
B)  positive reinforcement/negative reinforcement
C)  positive punishment/negative punishment
D)  negative reinforcement/positive reinforcement

Question 14

The process by which a stimulus or event following a particular behavior increases the probability that the behavior will happen again is called

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A)  generalization.
B)  extinction.
C)  reinforcement.
D)  specialization.

Question 15

_____ is the initial learning of the connection between the unconditioned stimulus and the conditioned stimulus when these two stimuli are paired.

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A)  Generalization
B)  Spontaneous recovery
C)  Extinction
D)  Acquisition

Question 16

Classical conditioning helps to explain _____, which refers to the decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentations.

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A)  immunosuppression
B)  habituation
C)  aversive conditioning
D)  counterconditioning

Question 17

Which of the following is more effective in explaining voluntary behaviors?

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A)  discovery learning
B)  latent learning
C)  classical conditioning
D)  operant conditioning

Question 18

The removal of a stimulus following a given behavior in order to increase the frequency of that behavior is called

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

Question 19

Tolman said that when classical conditioning and operant conditioning occur, an organism acquires certain

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A)  rewards.
B)  reinforcements.
C)  expectations.
D)  values.

Question 20

Your psychology assignment is to observe and list any behaviors of your relatives that indicate learning.Which of the following should be included on your list?

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A)  Your sister bumps into a door when she has a high fever.
B)  Your father falls asleep watching TV.
C)  Your little brother whines whenever he wants something.
D)  Your mother takes a nap after spending long hours surfing the Internet.

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