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Mary's parents want her to put her books in her bookcase. At first, they praise her for putting the books together in one pile. Then they praise her for getting the books on the same side of the room as the bookcase. When she gets the books on top of the bookcase, she gets praise. Finally, her parents praise her when she puts her books in the bookcase. This is an example of ________.


A) negative reinforcement
B) punishment
C) extinction
D) shaping

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Why is learning described as a "relatively permanent" change?

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You have a class in which you have a quiz every Friday. Your studying for quizzes is reinforced on what type of schedule?


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

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Give an example of a conditioned stimulus.

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Normally, when food is placed in the mouth of any animal, the salivary glands start releasing saliva to help with chewing and digestion. In terms of Pavlov's analysis of learning, salivation would be referred to as a(n) ________.


A) unconditioned response
B) voluntary response
C) conditioned response
D) digestive reflux

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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The kind of learning that applies to voluntary behavior is called ________.


A) operant conditioning
B) classical conditioning
C) effective based learning
D) spontaneous recovery

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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In the experiment with Little Albert, the conditioned stimulus was _______.


A) the experimenter
B) the laboratory
C) the loud noise
D) the rat

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Conditioned emotional responses are some of the easiest forms of classical conditioning to accomplish, as demonstrated by the fact that our lives are so full of them.

A) True
B) False

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When the number of responses is important to a schedule of reinforcement, that schedule is called a ________ schedule.


A) ratio
B) interval
C) conditioned
D) time-delayed

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Rescorla's modern conceptualization of classical conditioning is based on the idea that ______________.


A) the CS substitutes for the UCS
B) there is a biological readiness for conditioning to occur between the CS and UCS
C) the CS has to provide information about the coming of the UCS
D) reinforcement must occur by providing a pleasant event

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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Thorndike's main apparatus in his operant conditioning research was:


A) a wire monkey.
B) a cognitive map.
C) a puzzle box.
D) a buzzer.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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In what ways might higher-order conditioning explain why some words trigger emotional responses in us? (a) Give an example of a positive response that could be formed through higher-order conditioning. (b) Give an example of a negative response that could be formed through higher-order conditioning. (c) In what ways might higher-order conditioning contribute to racism and prejudice?

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In Pavlov's classic experiments, the repeated presentations of the metronome along with the food formed the ________ step of the classical conditioning process.


A) acquisition
B) testing
C) extinction
D) spontaneous recovery

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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The abbreviation CR stands for ________.


A) conditional reinforcement
B) contingent reflex
C) conditioned response
D) contingent reflection

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Giving different responses to the same stimuli to which you were classically conditioned illustrates ____________ .


A) response generalization
B) spontaneous recovery
C) stimulus generalization
D) vicarious conditioning

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Reacting to a stimulus that is similar to the one which you have learned to react is called _______.


A) stimulus generalization
B) response generalization
C) higher-order conditioning
D) modeling

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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When Luke kissed Laura, her heart rate increases. Luke always wore Old Spice After Shave. Whenever Laura smelled Old Spice thereafter, her heart raced. Old Spice After Shave was the:


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

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The abbreviation UCS stands for ________.


A) unconditional statement
B) uniform conditioned subject
C) unconditional sensation
D) unconditioned stimulus

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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The type of learning that involves a sudden coming together of the elements of a situation so that the solution to a problem is instantly clear is _____.


A) insight
B) latent learning
C) cognitive mapping
D) contingency blocking

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Abigail is trying to figure out how she can BEST use employee pay to shape her employees' behavior. She is worried about consistent behavior, not speed. Therefore, she is interested in getting a slow but steady rate of response from her workers. According to reinforcement principles, she should probably use a ________ schedule.


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

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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