FiltersDone

Question type

Essay

Multiple Choice

Short Answer

True False

Matching

Exam 8: Learning

Show Answer

Share

---

All types

Filters

Study FlashcardsPractice ExamLearn

Question 41

Multiple Choice

Review LaterAdd Note

Review Later

In the 1950s John Garcia and his colleagues wondered whether the rats had developed a taste aversion for the food and water they had consumed while they received radiation. Which of the following statements is true as per this research conducted by John Garcia?

A) An organism could not be conditioned to avoid a taste they previously liked, by alternating between an unconditioned stimulus and conditioned stimulus.
B) Conditioning can happen only if an organism is exposed repeatedly within a brief time span (a few seconds) to the unconditioned stimulus (UCS) and conditioned stimulus (CS) together.
C) An organism cannot be conditioned to respond to just any "neutral" stimulus paired with an unconditioned stimulus.
D) Reflexive responses (such as nausea) could be conditioned to any kind of stimulus, as taste aversion is not depended on stimuli.

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

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

Question 42

Multiple Choice

Review LaterAdd Note

Review Later

In Pavlov's classical conditioning experiment, salivation is a ________, an automatic response to a particular stimulus (food) that requires no learning.

A) conditioned stimuli
B) stimuli
C) reflex
D) reinforcer

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

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

Question 43

Multiple Choice

Review LaterAdd Note

According to Albert Bandura, the acquisition of smoking behavior-how people become smokers in the first place-is perhaps best explained by ________.

Janet's father gave her a dollar when she received an A in her English test. She studied hard for her next English test because she wanted her father to give her another dollar. In this scenario, the money serves as a(n) ________.

Janice is a physical instructor at a school. She gives chocolates to students every time they perform well in athletics because she notices that giving chocolates to students encourages them to perform better. This is an example of ________.

When Geeta was a child, her mother used to use a particular incense stick. 20 years later, when she went to her friend's house, she caught a whiff of the same incense stick and started thinking of her own home and her mother. Geeta's behavior is an example of ________.

Tony was overweight. So, he decided to go to the gym. Initially, he saw no results, but as he felt extremely good after exercising, he continued hitting the gym. After a few months of regular exercise, he lost a tremendous amount of weight and felt good about his body. This motivated him to keep exercising. Which of the following best explains Tony's activities?

What effect does modeling and rewards have on learned aggressive behavior?

________ is a sensory process by which organisms adapt to constant stimulation.

In the context of classical conditioning, which of the following terms is defined as the natural, automatic, inborn, and involuntary reaction to a stimulus?

As per the criteria laid out by Pavlov, in which of the following instances is stimulus-response conditioning between unconditioned stimulus (UCS) and conditioned stimulus (CS) LEAST likely to occur?

In the context of classical conditioning, which of the following terms is defined as an object or a situation that when presented alone does not lead to an automatic (or unconditioned) response?

When he was a kid, Samuel was once mugged in a dark alley near his house. Even as an adult, whenever he walks in a dark alley, his palms start to sweat and his heart races. He feels nervous and scared. Samuel's behavior is an example of ________.

Identify a true statement about primary reinforcers.

Mike, a ten-year-old, sees his father smoking a cigarette while talking on the phone. Later that day, Mike takes out a cigarette from his father's bag and pretends to smoke it while talking on the phone. Mike's behavior is an example of ________.

An ________ is the process by which two pieces of information from the environment are repeatedly linked, so that we begin to connect them in our minds.

Edward Tolman's work on latent learning shows that ________.

Catalina ate a candy bar and then went on a fast-moving ride in an amusement park. She was sick to her stomach after the ride and now, Catalina cannot eat candy bars, because they make her nauseous. In this learned association, the candy bar serves as a(n) ________ to Catalina.

Teenagers might view "being seen as cool"-a form of peer acceptance-as desirable, and so being seen as cool becomes a(n) ________ for their smoking behavior.

Learning occurs when information moves from ________.