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Test Bank for Psychology A Journey 5th Edition by CoonChapter 6: Conditioning and Learning
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In the introduction to Chapter 6 in your textbook, Larry’s story about how he developed a fear of rats
was told. It seems that Larry learned to fear rats when he was a child as he observed his mother’s
extreme, irrational fear response upon seeing a rat. Larry developed his fear of rats through
a. classical conditioning.
b. vicarious classical conditioning.
c. operant conditioning.
d. insight learning.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: Rats! / What Is Learning-Does Practice Make Perfect? OBJ: 6.1..1.2
KEY: Application
2. Abstract “book learning” would be considered a form of
a. classical conditioning.
b. vicarious classical conditioning.
c. operant conditioning.
d. cognitive learning.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: Rats! / What Is Learning-Does Practice Make Perfect? OBJ: 6.1..1.3
KEY: Concept
3. Often, the most effective method of helping people to overcome their irrational fears is through
a. classical conditioning.
b. abstract “book learning.”
c. operant conditioning.
d. cognitive learning.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: Rats! / What Is Learning-Does Practice Make Perfect? OBJ: 6.1..1.2
KEY: Concept
4. Learning is best defined as
a. any change in behavior.
b. a relatively permanent change in behavior due to past experience.
c. a relatively permanent change in behavior due to physical development.
d. any change in behavior caused by motivation.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: What Is Learning-Does Practice Make Perfect? OBJ: 6.1.1
KEY: Fact
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,5. Learning includes changes in behavior as a result of
a. motivation.
b. maturation.
c. experience.
d. all of these.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: What Is Learning-Does Practice Make Perfect? OBJ: 6.1.1
KEY: Fact MSC: * (New Question)
6. When Tenisha shows any relatively permanent change in her behavior as a result of some experience
she has had, she is exhibiting
a. reinforcement.
b. introspection.
c. motivation.
d. learning.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: What Is Learning-Does Practice Make Perfect? OBJ: 6.1.1
KEY: Application MSC: * (New Question)
7. Psychologists define learning as
a. a relatively permanent change in behavior due to experience.
b. a temporary change in behavior due to one’s motivational state.
c. behavioral changes as a result of maturation and development.
d. the modification and replacement of old behaviors and habits with socially acceptable
behaviors.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: What Is Learning-Does Practice Make Perfect? OBJ: 6.1.1
KEY: Fact
8. Regarding learning, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Most human behavior is learned.
b. If you suddenly lost all you had ever learned, you would be unable to speak, feed yourself,
or find your way home.
c. Learning includes temporary changes in behavior as well as changes due to motivation
and fatigue.
d. There are different types of learning, including associative learning and cognitive learning.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: What Is Learning-Does Practice Make Perfect? OBJ: 6.1.1
KEY: Concept MSC: * (New Question)
9. Which of the following occurs whenever a person or animal forms a simple connection among various
stimuli and/or responses?
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, a. associative learning
b. insight learning
c. vicarious learning
d. cognitive learning
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
REF: What Is Learning-Does Practice Make Perfect? OBJ: 6.1.2
KEY: Concept
10. Associative learning occurs whenever a person or an animal forms a simple connection among various
a. motives and drives.
b. reinforcements and punishments.
c. stimuli and responses.
d. expectancies and types of feedback.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: What Is Learning-Does Practice Make Perfect? OBJ: 6.1.2
KEY: Concept MSC: * (New Question)
11. Forming a connection between the stimulus of a dog growling at you and the response of fear would
be a type of learning.
a. insight
b. associative
c. vicarious
d. cognitive
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: What Is Learning-Does Practice Make Perfect? OBJ: 6.1.2
KEY: Application
12. Forming a connection between the stimulus of seeing a particular food and the response of feeling
nauseous would be a type of learning.
a. insight
b. associative
c. vicarious
d. cognitive
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: What Is Learning-Does Practice Make Perfect? OBJ: 6.1.2
KEY: Application MSC: * (New Question)
13. Regarding associative and cognitive learning, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Learning from written language is considered a complex form of associative learning.
b. Some animals besides humans do engage in simpler forms of cognitive learning.
c. Humans share the capacity for associative learning with many other species.
d. Two forms of associative learning are classical conditioning and operant conditioning.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: What Is Learning-Does Practice Make Perfect? OBJ: 6.1..1..1.4
KEY: Concept MSC: * (New Question)
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, 14. Which of the following types of learning consists of understanding, knowing, anticipating, and making
use of information-rich higher mental processes?
a. classical conditioning
b. respondent learning
c. cognitive learning
d. operant conditioning
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
REF: What Is Learning-Does Practice Make Perfect? OBJ: 6.1.3
KEY: Fact
15. Cognitive learning involves
a. responding to reinforcers and punishers.
b. learning through the consequences of responding.
c. forming simple associations between various stimuli and responses.
d. making use of information-rich higher mental processes.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: What Is Learning-Does Practice Make Perfect? OBJ: 6.1.3
KEY: Concept MSC: * (New Question)
16. If you are making use of information-rich higher mental processes, such as organizing various research
articles in writing your term paper, you are engaged in a complex form of
a. classical conditioning.
b. cognitive learning.
c. respondent learning.
d. operant conditioning.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: What Is Learning-Does Practice Make Perfect? OBJ: 6.1.3
KEY: Application MSC: * (New Question)
17. Learning from written language is unique to humans and is a more complex form of
a. classical conditioning.
b. associative learning.
c. cognitive learning.
d. operant conditioning.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Easy
REF: What Is Learning-Does Practice Make Perfect? OBJ: 6.1.3
KEY: Concept
18. Classical conditioning and operant conditioning are two types of learning.
a. insight
b. associative
c. vicarious
d. cognitive
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate
REF: What Is Learning-Does Practice Make Perfect? OBJ: 6.1.4
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