PSY 121EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The application of operant-conditioning techniques to teach new responses or to reduce or eliminate maladaptive or problematic behavior is called ________. - ANSWERS>>>applied behavior analysis
Ms. Wang gives a sticker for each book her 3rd gr...
The application of operant-conditioning techniques to teach
new responses or to reduce or eliminate maladaptive or
problematic behavior is called ________. -
ANSWERS>>>applied behavior analysis
Ms. Wang gives a sticker for each book her 3rd grade students
read. At the end of the year, any student with more than 10
stickers gets to attend a pizza party. What behavioral
technique is Ms. Wang using? - ANSWERS>>>Token economy
Promising yourself some kind of reward for completing a task
you are not excited about is an example of________________. -
ANSWERS>>>the Premack principle
A __________ neuron fires not only when an animal engages in
a particular action, but also if an animal observes another
,animal (or human) engaging in the same action. -
ANSWERS>>>mirror
Research on mirror neurons shows that these neurons fire
when an animal________________. - ANSWERS>>>either
engages in a particular behavior or watches another animal
engage in the behavior
Michael grows up in a home where his father is generally
unloving toward his mother. He observes his father yell and
degrade his mother, and he notices that his mother never
resists this treatment. Based on the work of Bandura, what
might we predict about Michael's own relationships when he is
older? - ANSWERS>>>Michael may treat women with
discourtesy and disrespect, as he repeats the behavior he saw
in his father.
For observational learning to occur, each of the following must
happen except ______. - ANSWERS>>>being reinforced for
imitating the model
,You need to remove a broken light bulb from a lamp. Without a
pair of gloves, you are likely to cut yourself on the jagged glass.
Suddenly, it occurs to you that you can use a cut potato to
remove the light bulb from the socket. You have just
demonstrated - ANSWERS>>>insight learning
Scientists like Tolman and Köhler conducted important studies
to help determine the role of _________ in learning. -
ANSWERS>>>cognition
Rats that have never received any reinforcement for finding the
end of a maze are presented with food the next time they
complete the maze. According to the theory of latent learning,
the next time the rats enter the maze, their performance will
be________________. - ANSWERS>>>as fast as rats who have
always received reinforcement
What is it called when learning has taken place but has not yet
been demonstrated? - ANSWERS>>>Latent learning
, Sal's dog loves to go on a walk and starts spinning in circles
and wagging his tail in excitement when his lead is clipped
onto his collar. Eventually Sal begins to notice that his dog
starts to act excited when he puts on his tennis shoes before a
walk. His dog's behavior of spinning in circles and wagging his
tail when Sal puts on his tennis shoes is a
___________________. - ANSWERS>>>conditioned response
In a conditioning experiment, a sound is paired with a brief puff
of air to the eye of a rabbit. After several pairings, the rabbit
ultimately blinks its eye when it hears the sound. Which of the
following is true? - ANSWERS>>>The puff of air serves as the
unconditioned stimulus.
John Watson offered a live, white rat to Little Albert and then
made a loud noise behind Albert's head by striking a steel bar
with a hammer. Eventually, the white rat alone made Albert cry.
The white rat served as the ________ stimulus in this study. -
ANSWERS>>>conditioned
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