Psychology Section I: Practice Questions, Unit 6

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The most crucial ingredient in all learning is

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experience.

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The change in your behavior after being grounded for coming home late is best explained by

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operant conditioning.

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Who would most likely agree with the following statement concerning the field of psychology? “Its theoretical goal is the prediction and control of behavior. Introspection forms no essential part of its methods.”

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John B. Watson

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A dog's salivation at the sight of a food dish is a(n)

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conditioned response.

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Which of the following provides evidence that a CR is not completely eliminated during extinction? latent learning, partial reinforcement, spontaneous recovery, generalization, discrimination

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spontaneous recovery

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Dogs conditioned to salivate to stimulation of the thigh also begin to salivate when stimulated on other body parts. This BEST illustrates

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generalization.

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Little Albert developed a fear of rats after a white rat was paired with a loud noise. In this case, the loud noise was the

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unconditioned stimulus.

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Skinner developed a behavioral technology that included a procedure known as

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shaping.

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Because Mr. Baron demonstrates appreciation only for very good classroom answers, his students have stopped participating in class. Mr. Baron most clearly needs to be informed of the value of

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generalization.

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Any stimulus that, when presented after a response, strengthens the response is called a(n)

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positive reinforcer.