Psychology Memory / Learning

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Which concept best explains Luna's change in behavior after Miguel stops giving her treats for sitting on command?

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Extinction

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Which concept best explains Marcus's reaction to clam chowder specifically after feeling nauseated from it?

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Taste Aversion

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A researcher studies infant feeding responses in a hospital nursery. When drops of sugar water are placed on the infants' tongues, they automatically begin sucking and show increased salivation, without any prior learning. The researcher notes that this sweet taste naturally triggers these reflexive feeding responses in all healthy newborns. In this example, the sugar water that automatically elicits these unlearned responses serves as the:

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Unconditioned stimulus (UCS)

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A high school student experiences significant anxiety when called on in class, so she always completes extra credit assignments to maintain a high grade, ensuring the teacher won't need to call on her for participation points. Her anxiety decreases, and she continues this pattern of doing extra work throughout the semester. Her tendency to increase the behavior of doing extra credit because it removes the unpleasant experience of being called on demonstrates:

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Negative reinforcement

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A high school basketball coach notices one of her star players consistently shows up 5 minutes late to practice. After several warnings, she implements a new policy: every time the player is late, she loses 10 minutes of playing time in the next game. When the player sees her court time decreasing, she begins arriving on time to practices. The reduction in the player's tardiness due to the removal of a desired privilege (playing time) demonstrates:

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Negative punishment

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Which concept in behavioral psychology best explains Evan’s sudden realization after taking a break from a challenging puzzle?

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Insight Learning

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Which concept in behavioral psychology best explains Hunter’s ability to perform skateboarding tricks after observing his brother?

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Observational Learning

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Which concept in behavioral psychology best explains Austin’s ability to find his way after his usual route is closed for construction?

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Latent Learning

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After suffering a severe brain injury, a patient can no longer consciously remember learning to play the piano or taking any music lessons. However, when seated at a piano, she can still fluidly play complex pieces and even shows steady improvement with practice, despite having no recollection of ever practicing these pieces before. Her ability to demonstrate skilled piano playing without conscious awareness of having learned it illustrates the role of:

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Implicit memory

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During a spelling bee, a contestant is able to spell words correctly by recalling the rules of spelling and word meanings she learned in class, even though she cannot remember exactly when or where she learned them. The contestant’s ability to use general knowledge and facts to answer questions demonstrates which type of memory?

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Semantic memory