Learning Psychology

AP Psychology - Unit 4 - Learning

Multiple Choice

Jennifer sucks her thumb and then feels less anxious. She has learned this through

• Observational Learning

• Classical Conditioning

• Latent Learning

• Operant Conditioning

Multiple Choice

Jamie stopped screaming for water at night because her mother gave her gold starts. This is

• Classical Conditioning

• Observational Learning

• Operant Conditioning

• Bribery

Multiple Choice

Thorndike's prediction that rewarded behavior will increase is the

• Law of craziness

• Law of the land

• Law of effect

• Law of affect

Multiple Choice

Animals learn associations that promote

• Learning

• Survival

• Intelligence

• Prosocial Behavior

Multiple Choice

BF Skinner guided a rat to the lever in his box. This is called

• Invitation

• Modeling

• Shaping

• Intrinsic Motivation

Multiple Choice

A stimulus that is presented after a response and strengthens the response is

• Negative Reinforcer

• Positive Reinforcer

• Negative Punishment

• Positivve Punishment

Multiple Choice

When Anthony is scolded after a temper tantrum, the tantums increase. Why?

• The scolding is a negative reinforceer

• Conditioned Stimulus

• The scolding is a positive reinforcer

• Reward

Multiple Choice

A primary reinforcer is

• Unlearned and satisfying

• Learned and pleasant

• Learned and Unpleasant

• Unlearned and always Unpleasant

Multiple Choice

A secondary or conditioned reinforcer is

• Learned

• Always delayed a lot

• Unlearned

• Not possible

Multiple Choice

A fixed ratio schedule is when a response is reinforced after a (n)?

• Specified # of responses have been made

• Specific time period has passed

• Unpredictable # of responses have been made

• Specific # of rewards are applied

Multiple Choice

I get five dollars off of my next nail appointment because I have gone 10 times. What is this?

• Variable Interval

• Fixed Ratio

• Intermittent Continuous

• Variable Ratio

Multiple Choice

A typical variable ratio reinforcement occurs using a

• Slot Machine

• Paying for a candy bar

• Coke machine

• Checking the mailbox for mail

Multiple Choice

Looking at the tv while really studying to see if Atlanta comes on is reinforced by

• Fixed Interval

• Variable Interval

• Variable Ratio

• Fixed Ratio

Multiple Choice

Someone parked in my spot and I got a yellow parking ticket. This is

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Positive Reinforcement

• Negative Punishment

Multiple Choice

Psychologists would prefer you do what than punish a child

• Send them to their rooms

• Ignore them

• Reinforce Behaviors

• Classically condition them

Multiple Choice

Positive Reinforcers

• Increase the rate of operant conditioning

• Have no effect

• Decrease the rate of operant conditioning

• Are seldom used