ap psychology unit 4: learning

Which key researcher contributed to taste aversion through his experiments with rats?

• BF Skinner

• Edward Tolman

• John B Garcia

• Robert Rescorla

Which of the following types of reinforcement results in slower extinction but also slower learning?

• continuous reinforcement

• partial reinforcement

• positive reinforcement

• negative reinforcement

Which example best describes problem focused coping?

• Exercising after a hard day at work

• Writing in a journal to express your feelings

• Asking for an extension on homework

• Going out with friends after a family argument

A slot machine rewards the player with coins after they try an unpredictable amount of times. This is an example of a..

• fixed-interval schedule

• variable-interval schedule

• fixed-ratio schedule

• variable-ratio schedule

After helping clean the dinner table, a child is rewarded with ice cream. This is an example of…

• positive reinforcement

• negative reinforcement

• positive punishment

• negative punishment

Alex has a bad habit of biting his nails. Which of the following would be most helpful?

• Positive Reinforcement

• Extinction

• Elimination

• Aversion Therapy

The student is very confident in her work and thinks she got a good grade on her presentation. Her perception is of…

• learned helplessness

• internal locus of control

• external locus of control

• positive reinforcement

People are more inclined to fear heights and spiders compared to butterflies and flowers. This is due to...

• superstitious learning

• biological preparedness

• associative learning

• instinctive drift

An original neutral stimulus that, after association with an unconditioned stimulus, comes to trigger a conditioned response is known as a...

• unconditioned stimulus

• neutral stimulus

• conditioned response

• conditioned stimulus

In observational learning, people learn by observing others. They are more likely to learn if they observe those who are...

• similar to themselves

• admirable and successful

• cruel and inhumane

• sympathetic