Psychology — Chapter 9 (learning)

Which of the following psychologists is associated with the study of classical conditioning?

• Skinner

• Pavlov

• Watson

• James

Lucy gives in to her son's temper tantrums when they are out shopping. She has probably responded to which of the following?

• Negative reinforcement

• Fixed ratio reinforcement

• Punishment

• Positive reinforcement

Which of the following American psychologists is correctly matched with his contribution to psychology?

• Freud - opened one of the first psychology laboratories

• Skinner - contributed to structuralism

• Watson - contributed to structuralism

• James - contributed to behaviorism

• Tolam - contributed to psychodynamic psychology

Bandura's research on modeling aggressive behavior using Bobo dolls showed which of the following?

• Modeling could decrease aggressive behavior in some conditions.

• Boys modeled more frequently than girls.

• Modeling could teach children new behaviors.

• Modeling had little influence on behavior.

Which psychologist is correctly matched with a concept that he studied?

• Bandura - latent learning

• Tolman - insight learning

• Kohler - observational learning

• Skinner - operant conditioning

Which of the following is an unconditioned response?

• Opening the door to get in your house.

• A dog coming when it is called.

• The watering of your eyes when a piece of dirt gets in it.

• Hitting someone who insulted you.

Negative reinforcement is exemplified by which of the following?

• Getting money for good behavior.

• Getting money for bad behavior.

• Losing a toy for bad behavior.

• A child avoiding punishment when it lies about its behavior.

The learning procedure that involves reinforcing successively closer approximations to a desired behavior is called

• discrimination

• modeling

• generalization

• shaping

• intermittent reinforcement

Which psychologist is correctly matched with a concept that he studied

• Bandura — latent learning

• Tolman — insight learning

• Köhler — observational learning

• Skinner — operant conditioning

• Pavlov — neurological conditioning

Bandura's "Bobo doll" studies, in which children were exposed to unusual aggressive behaviors performed by adults, were intended to demonstrate

• Shaping

• Observational learning

• Latent learning

• Insight