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Learning - AP Psychology

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

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1.

Yesterday, Mary competed in a martial arts tournament. She ended up placing fourth out of the ten that competed. Mary was devastated because she really loves the sport and has been practicing for the majority of her life. Which type of motivation is this demonstrating?

a)

Observational Learning

b)

Extrinsic Motivation

c)

Intrinsic Motivation

d)

Biological Predisposition

2.

The statement, "People are nothing more than robots. We are driven by our biological reactions to stimuli," would best be supported by __

a)

B.F. Skinner

b)

Ivan Pavlov

c)

James Watson

d)

E.L. Thorndike

3.

In Pavlov's experiment, the bell is the _

a)

Neutral Stimulus

b)

Conditioned Stimulus

c)

Conditioned Response

d)

Unconditioned Response

4.

A person is pinned down and tickled. At first, the person fights against it. Eventually, the person (seeing that they have no control) gives up and lets it happen. What is this an example of?

a)

An acquisition error

b)

Habituation

c)

Latent Learning

d)

Learned Helplessness

5.

Rats associate best to the sense of taste. Similarly, so do humans. This is an example of_

a)

Biological Predisposition

b)

Abstract Learning

c)

Generalization

d)

The Law of Effect

6.

What was ethically wrong with the "Little Albert" study?

a)

Watson banged the hammer too loudly, causing Little Albert to have ear damage when he grew up.

b)

Watson was never given the credentials to be a psychologist in the first place. He conducted studies with no prior experience of psychiatry, copying previous psychologists instead.

c)

Little Albert's mother did not agree to give consent to the studying of her baby.

d)

Little Albert himself did not give the okay to the study.

7.

Extinction occurs when

a)

The UCS precedes the UCR

b)

The Neutral Stimulus follows the CS

c)

The CS doesn't follow the CR

d)

The CR doesn't follow the CS

8.

What is an example of a primary reinforcer?

a)

VIdeo Games

b)

Punishment

c)

Food

d)

School

9.

Which is an example of a secondary reinforcement?

a)

Dehydration

b)

Praise

c)

Hunger

d)

Having to go to the bathroom

10.

After Teddy has been conditioned to fearing people with black socks, Teddy sees a black ankle brace and responds similarly to seeing black socks. What is this an example of?

a)

Discrimination

b)

Operant Conditioning

c)

Chaining

d)

Generalization

11.

This time, Teddy notices the difference between the ankle brace and black socks, therefore, he does not react to it. What is this an example of?

a)

Discrimination

b)

Generalization

c)

Operant Conditioning

d)

The Law of Effect

12.

Timmy is behaving badly. His mother spanks him every time he does this. This is an example of

a)

Negative Punishment

b)

Positive Punishment

c)

Negative Reinforcement

d)

Positive Reinforcement

13.

In order to get Timmy to stop yelling, his mother takes away his toys. This is an example of

a)

Positive Punishment

b)

Negative Reinforcement

c)

Positive Reinforcement

d)

Negative Punishment

14.

The Law of Effect is best credited by which scientist?

a)

B.F. Skinner

b)

Edward Thorndike

c)

Carl Rogers

d)

Sigmund Freud

15.

What is the Law of Effect?

a)

Responses followed by negative stimuli is likely to increase behaviour

b)

Responses followed by a neutral stimulus is likely to remain neutral

c)

The effects stimulated on others are likely to reciprocate, causing a chain of negative or positive interactions.

d)

Responses followed by satisfaction (positive) are likely to increase behaviour and make it more likely to occur again and again.

16.

Timmy has learned his lesson and his mother gives him his toys back. This is an example of

a)

Positive Punishment

b)

Negative Punishment

c)

Positive Reinforcement

d)

Negative Reinforcement

17.

Billy's mom took away his punishment once he proved that he learned his lesson. This is an example of?

a)

Negative Punishment

b)

Positive Punishment

c)

Negative Reinforcement

d)

Positive Reinforcement

18.

The Little Albert experiment demonstrated -

a)

Aversive Conditioning

b)

Avoidance Learning

c)

Punishment

d)

Omission training

19.

Chaining is -

a)

Teaching subjects to behave in a specific way successively multiple times

b)

Reinforcing properties of something

c)

Teaching a new behaviour

d)

Providing on and off schedules of reinforcement

20.

What is best when FIRST teaching a new behavior

a)

Fixed Ratio

b)

Fixed Interval

c)

Continuous Reinforcement

d)

Partial Reinforcement

21.

Ross and Bandura demonstrated aggression and observational learning through

a)

The Premack Principle

b)

Latent Learning

c)

The Bobo Doll experiment

d)

Instinctive Drift

22.

Albeit Henry continues to try to teach a bird to walk rather than fly. The bird continues to fly. This is an example of

a)

Instinctive Drift

b)

Habituation

c)

Latent Learning

d)

State Dependent Learning

23.

The premise of - the more times two things are paired together, the greater chance that learning will occur - is best exemplified by -

a)

Abstract learning

b)

Kohler's Experiment

c)

The Contingency Model

d)

The Social -Learning theory

24.

After struggling with a solution of how to get her keys out of her car, Kerry suddenly realizes that she should call Triple A. What type of learning does this demonstrate?

a)

Insight Learning

b)

Abstract Learning

c)

Fundamental Learning

d)

Acquisition

25.

Insight Learning was best demonstrated via -

a)

The Bobo Doll Experiment

b)

Wolfgang Kohler's Experiment

c)

The frustration - aggression principle

d)

Habituation Training

26.

The Premack Principle states that

a)

Continuous reinforcement is best for learning

b)

Of two activities, whichever is preferred the most can be used to reinforce the other activity

c)

Once behavior is learned, partial reinforcement schedules yield a higher success rate

d)

Extinction is highest in higher yield cases

27.

Token Economies are most popular in

a)

Mental Institutions

b)

Households

c)

Prisons

d)

Jobs

28.

Which schedule of reinforcement is the least prone to extinction ?

a)

Variable interval

b)

Variable Ratio

c)

Fixed interval

d)

Fixed Ratio

29.

Which schedule is the least effective in reinforcing behavior?

a)

Variable Interval

b)

Fixed Interval

c)

Fixed Ratio

d)

Variable Ratio

30.

Trick or treating is an example of

a)

Fixed Ratio

b)

Fixed Interval

c)

Variable Ratio

d)

Variable Interval

31.

A man receives a paycheck bi- weekly

a)

Variable interval

b)

Fixed Ratio

c)

Fixed Interval

d)

Variable Interval

32.

Best represents a slot machine

a)

Variable Interval

b)

Fixed Interval

c)

Variable Ratio

d)

Fixed Ratio

33.

Which type of learning is most difficult to measure?

a)

Abstract Learning

b)

Cognitive Learning

c)

Concrete Learning

d)

Associative Learning

34.

A mental image of a spatial environment -

a)

Abstraction

b)

Image

c)

Mental Set

d)

Cognitive Map

35.

Which type of learning was pioneered by Edward Tolman?

a)

Latent Learning

b)

Concrete Learning

c)

Associative Learning

d)

Stimulus Inductive Learning