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Quiz: Learning

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

In Bandura's classic BoBo doll experiment, those children that saw aggressive models

a)

were more likely to tell others to respond violently towards the BoBo doll.

b)

were more likely to behave violently towards the BoBo doll.

c)

did not respond any differently than a control group that saw no violent behavior.

d)

were less likely to behave violently towards the BoBo doll.

e)

used insight learning to solve their social problems.

2.

Tolman concluded that the rats he ran through mazes had created ________ to help them find where the food was placed.

a)

operant conditioning

b)

observational learning

c)

insight learning

d)

cognitive maps

e)

classical conditioning

3.

Wolfgang Kohler suggested that chimps

a)

learn by operant conditioning, but not by classical conditioning.

b)

would administer punishment to other chimps if rewarded for doing so.

c)

use insight to come up with novel solutions to problems.

d)

respond best to intermittent reinforcement.

e)

can use a primitive form of language.

4.

The most effective form of punishment usually involves

a)

attacks on character.

b)

intense physical pain.

c)

imprisonment or jail time.

d)

omission penalties, such as loss of privileges.

e)

psychological pain.

5.

The similarity of positive reinforcement and positive punishment is that each involves

a)

removing a stimulus.

b)

decreasing the likelihood of certain events.

c)

adding a stimulus.

d)

desirable events or stimuli.

e)

increasing the likelihood of certain events.

6.

When you go grocery shopping, you may buy brands that you have often seen advertised on TV. This is the result of

a)

classical conditioning.

b)

continuous reinforcement.

c)

the mere exposure effect.

d)

shaping.

e)

habituation.

7.

Taste aversion studies lead researchers to which of the following conclusions

a)

Taste is the most fundamental of the senses.

b)

Animals must watch another animal have taste reaction before exhibiting the aversion.

c)

Animals must evaluate a situation cognitively before taste aversion develops.

d)

Taste aversion appears to be an innate and universal survival mechanism.

e)

A US must occur within seconds of CS for conditioning to occur.

8.

A television producer who receives a monthly check is working according to a ________ schedule of reinforcement.

a)

variable interval

b)

fixed ratio

c)

continuous

d)

varaible ratio

e)

fixed interval

9.

________ is a procedure for changing behavior by reinforcing responses that approach the desired goal.

a)

Counterconditioning

b)

Behavioral analysis

c)

Shaping

d)

Natural selection

e)

Modeling

10.

You hit the "off" button on your alarm clock when it rings. The ending of the obnoxious sound acts as a(n)

a)

positive reinforcer.

b)

positive punishment.

c)

negative punishment.

d)

negative reinforcement.

e)

unconditioned stimulus.

11.

A punishment ________ the probability of a response, while a negative reinforcer ________ the probability of a response.

a)

does not alter; decreases

b)

decreases; increases

c)

decreases; decreases

d)

increases; increases

e)

increases; decreases

12.

The initial learning stage in classical conditioning in which the neutral stimulus is repeatedly paired with the unconditioned stimulus is known as

a)

acquisition.

b)

shaping.

c)

trial-and-error learning.

d)

insight learning.

e)

prompting.

13.

The Premack principle states that

a)

reinforcement is more effective than punishment.

b)

using two types of punishment works better than using only one.

c)

in order to be effective, reinforcement must be unpredictable.

d)

a preferred activity can be used to reinforce a less preferred one.

e)

punishment must be used consistently and immediately.

14.

Operant conditioning, in contrast with classical conditioning, emphasizes consequences (such as rewards and punishments) that occur

a)

after the behavior.

b)

concurrently with the behavior.

c)

at the same time as the stimulus.

d)

during the behavior.

e)

before the behavior.