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WorksheetsObservational Learning / CC Practice Questions
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
An empathetic husband who observes his wife in pain will exhibit some of the brain activity she is showing. This best illustrates the functioning of
conditioned stimulus
mirror neurons
conditioned response
unconditioned stimulus
If one chimpanzee watches a second chimp solve a puzzle for a food reward, the first chimp may thereby learn how to solve the puzzle. This best illustrates
stimulus generalization
observational learning
respondent behavior
spontaneous recovery
conditioned response
Blinking in response to a puff of air directed to your eye is a(n)
unconditioned response
unconditioned stimulus
neutral stimulus
conditioned stimulus
conditioned response
According to Bandura's research on vicarious (experienced through another) reinforcement and punishment, we are especially likely to learn from people we perceive to be
similar to ourselves
successful
admirable
likable
all of the above
When Jenny was trying to learn to play baseball, her mother noticed that she was holding the bat wrong. Jenny's mom said "Here, let me show you how to hold it." This method of teaching is best explained by
conditioned stimuli
observational learning
classical conditioning
neutral stimuli
conditioned responses
Which of the following is an example of a prosocial behavior that might be learned through modeling?
Justin acts like a bully to kids at school after watching his favorite TV character bully on a TV show
Manahil learns to lie by watching her older brother get away with it
Emma learns to tease her cousin James by watching her aunt tease him as well
Ahad learns to care for his younger brother by watching his father feed and change him
Melissa thinks women are incapable of a career in business because all the important women in her life are stay-at-home mothers
Researchers condition a flatworm to contract when exposed to light by repeatedly pairing the light with electric shock. The electric shock is a(n)
conditioned stimulus
neutral stimulus
unconditioned stimulus
unconditioned response
conditioned response
You repeatedly hear a tone just before having a puff of air directed to your eye. Blinking to the tone presented without an air puff is a(n)
unconditioned response
neutral stimulus
conditioned stimulus
unconditioned stimulus
conditioned response
Pavlov noticed that dogs began salivating at the mere sight of the person who regularly brought food to them. For the dogs, the sight of this person was a(n)
conditioned stimulus
conditioned response
unconditioned stimulus
unconditioned response
neutral stimulus
After being bitten by his neighbor's dog, Miguel experienced fear at the sight of that dog but not at the sight of other dogs. This best illustrates the process of
extinction
discrimination
conditioned stimulus
acquisition
unconditioned response
Long after her conditioned fear of dogs had been extinguished, Marcy experienced an unexpected surge of nervousness when first shown her cousin's new cocker spaniel. Her unexpected nervousness best illustrates
extinction
spontaneous recovery
observational learning
acquisition
discrimination
When she was younger, Jane had a blue car that broke down a lot. As an adult she still can't drive a blue or green car. This reaction best illustrates
an unconditioned response
stimulus discrimination
respondent behavior
stimulus generalization
extinction
