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Observational Learning / CC Practice Questions

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

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Class
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1.

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

a)

conditioned stimulus

b)

mirror neurons

c)

conditioned response

d)

unconditioned stimulus

2.

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

a)

stimulus generalization

b)

observational learning

c)

respondent behavior

d)

spontaneous recovery

e)

conditioned response

3.

Blinking in response to a puff of air directed to your eye is a(n)

a)

unconditioned response

b)

unconditioned stimulus

c)

neutral stimulus

d)

conditioned stimulus

e)

conditioned response

4.

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

a)

similar to ourselves

b)

successful

c)

admirable

d)

likable

e)

all of the above

5.

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

a)

conditioned stimuli

b)

observational learning

c)

classical conditioning

d)

neutral stimuli

e)

conditioned responses

6.

Which of the following is an example of a prosocial behavior that might be learned through modeling?

a)

Justin acts like a bully to kids at school after watching his favorite TV character bully on a TV show

b)

Manahil learns to lie by watching her older brother get away with it

c)

Emma learns to tease her cousin James by watching her aunt tease him as well

d)

Ahad learns to care for his younger brother by watching his father feed and change him

e)

Melissa thinks women are incapable of a career in business because all the important women in her life are stay-at-home mothers

7.

Researchers condition a flatworm to contract when exposed to light by repeatedly pairing the light with electric shock. The electric shock is a(n)

a)

conditioned stimulus

b)

neutral stimulus

c)

unconditioned stimulus

d)

unconditioned response

e)

conditioned response

8.

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)

a)

unconditioned response

b)

neutral stimulus

c)

conditioned stimulus

d)

unconditioned stimulus

e)

conditioned response

9.

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)

a)

conditioned stimulus

b)

conditioned response

c)

unconditioned stimulus

d)

unconditioned response

e)

neutral stimulus

10.

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

a)

extinction

b)

discrimination

c)

conditioned stimulus

d)

acquisition

e)

unconditioned response

11.

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

a)

extinction

b)

spontaneous recovery

c)

observational learning

d)

acquisition

e)

discrimination

12.

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

a)

an unconditioned response

b)

stimulus discrimination

c)

respondent behavior

d)

stimulus generalization

e)

extinction