WorksheetsUnit 4 Practice Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
The best example of a biological predisposition to learning is which of the following?
After Ted got sick from eating sushi at a deli, he became nauseous whenever he thought of eating sushi.
Little Cardi B gets in her toy car and imitates the way her mother drives a real car
By using shaping techniques, a researcher can teach a chicken to play tic-tac-toe
Rats can learn to run complex mazes even without food rewards present.
Which of the following is an example of social learning?
Rita is a passenger in her friend’s car every day on the way to work. One day her friend is sick so Rita has to drive herself. She is able to navigate with no problem.
Jezabeth was scratched by a cat, so now she is afraid of cats.
Delilah was mildly shocked when she tried to remove her smoke detector batteries, so she now flinches whenever she has to change the smoke detector batteries.
Sydney starts using the same word choices and vocal inflections as her friend group.
Jerome gives his dog a treat every time his dog does not jump on guests, and eventually the dog stops jumping on guests even without a treat.
In which scenario does sunblock serve as a conditioned stimulus?
Ernesto received a free lifetime supply of sunblock when he won a trivia contest.
Sophia broke out in a painful rash when she spread sunscreen on her skin because she is allergic to an ingredient in it.
Sarah avoids sunblock because people compliment her on her tan when she goes without it.
Lowell feels relaxed when he smells sunblock because it reminds him of his vacations at the beach.
Molly is potty training her daughter, Mia. Every time Mia begins to urinate in her diaper, Molly says the word “bathroom” in the hope that Mia will begin to urinate when she hears this word while sitting on the toilet. Molly’s efforts most resemble the studies of...
BF Skinner - operant conditioning
Edward Tolman - latent learning
Sigmund Freud - psychodynamic
Ivan Pavlov - classical conditioning
Which of the following scenarios best demonstrates the acquisition of a fear of snakes?
Randolph's brother frequently startled Randolph whenever he approached a snake, which caused Randolph to develop an intense fear of them.
Tim used to be afraid of snakes, but after a number of harmless interactions with them, his fear subsided.
Faye’s fear of snakes went away when she had a few pleasant encounters with them, but after a period of time, the fear returned.
Vivian’s long-held fear of snakes only applied to ones that were striped.
Chester received a painful bite from a snake years ago, and ever since he has feared not only snakes but also worms and caterpillars.
Which of the following scenarios demonstrates stimulus generalization?
Martin’s brother screams at him when he starts to pet a cat, and now Martin is terrified of cats.
Tabitha used to be afraid of flying on airplanes, but after flying often for work she is no longer afraid of flying.
Craig’s fear of public speaking went away after he gave a good presentation last semester, but his fear of public speaking has returned during the current semester.
Julia is scared of golden retriever dogs but not Chihuahua dogs.
Markus was stung by a wasp, and now he is scared of not only wasps but also bees.
Which of the following scenarios demonstrates spontaneous recovery?
Martin’s brother screams at him when he starts to pet a cat, and now Martin is terrified of cats.
Tabitha used to be afraid of flying on airplanes, but after flying often for work she is no longer afraid of flying.
Craig’s fear of public speaking went away after he gave a good presentation last semester, but his fear of public speaking has returned during the current semester.
Julia is scared of golden retriever dogs but not Chihuahua dogs.
Markus was stung by a wasp, and now he is scared of not only wasps but also bees.
Lynda stayed out past her curfew. As a result, her parents revoked her driving privileges. Which of the following statements is true of Lynda’s parents?
Lynda's parents are using negative reinforcement to decrease her behavior of staying out past curfew.
Lynda's parents are using positive reinforcement to decrease her driving behavior.
Lynda's parents are using negative punishment to decrease her behavior of staying out past curfew.
Lynda's parents are using negative reinforcement to increase her driving behavior.
Sebastian wants to earn an "A" in his biology course but finds it difficult to stay motivated to study every night. His teacher recommends that he surround himself with peers who study regularly to increase his studying behavior. Sebastian’s teacher made her recommendation based on the learning concept of
Acquisition
Classical conditioning
Modeling
Generalization
Discrimination
Which of the following scenarios most accurately describes biofeedback?
Staci participated in an experiment in which she wore a heart-rate monitor, watched the readout of her heart rate, and received points based on how many beats per minute she reduced her heart rate.
Julie’s employer stopped paying her, so she stopped coming to work.
Taneesha became sick after eating funnel cake at the fair, so now she gags every time she smells funnel cake.
Meike stopped giving her dog treats from the dinner table. Eventually, Meike’s dog stopped begging. Two months later, the dog started begging again.
The principles of operant conditioning are best illustrated by--
replacing a response to a stimulus with an alternative response
a token economy to reinforce behaviors
development of intrinsic motivation
exposing a client to anxiety-provoking stimuli
Which of the following reinforcement schedules is most RESISTANT to extinction?
Noncontingent
Shaping
Variable ratio
Fixed ratio
Fixed interval
Raul wants to teach his daughter Sonia to tie her shoes. First he praises her when she manipulates her shoelaces in any way. Then he praises her when she makes a simple knot. Once she does that consistently, he praises her only when she makes the knot and a loop. He continues the pattern until she can do all the steps required to tie her shoes. Raul’s actions are an example of which of the following techniques?
Shaping
Modeling
Rehearsal
Classical conditioning
When Mary was young, her father was trying to learn how to speak German and would listen to German tapes for hours in her presence. Mary paid very little attention to the tapes. Many years later, when Mary was in Germany, she was able to say a few German words in order to make herself understood. This is an example of
procedural memory
latent learning
regression
telegraphic speech
retroactive interference
A particular group of brain cells seems to provide a basis for observational learning. Researchers call these specialized cells ---
efferent neurons
afferent neurons
mirror neurons
motor neurons
