WorksheetsChapter 6 Psychology
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
____________ is any relatively permanent change in behavior brought about by experience or practice.
Learning
Adaptation
Memory
enhancement
Muscle memory
Pavlov placed meat powder in the mouths of dogs, and they began to salivate. The food acted as a(n) ___________.
unconditioned response
unconditioned stimulus
conditioned response
conditioned stimulus
What was the conditioned stimulus (CS) in the case of Little Albert?
a white rat
a loud noise
a high chair
conditioned stimulus
Thorndike was known for his work with ___________.
a Skinner box
a puzzle box
modeling
monkeys
Under what circumstances will a reinforcement make the target response more likely to occur again?
If it is a primary reinforcer
if it is a positive reinforcer
if it is a negative reinforcer
Regardless of whether it is a positive or negative reinforcement, a reinforcer makes a response more likely to occur
What has occurred when there is a decrease in the likelihood or rate of a target response?
punishment
positive reinforcement
negative reinforcement
positive and negative reinforcement
Observational learning requires the presence of which of the following elements?
high intelligence
reinforcement
the threat of punishment
imitation
The "aha" experiences is known as ___________.
latent learning
insight learning
thoughtful learning
serial enumeration
The sounds t, th, and sh are _______________.
morphemes
phonemes
semantics
sound bytes
Which of the following statements is true about Kanzi, the bonobo chimp?
He was able to learn to understand 150 spoken English words.
He was unable to learn how to follow instructions.
He was able to speak 150 different English words.
He mastered English syntax.
Learning to make a reflex response to a stimulus other than to the original, natural stimulus is called ______________.
classical conditioning
operant conditioning
memory linkage
adaptation
The tendency to respond to a stimulus that is similar to the original conditioned stimulus is called __________.
stimulus generalization
stimulus adaptation
response generalization
transfer of habit strength
A Skinner box is most likely to be used in research on ___________.
classical conditioning
operant conditioning
vicarious learning
cognitive learning
Al must build 25 radios before he receives $20. What schedule of reinforcement is being used?
a variable-ratio schedule
a fixed-ratio schedule
a fixed-interval schedule
a continuous schedule
Neurofeedback, the newer version of biofeedback, involves trying to change ______________.
brain wave activity
blood pressure
heart rate
body temperature
Observational learning theory's foremost proponent was ________.
Watson
Thorndike
Skinner
Bandura
College students faced with unsolvable problems eventually give up and make only half-hearted attempts to solve new problems, even when the new problems can be solved easily. This behavior is probably due to _______.
contingency blocking
learned helplessness
latent learning
response
generalization
A system for combining symbols so that an unlimited number of meaningful statements can be made for the purpose of communicating with others is called ____________.
grammar
syntax
symbols
language
Infants usually begin making vowel sounds at around the age of _______,
2 months
6 months
9 months
12 months
Adults tend to use a higher pitched, repetitive sing-song voice when they speak to babies. This type of vocalization is an example of a(n) ______________ factor that shapes language acquisition.
inherent
environment
genetic
hereditary
