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WorksheetsPsychology 104 Chapters 6 and 8
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 29mins
(a) is based on experiences, produces change in the organism, and the changes are relatively permanent.
_________ conditioning is when a neutral stimulus produces a response after being paired with a stimulus that naturally produces a response.
Operant
Classical
_________ is a stimulus that evokes an unconditioned response without previous conditioning
Conditioned Stimulus
Neutral Stimulus
Unconditioned Stimulus
__________ is an unlearned reaction to an unconditioned stimulus that occurs without previous conditioning.
Unconditioned Response
Conditioned Response
_________ is a stimulus with no prior experience
Conditioned Stimulus
Neutral Stimulus
Unconditioned Stimulus
_________ is a previously neutral stimulus that has, through conditioning, acquired the capacity to evoke a conditioned response.
Unconditioned Stimulus
Conditioned Stimulus
__________ a learned reaction to a conditioned stimulus that occurs because of previous conditioning.
Conditioned Response
Unconditioned Response
What is the process of pairing a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus called?
Generalization
Extinction
Acquisition
________ is the gradual elimination of learned response when a conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus
Generalization
Extinction
Acquisition
_________ is when the conditioned response is observed even though the conditioned stimulus is slightly different from the original conditioned stimulus used during acquisition.
Generalization
Extinction
Acquisition
(a) is the tendency of learned behaviour to recover from a period of extinction.
In the Little Albert Study, what was the unconditioned stimulus that caused the unconditioned response (crying)?
White rat
Loud noise
In the Little Albert Study, what was the neutral stimulus that became the conditioned stimulus?
White rat
Loud noise
Conditioning is ______ when the conditioned stimulus is unfamiliar because familiar stimuli already have expectations attached to them.
harder
easier
Biological preparedness usually takes several pairings of the _________ with the _________ to establish learning.
conditioned response, unconditioned response
unconditioned stimulus, unconditioned response
conditioned stimulus, unconditioned stimulus
conditioned stimulus, conditioned response
_________ conditioning is when the consequences of an organism's behaviour determine whether the organism will repeat that behaviour in the future.
Operant
Classical
________ increases the frequency of desirable behaviour
Punishment
Reinforcement
Punishment _______ the frequency of _______ behaviour
increases, undesirable
decreases, desirable
increases, desirable
decreases, undesirable
Positive means a stimulus is ______
removed
added
Negative means a stimulus is _______
removed
added
When a stimulus is added to increase the frequency of a behaviour it is called...
Positive Reinforcement
Negative Reinforcement
Positive Punishment
Negative Punishment
When a stimulus is removed to increase the frequency of a behaviour it is called...
Positive Reinforcement
Negative Reinforcement
Positive Punishment
Negative Punishment
When a stimulus is added to decrease the frequency of a behaviour it is called...
Positive Reinforcement
Negative Reinforcment
Positive Punishment
Negative Punishment
When a stimulus is removed to decrease the frequency of a behaviour it is called...
Positive Reinforcement
Negative Reinforcement
Positive Punishment
Negative Punishment
Discriminative stimulus is a stimulus that indicates a response will be _______
punished
reinforced
Schedules of Reinforcement: _______ is when a specific amount of time needs to elapse before the reinforcer is present. The responding increases as reinforcement time nears, there is little responding immediately after reinforcement.
Fixed Interval
Variable Interval
Fixed Ratio
Variable Ratio
Schedules of Reinforcement: ________ the amount of time between behaviour and reinforcer will vary from trial to trial. responding is steady and consistent, but it is hard to get started. However, once behaviours begin, it is hard to stop.
Fixed Interval
Variable Interval
Fixed Ratio
Variable Ratio
Schedules of Reinforcement: ________ is when reinforcement is provided for a specific amount of repeated behaviour. The responding activity slows after reinforcement, then picks up again.
Fixed Interval
Variable Interval
Fixed Ratio
Variable Ratio
Schedules of Reinforcement: _________ is when reinforcement is provided following behaviour without consistency. There is high rates of responding and is hard to extinguish.
Fixed Interval
Variable Interval
Fixed Ratio
Variable Ratio
__________ is learning by watching the actions of others.
Observational learning
Implicit learning
_________ is learning that takes place independent of the awareness of the process. Learning while not realizing you are learning.
Observational learning
Implicit learning
A ________ is the smallest unit of sound that is recognizable as speech rather than random noise.
phoneme
morpheme
________ are the smallest meaningful units of language. A meaningful unit of language that cannot be further divided
Phonemes
Morphemes
Phonological rules are rules about combining ________
letters
words
speech sounds
________ rules are rules about how we combine morphemes.
Morphological
Phonological
__________ rules are about how to combine words into sentences or phrases
Phonological
Morphological
Syntactical
At about what age do humans start babbling?
2-3 months
4-6 months
7-9 months
1 year
Theories of Language Development: ___________ explanations believe children learn language by operant conditioning because some words are encouraged and some are discouraged.
Nativist
Behaviourist
Interactionist
Theories of Language: __________ explanations believe that humans are born with the natural ability of language.
Nativist
Behaviourist
Interactionist
Theories of Language: __________ explanations believe that it is a combination or nature and nurture.
Nativist
Behaviourist
Interactionist
Genetic dysphasia is when a person... (caused by a mutation in a single gene)
is unable to grasp the vocabulary of a language
is unable to learn the grammar of a language
is able to learn grammar at a very young age
is able to learn vocabulary at a very young age
What area of the brain is responsible for producing coherent speech?
Broca's Area
Wernicke's Area
Which area of the brain helps in speech processing and understanding language?
Broca's Area
Wernicke's Area
___________ indicates that language shapes the nature of thought
Rational choice theory
Language relation hypothesis
Linguistic relativity
hypothesis
__________ is the idea that we make decisions by determining how likely something is to happen, judging the value, and multiplying it by two.
Rational choice theory
Language relation theory
Linguistic relativity hypothesis
Are we better at judging frequency and probability?
Frequency
Probability
________ are fast, efficient strategies that may facilitate decision-making, but there is no guarantee of a solution.
Algorithms
Heuristics
Heuristics: ________ --> items are more easily accessible in memory are judged as occurring more frequently
Conjunction Fallacy
Representative Heuristic
Framing Effect
Availability Bias
Heuristics: ________ --> thinking that specific conditions are more probable than a single general condition. One general condition is always more true
Framing Effect
Representative Heuristic
Conjunction Fallacy
Availability Bias
Heuristics: ________ --> making a probability judgment by comparing an object or event to a prototype of an object or event.
Framing Effect
Conjunction Fallacy
Representative Heuristic
Availability Bias
Heuristics: ________ --> giving different answers to the same problem depending on the problem is phrased or framed.
Framing Effect
Sunk Cost Fallacy
Optimism Bias
Representative Heuristic
Heuristics: ________ --> making a decision about a current situation on purely the basis of whether they have previously invested in the situation.
Framing Effect
Sunk Cost Fallacy
Conjunction Fallacy
Optimism Bias
Heuristics: ________ --> believing that, compared to other people, you are more likely to experience positive events and less likely to experience negative events.
Framing Effect
Sunk Cost Fallacy
Optimism Bias
Availability Bias
________ is when a person is optimistic and they put the effort into making things happen.
Realistic Optimism
Practical Optimism
Obvious Optimism
Select all that apply: Prospect Theory is when...
we avoid risks when evaluating potential gains
we take risks when evaluating potential losses
we avoid risks when evaluating potential losses
we take risks when evaluating potential gains
