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Psychology 104 Chapters 6 and 8

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(a)   is based on experiences, produces change in the organism, and the changes are relatively permanent.

2.

_________ conditioning is when a neutral stimulus produces a response after being paired with a stimulus that naturally produces a response.

a)

Operant

b)

Classical

3.

_________ is a stimulus that evokes an unconditioned response without previous conditioning

a)

Conditioned Stimulus

b)

Neutral Stimulus

c)

Unconditioned Stimulus

4.

__________ is an unlearned reaction to an unconditioned stimulus that occurs without previous conditioning.

a)

Unconditioned Response

b)

Conditioned Response

5.

_________ is a stimulus with no prior experience

a)

Conditioned Stimulus

b)

Neutral Stimulus

c)

Unconditioned Stimulus

6.

_________ is a previously neutral stimulus that has, through conditioning, acquired the capacity to evoke a conditioned response.

a)

Unconditioned Stimulus

b)

Conditioned Stimulus

7.

__________ a learned reaction to a conditioned stimulus that occurs because of previous conditioning.

a)

Conditioned Response

b)

Unconditioned Response

8.

What is the process of pairing a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus called?

a)

Generalization

b)

Extinction

c)

Acquisition

9.

________ is the gradual elimination of learned response when a conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus

a)

Generalization

b)

Extinction

c)

Acquisition

10.

_________ is when the conditioned response is observed even though the conditioned stimulus is slightly different from the original conditioned stimulus used during acquisition.

a)

Generalization

b)

Extinction

c)

Acquisition

11.

(a)   is the tendency of learned behaviour to recover from a period of extinction.

12.

In the Little Albert Study, what was the unconditioned stimulus that caused the unconditioned response (crying)?

a)

White rat

b)

Loud noise

13.

In the Little Albert Study, what was the neutral stimulus that became the conditioned stimulus?

a)

White rat

b)

Loud noise

14.

Conditioning is ______ when the conditioned stimulus is unfamiliar because familiar stimuli already have expectations attached to them.

a)

harder

b)

easier

15.

Biological preparedness usually takes several pairings of the _________ with the _________ to establish learning.

a)

conditioned response, unconditioned response

b)

unconditioned stimulus, unconditioned response

c)

conditioned stimulus, unconditioned stimulus

d)

conditioned stimulus, conditioned response

16.

_________ conditioning is when the consequences of an organism's behaviour determine whether the organism will repeat that behaviour in the future.

a)

Operant

b)

Classical

17.

________ increases the frequency of desirable behaviour

a)

Punishment

b)

Reinforcement

18.

Punishment _______ the frequency of _______ behaviour

a)

increases, undesirable

b)

decreases, desirable

c)

increases, desirable

d)

decreases, undesirable

19.

Positive means a stimulus is ______

a)

removed

b)

added

20.

Negative means a stimulus is _______

a)

removed

b)

added

21.

When a stimulus is added to increase the frequency of a behaviour it is called...

a)

Positive Reinforcement

b)

Negative Reinforcement

c)

Positive Punishment

d)

Negative Punishment

22.

When a stimulus is removed to increase the frequency of a behaviour it is called...

a)

Positive Reinforcement

b)

Negative Reinforcement

c)

Positive Punishment

d)

Negative Punishment

23.

When a stimulus is added to decrease the frequency of a behaviour it is called...

a)

Positive Reinforcement

b)

Negative Reinforcment

c)

Positive Punishment

d)

Negative Punishment

24.

When a stimulus is removed to decrease the frequency of a behaviour it is called...

a)

Positive Reinforcement

b)

Negative Reinforcement

c)

Positive Punishment

d)

Negative Punishment

25.

Discriminative stimulus is a stimulus that indicates a response will be _______

a)

punished

b)

reinforced

26.

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.

a)

Fixed Interval

b)

Variable Interval

c)

Fixed Ratio

d)

Variable Ratio

27.

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.

a)

Fixed Interval

b)

Variable Interval

c)

Fixed Ratio

d)

Variable Ratio

28.

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.

a)

Fixed Interval

b)

Variable Interval

c)

Fixed Ratio

d)

Variable Ratio

29.

Schedules of Reinforcement: _________ is when reinforcement is provided following behaviour without consistency. There is high rates of responding and is hard to extinguish.

a)

Fixed Interval

b)

Variable Interval

c)

Fixed Ratio

d)

Variable Ratio

30.

__________ is learning by watching the actions of others.

a)

Observational learning

b)

Implicit learning

31.

_________ is learning that takes place independent of the awareness of the process. Learning while not realizing you are learning.

a)

Observational learning

b)

Implicit learning

32.

A ________ is the smallest unit of sound that is recognizable as speech rather than random noise.

a)

phoneme

b)

morpheme

33.

________ are the smallest meaningful units of language. A meaningful unit of language that cannot be further divided

a)

Phonemes

b)

Morphemes

34.

Phonological rules are rules about combining ________

a)

letters

b)

words

c)

speech sounds

35.

________ rules are rules about how we combine morphemes.

a)

Morphological

b)

Phonological

36.

__________ rules are about how to combine words into sentences or phrases

a)

Phonological

b)

Morphological

c)

Syntactical

37.

At about what age do humans start babbling?

a)

2-3 months

b)

4-6 months

c)

7-9 months

d)

1 year

38.

Theories of Language Development: ___________ explanations believe children learn language by operant conditioning because some words are encouraged and some are discouraged.

a)

Nativist

b)

Behaviourist

c)

Interactionist

39.

Theories of Language: __________ explanations believe that humans are born with the natural ability of language.

a)

Nativist

b)

Behaviourist

c)

Interactionist

40.

Theories of Language: __________ explanations believe that it is a combination or nature and nurture.

a)

Nativist

b)

Behaviourist

c)

Interactionist

41.

Genetic dysphasia is when a person... (caused by a mutation in a single gene)

a)

is unable to grasp the vocabulary of a language

b)

is unable to learn the grammar of a language

c)

is able to learn grammar at a very young age

d)

is able to learn vocabulary at a very young age

42.

What area of the brain is responsible for producing coherent speech?

a)

Broca's Area

b)

Wernicke's Area

43.

Which area of the brain helps in speech processing and understanding language?

a)

Broca's Area

b)

Wernicke's Area

44.

___________ indicates that language shapes the nature of thought

a)

Rational choice theory

b)

Language relation hypothesis

c)

Linguistic relativity

hypothesis

45.

__________ is the idea that we make decisions by determining how likely something is to happen, judging the value, and multiplying it by two.

a)

Rational choice theory

b)

Language relation theory

c)

Linguistic relativity hypothesis

46.

Are we better at judging frequency and probability?

a)

Frequency

b)

Probability

47.

________ are fast, efficient strategies that may facilitate decision-making, but there is no guarantee of a solution.

a)

Algorithms

b)

Heuristics

48.

Heuristics: ________ --> items are more easily accessible in memory are judged as occurring more frequently

a)

Conjunction Fallacy

b)

Representative Heuristic

c)

Framing Effect

d)

Availability Bias

49.

Heuristics: ________ --> thinking that specific conditions are more probable than a single general condition. One general condition is always more true

a)

Framing Effect

b)

Representative Heuristic

c)

Conjunction Fallacy

d)

Availability Bias

50.

Heuristics: ________ --> making a probability judgment by comparing an object or event to a prototype of an object or event.

a)

Framing Effect

b)

Conjunction Fallacy

c)

Representative Heuristic

d)

Availability Bias

51.

Heuristics: ________ --> giving different answers to the same problem depending on the problem is phrased or framed.

a)

Framing Effect

b)

Sunk Cost Fallacy

c)

Optimism Bias

d)

Representative Heuristic

52.

Heuristics: ________ --> making a decision about a current situation on purely the basis of whether they have previously invested in the situation.

a)

Framing Effect

b)

Sunk Cost Fallacy

c)

Conjunction Fallacy

d)

Optimism Bias

53.

Heuristics: ________ --> believing that, compared to other people, you are more likely to experience positive events and less likely to experience negative events.

a)

Framing Effect

b)

Sunk Cost Fallacy

c)

Optimism Bias

d)

Availability Bias

54.

________ is when a person is optimistic and they put the effort into making things happen.

a)

Realistic Optimism

b)

Practical Optimism

c)

Obvious Optimism

55.

Select all that apply: Prospect Theory is when...

a)

we avoid risks when evaluating potential gains

b)

we take risks when evaluating potential losses

c)

we avoid risks when evaluating potential losses

d)

we take risks when evaluating potential gains