Filters
Question type

Study Flashcards

Just after they taste a sweet liquid,mice are injected with a drug that produces an immune response.Later,the taste of the sweet liquid by itself triggers an immune response.This best illustrates


A) operant conditioning.
B) spontaneous recovery.
C) classical conditioning.
D) observational learning.

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Laurie's thumb sucking has become habitual because she feels less anxious when she sucks her thumb.This best illustrates the process of


A) generalization.
B) classical conditioning.
C) discrimination.
D) operant conditioning.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Different groups of vervet monkeys learned to prefer either blue or pink corn.All but one of their 27 infant monkeys subsequently came to prefer the same color corn preferred by the adult monkeys in their group.This subsequent outcome best illustrated


A) operant conditioning.
B) instinctive drift.
C) observational learning.
D) latent learning.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Desensitization and imitation are two factors that contribute to


A) latent learning.
B) taste aversion.
C) the violence-viewing effect.
D) instinctive drift.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

The process of acquiring through experience new and relatively enduring information or behaviors is called


A) association.
B) learning.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) shaping.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

After receiving a painful shot from a female nurse in a white uniform,3-year-old Vaclav is fearful of any woman wearing a white dress.Vaclav's reaction best illustrates


A) operant behavior.
B) generalization.
C) an unconditioned response.
D) spontaneous recovery.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

If the onset of a light reliably signals the onset of food,a rat in a Skinner box will work to turn on the light.In this case,the light is a ________ reinforcer.


A) partial
B) primary
C) conditioned
D) delayed

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Janna's behavior is more strongly influenced by the momentary thrill of unprotected sex than by the prospect of an unwanted pregnancy or sexually transmitted infection.This best illustrates the impact of


A) classical conditioning.
B) immediate reinforcement.
C) a fixed-interval schedule.
D) spontaneous recovery.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

In which form of learning is behavior influenced by its consequences?


A) primary conditioning
B) classical conditioning
C) operant conditioning
D) delayed conditioning

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

When toddlers are classically conditioned to fear moving cars,they also become afraid of moving trucks and motorcycles.This best illustrates the process of


A) spontaneous recovery.
B) observational learning.
C) generalization.
D) discrimination.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

An experimenter plans to condition a dog to salivate to a light by pairing the light with food.The dog will learn to salivate to the light most quickly if the experimenter presents the light


A) five seconds before the food.
B) half a second before the food.
C) at precisely the same time as the food.
D) a half-second after the food.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Learning associations between one's own personal actions and resulting events is most relevant to the process of


A) classical conditioning.
B) primary conditioning.
C) partial reinforcement.
D) operant conditioning.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Julio's mother has been giving him gold stars for keeping his bed dry all night.After about a week,Julio discontinued his habit of bed-wetting.His change in behavior best illustrates the value of


A) primary reinforcement.
B) classical conditioning.
C) spontaneous recovery.
D) operant conditioning.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

The diminishing of a conditioned response is known as


A) extinction.
B) generalization.
C) acquisition.
D) spontaneous recovery.

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

The introduction of a pleasant stimulus is to ________ as the withdrawal of a pleasant stimulus is to ________.


A) positive reinforcer;negative reinforcer
B) immediate reinforcer;delayed reinforcer
C) reinforcement;punishment
D) primary reinforcer;secondary reinforcer

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Showing 501 - 515 of 515

Related Exams

Show Answer