1. Three year old James shows temper tantrums. His parents have begun to ignore them completely, hoping that he will stop. They are using___to deal with the child’s temper tantrums. A. Reinforcement B. Higher order conditioning C. Extinction D. Punishment
2. Which of the following is a primary reinforcer? A. Food B. Praise C. Attention D. Money
3. A laboratory rat is reinforced when it presses a bar after 5 seconds, then 10 seconds, then 65 seconds later. It is being reinforced on a__schedule. A. Fixed-intervals B. Fixed-ratio C. Variable-ratio D. Variable-interval
4. John is given a nod of approval every third time he says “Please” when he wants something. His parents are using a____ schedule. A. Fixed-interval B. Fixed-ratio C. Variable-ratio D. Variable-interval 1
5. After a response is extinguished and a rest period is given, the response tends to reappear. This is known as: A. Stimulus generalization B. Stimulus discrimination C. Extinction D. Spontaneous recovery
6. Automobile advertisements, especially those for sports cars, often feature young, beautiful women. Smart advertisers know that men rate new cars whose ads include an attractive female as faster, more appealing, better designed, and more desirable than cars with similar ads that do not include an attractive female. What is the unconditioned response? A. The car B. The advertisement C. The attractive women D. Desire to buy the car E. Finding the woman attractive
7. In the preceding scenario, in terms of classical conditioning, what is the attractive woman? A. The conditioned stimulus B. The unconditioned stimulus C. The conditioned response D. The unconditioned response
8. Of the following, which would a psychologist consider the best example of learning? A. A man’s beard begins to grow at age 15 B. A woman experiencing labor pains C. A child being able to ride a bike D. A baby sucking on her mother’s breast for nourishment
9. Suspending a basketball player for committing a flagrant foul is an example of: A. Negative reinforcement B. Positive reinforcement C. Positive punishment D. Negative punishment 2
10. Latent learning can best be described as: A. Learning that depends on the mental process B. Learning that is not immediately reflected in a behavior change C. A learning technique that provides precise information about one’s inner bodily functions D. Learning that is based on rewards and punishments E. A type of learning that occurs after the behavior has already been done
11. While taking his math placement exam, Spencer became stuck on one problem. With only five minutes left, he suddenly arrived at the answer. This is an example of: A. Latent learning B. Insight C. Learning set D. Operant conditioning
12. Salina receives a one-thousand-dollar bonus at her job after she sold the most cars this month. The one-thousand-dollar bonus is an example of a:
A. Primary reinforcer
B. Secondary reinforcer
C. Partial reinforcer
D. Continual reinforcer
13. Just before something scary happens in a horror film, they often play scary sounding music. When I hear the music, I tense up in anticipation of the scary event. In this situation, the music serves as:
A.UCS
B. UCR
C. CS
D. CR
2. Which of the following is a primary reinforcer? A. Food B. Praise C. Attention D. Money
3. A laboratory rat is reinforced when it presses a bar after 5 seconds, then 10 seconds, then 65 seconds later. It is being reinforced on a__schedule. A. Fixed-intervals B. Fixed-ratio C. Variable-ratio D. Variable-interval
4. John is given a nod of approval every third time he says “Please” when he wants something. His parents are using a____ schedule. A. Fixed-interval B. Fixed-ratio C. Variable-ratio D. Variable-interval 1
5. After a response is extinguished and a rest period is given, the response tends to reappear. This is known as: A. Stimulus generalization B. Stimulus discrimination C. Extinction D. Spontaneous recovery
6. Automobile advertisements, especially those for sports cars, often feature young, beautiful women. Smart advertisers know that men rate new cars whose ads include an attractive female as faster, more appealing, better designed, and more desirable than cars with similar ads that do not include an attractive female. What is the unconditioned response? A. The car B. The advertisement C. The attractive women D. Desire to buy the car E. Finding the woman attractive
7. In the preceding scenario, in terms of classical conditioning, what is the attractive woman? A. The conditioned stimulus B. The unconditioned stimulus C. The conditioned response D. The unconditioned response
8. Of the following, which would a psychologist consider the best example of learning? A. A man’s beard begins to grow at age 15 B. A woman experiencing labor pains C. A child being able to ride a bike D. A baby sucking on her mother’s breast for nourishment
9. Suspending a basketball player for committing a flagrant foul is an example of: A. Negative reinforcement B. Positive reinforcement C. Positive punishment D. Negative punishment 2
10. Latent learning can best be described as: A. Learning that depends on the mental process B. Learning that is not immediately reflected in a behavior change C. A learning technique that provides precise information about one’s inner bodily functions D. Learning that is based on rewards and punishments E. A type of learning that occurs after the behavior has already been done
11. While taking his math placement exam, Spencer became stuck on one problem. With only five minutes left, he suddenly arrived at the answer. This is an example of: A. Latent learning B. Insight C. Learning set D. Operant conditioning
12. Salina receives a one-thousand-dollar bonus at her job after she sold the most cars this month. The one-thousand-dollar bonus is an example of a:
A. Primary reinforcer
B. Secondary reinforcer
C. Partial reinforcer
D. Continual reinforcer
13. Just before something scary happens in a horror film, they often play scary sounding music. When I hear the music, I tense up in anticipation of the scary event. In this situation, the music serves as:
A.UCS
B. UCR
C. CS
D. CR
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