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1
Q 
For professional baseball players, swinging at a pitched ball is reinforced with a home run on a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ schedule.
  variable-ratio 
  All of the listed answers are correct 
  fixed-ratio 
  fixed-interval 
  variable-interval 
  None of the listed answers are correct
A

variable-ratio

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Conditioning seldom occurs when a(n) ________ comes after a(n) _____.
UCR; CS
negative reinforcer; operant behavior
None of the listed answers are correct
CS; UCS
secondary reinforcer; operant behavior

A

CS; UCS

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In teaching her son to play basketball, Mrs. Olsen initially reinforces him with praise for simply dribbling while standing still, then only for walking while dribbling, and finally only for running while dribbling. She is using a procedure known as:
spontaneous recovery.
shaping.
secondary reinforcement.
None of the listed answers are correct
generalization.
partial reinforcement.

A

Shaping

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People have been observed to form negative attitudes toward Pokémon characters who were repeatedly shown with negative words and images next to them. This best illustrates the impact of:
the law of effect.
None of the listed answers are correct
classical conditioning.
delayed reinforcers.
the overjustification effect.
negative reinforcers.

A

Classical conditioning

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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.
None of the listed answers are correct
partial
negative
delayed
primary
conditioned

A

Conditioned

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Because she has oversight responsibility for the servicing and repair of her company’s fleet of cars, Lindsey frequently calls the garage mechanic to inquire whether service on various cars has been completed. She is likely to be reinforced with positive responses to her inquiries on a ________ schedule.
variable-ratio
All of the listed answers are correct
None of the listed answers are correct
fixed-ratio
fixed-interval
variable-interval

A

variable-interval

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Researchers condition a flatworm to contract when exposed to light by repeatedly pairing the light with electric shock. The electric shock is a(n):
conditioned stimulus.
negative reinforcer.
None of the listed answers are correct
All of the listed answers are correct
conditioned reinforcer.
unconditioned stimulus.

A

unconditioned stimulus.

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Shanti lost some of her intrinsic interest in caring for her baby sister when her mother began promising to pay her money to look after her sister. Shanti’s experience best illustrates:
the overjustification effect.
latent learning.
spontaneous recovery.
respondent behavior.
None of the listed answers are correct
negative reinforcement.

A

the overjustification effect.

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During a typical morning, Deepak checks the clock frequently before being reinforced with confirmation that the time for his regularly scheduled lunch break has arrived. In this case, Deepak’s behavior is reinforced on a ________ schedule.
fixed-interval
None of the listed answers are correct
variable-ratio
variable-interval
fixed-ratio

A

fixed-interval

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The predictability of an association between a CS and a UCS facilitates an organism’s ability to anticipate the occurrence of the UCS. This fact is most likely to be highlighted by a(n) ________ perspective.
behaviorist
cognitive
None of the listed answers are correct
evolutionary
neuroscience
All of the listed answers are correct

A

Cognitive

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You repeatedly hear a tone just before having a puff of air directed to your eye. Blinking to the tone presented without an air puff is a(n):
  UCR. 
  CR. 
  CS. 
  UCS. 
  None of the listed answers are correct
A

CR

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Airline frequent flyer programs that reward customers with a free flight after every 25,000 miles of travel illustrate the use of a ________ schedule of reinforcement.
variable-ratio
None of the listed answers are correct
fixed-interval
fixed-ratio
variable-interval
All of the listed answers are correct

A

Fixed ratio

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Long after her conditioned fear of spiders had been extinguished, Marcy experienced an unexpected surge of nervousness when first shown her cousin’s new pet tarantula. Her unexpected nervousness best illustrates:
None of the listed answers are correct
spontaneous recovery.
latent learning.
shaping.
the overjustification effect.
delayed reinforcement.

A

spontaneous recovery

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One psychologist recalled that the smell of onion breath no longer trigged sexual arousal after the smell was no longer paired with his girlfriend’s kisses. This best illustrates:
acquisition.
extinction.
discrimination.
generalization.
None of the listed answers are correct
the law of effect.

A

extinction

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Shawn regularly buckles his seat belt simply because it turns off the car’s irritating warning buzzer. This best illustrates the value of:
None of the listed answers are correct
generalization.
spontaneous recovery.
respondent behavior.
secondary reinforcement.
negative reinforcement.

A

Negative reinforcement

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Through direct experience with animals, we come to anticipate that dogs will bark and that birds will chirp. This best illustrates:
  respondent behavior. 
  associative learning. 
  the law of effect. 
  the overjustification effect. 
  spontaneous recovery. 
  None of the listed answers are correct
A

associative learning.

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Q

Which pioneering learning researcher highlighted the antisocial effects of aggressive models on children’s behavior?
Skinner
All of the listed answers are correct
Watson
None of the listed answers are correct
Bandura
Pavlov

A

Bandura

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Q

If one chimpanzee watches a second chimp solve a puzzle for a food reward, the first chimp may thereby learn how to solve the puzzle. This best illustrates:
spontaneous recovery.
None of the listed answers are correct
classical conditioning.
respondent behavior.
observational learning.
operant conditioning.

A

observational learning.

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The law of effect was most clearly highlighted by:
Bandura’s studies of observational learning.
Watson and Raynor’s findings on fear conditioning.
None of the listed answers are correct
Pavlov’s studies of conditioned salivation.
Garcia and Koelling’s research on taste aversion.
Skinner’s experiments on reinforcement.

A

Skinner’s experiments on reinforcement.

20
Q

If you have frightening experience immediately after hearing a strange sound, your fear may be aroused when you hear that sound again. This best illustrates:
the overjustification effect.
classical conditioning.
generalization.
None of the listed answers are correct
spontaneous recovery.
the law of effect.

A

classical conditioning.

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