PSYCH MISC CHAPTER 06 SOLUTION MATERIAL
Multiple Choice Questions
1. is any relatively permanent change in behaviour brought about by
experience or practice.
A) Adaptation
B) Muscle memory
C) Memory enhancement
D) Learning
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-01
Topic: Learning—How Nurture Changes Us [Introduction]
Skill: Factual
Objective: Intro
Answer: D) Learning
2. Learning is said to be a relatively permanent change in behaviour because
A) it is thought that learning changes the nerve fibre patterns in your
muscles.
B) once you learn something, you will never fail to remember it or carry out
the correct action.
C) it is thought that when learning occurs some part of the brain physically
changes.
D) memory processes, unlike learning processes, are not permanent.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-02
Topic: Learning—How Nurture Changes Us [Introduction]
Skill: Applied/Conceptual
Objective: Intro
Answer: C) it is thought that when learning occurs some part of the brain
physically changes.
3. Trevoris trying to study in the library and is distracted by students who are
talking at nearby tables. After a while, he does not notice them and is able to
concentrate on his studying. What form of learning has Trevor experienced?
A) Sensitization
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B) Habituation
C) Adaptation
D) Conditioning
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-03
Topic: Learning—How Nurture Changes Us [Introduction]
Skill: Applied/Conceptual
Objective: Intro
Answer: B) Habituation
4. occurs when we respond more strongly over time to a repeated
stimulus, and
occurs when we respond less strongly over time to a repeated stimulus.
A) Sensitization; habituation
B) Habituation; adaptation
C) Adaptation; sensitization
D) Habituation; sensitization
Difficulty: 1
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QuestionID: 06-1-04
Topic: Learning—How Nurture Changes Us [Introduction]
Skill: Applied/Conceptual
Objective: Intro
Answer: A) Sensitization; habituation
5. Which type of learning allows you to ignore irrelevant details about the
world, in order to focus on what matters?
A) insight
B) shaping
C) sensitization
D) habituation
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-05
Topic: Learning—How Nurture Changes Us [Introduction]
Skill: Applied/Conceptual
Objective: Intro
Answer: D) habituation
6. Thesound of an insect buzzing around your ear becomes more annoying over
time and you just can't ignore it. Which form of learning does this represent?
A) habituation
B) shaping
C) latent inhibition
D) sensitization
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-06
Topic: Learning—How Nurture Changes Us [Introduction]
Skill: Applied/Conceptual
Objective: Intro
Answer: D) sensitization
7. Sarah learned to associate the smell of popcorn with watching movies. Which
type of learning is this?
A) classical conditioning
B) sensitization
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C) operant conditioning
D) habituation
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-07
Topic: Classical
Conditioning Skill:
Applied/Conceptu
al Objective: 6.1a
Answer: A) classical conditioning
8. Asan infant, Stephanie received many painful injections from a doctor. When
she later saw a photographer in a white coat that was similar to the doctor's
coat, she started to cry. This is an example of
A) instrumental learning.
B) observational learning.
C) classical conditioning.
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Multiple Choice Questions
1. is any relatively permanent change in behaviour brought about by
experience or practice.
A) Adaptation
B) Muscle memory
C) Memory enhancement
D) Learning
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-01
Topic: Learning—How Nurture Changes Us [Introduction]
Skill: Factual
Objective: Intro
Answer: D) Learning
2. Learning is said to be a relatively permanent change in behaviour because
A) it is thought that learning changes the nerve fibre patterns in your
muscles.
B) once you learn something, you will never fail to remember it or carry out
the correct action.
C) it is thought that when learning occurs some part of the brain physically
changes.
D) memory processes, unlike learning processes, are not permanent.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-02
Topic: Learning—How Nurture Changes Us [Introduction]
Skill: Applied/Conceptual
Objective: Intro
Answer: C) it is thought that when learning occurs some part of the brain
physically changes.
3. Trevoris trying to study in the library and is distracted by students who are
talking at nearby tables. After a while, he does not notice them and is able to
concentrate on his studying. What form of learning has Trevor experienced?
A) Sensitization
1
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B) Habituation
C) Adaptation
D) Conditioning
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-03
Topic: Learning—How Nurture Changes Us [Introduction]
Skill: Applied/Conceptual
Objective: Intro
Answer: B) Habituation
4. occurs when we respond more strongly over time to a repeated
stimulus, and
occurs when we respond less strongly over time to a repeated stimulus.
A) Sensitization; habituation
B) Habituation; adaptation
C) Adaptation; sensitization
D) Habituation; sensitization
Difficulty: 1
2
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QuestionID: 06-1-04
Topic: Learning—How Nurture Changes Us [Introduction]
Skill: Applied/Conceptual
Objective: Intro
Answer: A) Sensitization; habituation
5. Which type of learning allows you to ignore irrelevant details about the
world, in order to focus on what matters?
A) insight
B) shaping
C) sensitization
D) habituation
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-05
Topic: Learning—How Nurture Changes Us [Introduction]
Skill: Applied/Conceptual
Objective: Intro
Answer: D) habituation
6. Thesound of an insect buzzing around your ear becomes more annoying over
time and you just can't ignore it. Which form of learning does this represent?
A) habituation
B) shaping
C) latent inhibition
D) sensitization
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 06-1-06
Topic: Learning—How Nurture Changes Us [Introduction]
Skill: Applied/Conceptual
Objective: Intro
Answer: D) sensitization
7. Sarah learned to associate the smell of popcorn with watching movies. Which
type of learning is this?
A) classical conditioning
B) sensitization
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C) operant conditioning
D) habituation
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 06-1-07
Topic: Classical
Conditioning Skill:
Applied/Conceptu
al Objective: 6.1a
Answer: A) classical conditioning
8. Asan infant, Stephanie received many painful injections from a doctor. When
she later saw a photographer in a white coat that was similar to the doctor's
coat, she started to cry. This is an example of
A) instrumental learning.
B) observational learning.
C) classical conditioning.
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