PSYC 1010 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

Positive reinforcement ___________ the likelihood of the behavior; negative reinforcement ___________ the likelihood of that behavior. increases, increases Which of the following is the best example of classical conditioning? A. Bob buys a lottery ticket each time he gets his car inspected because 4yrs ago he won $100 on a ticket he bought after a car inspection. B. Ted drops his economics course after failing the first exam. C. Sam underwent a painful dental procedure and now his palms sweat when he sees the door to his dentist's office. D. Sally's dog brings her the newspaper and gets in return a pat on the head. C In classical conditioning, the animal must learn about the relation between: Conditioned Stimulus and Unconditioned Stimulus Jim observes that how much students sleep at night is correlated with the amount of time that they surf the internet. From this data, Jim can conclude that: A. Surfing the internet makes it difficult for students to sleep B. When students don't sleep enough they are likely to surf the internet C. Both A and B are true D. Some unknown variable is influencing both how much students sleep and surf the internet E. Not any single one of these is a valid conclusion E John has an old car that is beginning to fail. On some mornings, the car will start immediately when John turns the key. On other mornings, John may have to turn the key many times before the car starts. On any given morning, he never knows how many times he'll have to turn the key to get the car to start. John's turning of the key is being reinforced on a _____ schedule of reinforcement. variable - ratio Operant conditioning involves learning the association between: A response and a reinforcement What is the likely reason from the behaviorist perspective that Nomar Garciaparra continued his pre-bat superstitious behavior throughout his career? Variable reinforcement