ICCC Learning EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Another name for observational learning is - CORRECT ANSWERS Modeling
According to Bandura, (blank) occurs first in observational learning - CORRECT
ANSWERS attention
A friend shows you how to do a card trick. However, you forgot the second step in the trick and
are thus unable to replicate the card trick. There has been a failure in (blank) - CORRECT
ANSWERS Retention
Shawna is a 15 year old high school girl whose mother is a highly paid accountant. Shawna's
mom works long hours, she often complains about her workplace and how much she hates her
boss and seems tired all of the time. Shawna says she does not want to be an accountant and
her mother is shocked and cannot understand why she does not want to follow in her footsteps.
Why is this? - CORRECT ANSWERS Shawna has not observed her mother being reinforced
for her behavior. She has only experienced vicarious punishment.
E.C Tolman emphasized the purposiveness of behavior- the idea that much of behavior is
oriented toward the achievement of (blank) - CORRECT ANSWERS Goals
When the answer to a problem just pops into your head, you have experienced (blank) -
CORRECT ANSWERS Insight Learning
A type of learning that does not involve trial and error is - CORRECT ANSWERS Insight
Learning
, Bob has been rehearsing his lines in the upcoming production of Grease. His friend Maria helps
him practice his lines and songs, but she is not in the play. On opening night, Maria is in the
audience and halfway through the performance the people around Maria complain because she
is singing along and saying all of Bob's lines under her breath. What is the explanation? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Maria is demonstrating the power of latent learning.
When a pigs rooting behavior interferes with it's learning , the phenomenon is an example of
(blank) - CORRECT ANSWERS Instinctive Drift
Mineka and Ohman suggest that humans preparedness for fear of snakes emerged because of
(blank) - CORRECT ANSWERS The danger that snakes and other reptiles posed to earlier
humans
Given his experience in housebreaking his dogs, Bob is shocked that his new kitty, Tolman, uses
the litter box the very first day and never has an accident in the house. Bob thinks that Tolman
must be a genius cat. Toman's amazing ability demonstrates (blank) - CORRECT
ANSWERS Biological preparedness
A mother takes away her sons favorite toy when he misbehaves. Her action is an example of
(blank) - CORRECT ANSWERS Negative Punishment
Kelly is scolded each time she teases her little brother. Her mother notices that the frequency of
teasing has decreased. Scolding Kelly is an effective (blank) - CORRECT ANSWERS Positive
Punisher
Kevin's girlfriend is very moody and now he never knows what to expect from her. When she is
in a good mood its like heaven but, when she is in a bad mood it makes him crazy. All of Kevin's
friends think he should dump his girlfriend. Kevin finds out he cannot break it off because
Kevin's girlfriend has him on a (blank) schedule of reinforcement. (Question is paraphrased
slightly) - CORRECT ANSWERS Variable
CORRECT ANSWERS
Another name for observational learning is - CORRECT ANSWERS Modeling
According to Bandura, (blank) occurs first in observational learning - CORRECT
ANSWERS attention
A friend shows you how to do a card trick. However, you forgot the second step in the trick and
are thus unable to replicate the card trick. There has been a failure in (blank) - CORRECT
ANSWERS Retention
Shawna is a 15 year old high school girl whose mother is a highly paid accountant. Shawna's
mom works long hours, she often complains about her workplace and how much she hates her
boss and seems tired all of the time. Shawna says she does not want to be an accountant and
her mother is shocked and cannot understand why she does not want to follow in her footsteps.
Why is this? - CORRECT ANSWERS Shawna has not observed her mother being reinforced
for her behavior. She has only experienced vicarious punishment.
E.C Tolman emphasized the purposiveness of behavior- the idea that much of behavior is
oriented toward the achievement of (blank) - CORRECT ANSWERS Goals
When the answer to a problem just pops into your head, you have experienced (blank) -
CORRECT ANSWERS Insight Learning
A type of learning that does not involve trial and error is - CORRECT ANSWERS Insight
Learning
, Bob has been rehearsing his lines in the upcoming production of Grease. His friend Maria helps
him practice his lines and songs, but she is not in the play. On opening night, Maria is in the
audience and halfway through the performance the people around Maria complain because she
is singing along and saying all of Bob's lines under her breath. What is the explanation? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Maria is demonstrating the power of latent learning.
When a pigs rooting behavior interferes with it's learning , the phenomenon is an example of
(blank) - CORRECT ANSWERS Instinctive Drift
Mineka and Ohman suggest that humans preparedness for fear of snakes emerged because of
(blank) - CORRECT ANSWERS The danger that snakes and other reptiles posed to earlier
humans
Given his experience in housebreaking his dogs, Bob is shocked that his new kitty, Tolman, uses
the litter box the very first day and never has an accident in the house. Bob thinks that Tolman
must be a genius cat. Toman's amazing ability demonstrates (blank) - CORRECT
ANSWERS Biological preparedness
A mother takes away her sons favorite toy when he misbehaves. Her action is an example of
(blank) - CORRECT ANSWERS Negative Punishment
Kelly is scolded each time she teases her little brother. Her mother notices that the frequency of
teasing has decreased. Scolding Kelly is an effective (blank) - CORRECT ANSWERS Positive
Punisher
Kevin's girlfriend is very moody and now he never knows what to expect from her. When she is
in a good mood its like heaven but, when she is in a bad mood it makes him crazy. All of Kevin's
friends think he should dump his girlfriend. Kevin finds out he cannot break it off because
Kevin's girlfriend has him on a (blank) schedule of reinforcement. (Question is paraphrased
slightly) - CORRECT ANSWERS Variable
