PSYCH 1101 Final Exam Practice Questions and Answers |Fall
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Question 1
Many children learn to fear lightning because it is often paired with loud thunder (which, like most sudden, loud sounds is
naturally frightening). In this case lightning is the ____, thunder is the ____, and fear is the ____
CS; CR; US
US; CS; UR
CS; US; CR
US; CS; CR
Correct Answer
CS; US; CR
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,Question 2
What is one way to speed up the acquisition of a classically conditioned response?
Pair the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus very rapidly.
Pair the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus intermittently.
Pair the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus at moderate intervals.
Pair the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus at far apart intervals.
Correct Answer
Pair the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus intermittently.
Question 3
Gloria, the star in the school play, must cry when her "father" tells her to leave home. During rehearsal, Gloria holds an
onion near her face when her "father" tells her to leave. The onion serves as the ____, while being told to "leave home" is
the ____.
US; UR
CS; UR
CS; US
US; CS
Correct Answer
US; CS
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,Question 4
Operant behavior is _____.
voluntary
reflexive
involuntary
innate
Correct Answer
voluntary
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, Question 5
A young girl is just beginning to dress herself. At first, the parents call her a "big girl" just for putting on her shirt
"frontwards," even if it is not buttoned. Then they call her a "big girl" only if she tries to button her shirt, even if the buttons
are in the wrong holes. Finally, they call her a "big girl" only if she buttons her shirt correctly. They are using ____ to change
her behavior.
discrimination training
shaping
primary reinforcement
higher-order conditioning
Correct Answer
shaping
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2026/2027 Update | 100% Correct Latest (Graded A+)
Question 1
Many children learn to fear lightning because it is often paired with loud thunder (which, like most sudden, loud sounds is
naturally frightening). In this case lightning is the ____, thunder is the ____, and fear is the ____
CS; CR; US
US; CS; UR
CS; US; CR
US; CS; CR
Correct Answer
CS; US; CR
Page 1 of 97
,Question 2
What is one way to speed up the acquisition of a classically conditioned response?
Pair the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus very rapidly.
Pair the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus intermittently.
Pair the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus at moderate intervals.
Pair the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus at far apart intervals.
Correct Answer
Pair the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus intermittently.
Question 3
Gloria, the star in the school play, must cry when her "father" tells her to leave home. During rehearsal, Gloria holds an
onion near her face when her "father" tells her to leave. The onion serves as the ____, while being told to "leave home" is
the ____.
US; UR
CS; UR
CS; US
US; CS
Correct Answer
US; CS
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,Question 4
Operant behavior is _____.
voluntary
reflexive
involuntary
innate
Correct Answer
voluntary
Page 3 of 97
, Question 5
A young girl is just beginning to dress herself. At first, the parents call her a "big girl" just for putting on her shirt
"frontwards," even if it is not buttoned. Then they call her a "big girl" only if she tries to button her shirt, even if the buttons
are in the wrong holes. Finally, they call her a "big girl" only if she buttons her shirt correctly. They are using ____ to change
her behavior.
discrimination training
shaping
primary reinforcement
higher-order conditioning
Correct Answer
shaping
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