PSYCHOLOGY FINAL EXAM -
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
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Any relatively permanent change in behavior brought about by experience or practic
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A child has been classically conditioned to fear a white rat. If the child also shows f
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ear when shown a white rabbit, this is called ___________. Also a person who reac
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ts with anxiety to the sound of a dentist's drill might react with some slight anxiety t
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o a similar-sounding machine, such as an electric coffee grinder. - ans-
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The fact that some kinds of stimuli (like a taste) are more easily and quickly connect
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ed to a response (like nausea) is explained by the concept of _______. - ans-
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In classical conditioning, the _______ are important in learning, but in operant condit
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ioning, it is the _________ that determine whether learning will occur. - ans-
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For every 10 boxes of cookies that Lisa sells, her scout troop gets a dollar. Lisa is
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being reinforced on what schedule? - ans-Fixed-Ratio
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Dennis buys a lottery ticket every Saturday using the same set of numbers. Althoug
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h he has only won $25 on one occasion, he keeps buying the tickets. In fact, he's a
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little afraid that if he doesn't buy a ticket, that would be the one that would win real
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ly big. The fact that Dennis seems addicted to buying lottery tickets is a common ch
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aracteristic of which schedule of reinforcement? - ans-Variable-Ratio
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Liz failed her math test, so her parents told her that she could not play video games
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for a month. Her parents are using ________. - ans-punishment by removal
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To make punishment more effective, it should be ________. - ans-
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paired with reinforcement of the correct behavior
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Jody has had repeated failures at asking guys out on dates. Finally, she gives up.
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One day at the office a really nice guy seems interested in her, but she refuses to e
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ven approach him. What concept might explain her reluctance? - ans-
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Learning is _________. - ans- sw sw sw swsw
Any relatively permanent change in behavior brought about by experience or practic
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
e.
A child has been classically conditioned to fear a white rat. If the child also shows f
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ear when shown a white rabbit, this is called ___________. Also a person who reac
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ts with anxiety to the sound of a dentist's drill might react with some slight anxiety t
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o a similar-sounding machine, such as an electric coffee grinder. - ans-
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Stimulus generalization. sw
The fact that some kinds of stimuli (like a taste) are more easily and quickly connect
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ed to a response (like nausea) is explained by the concept of _______. - ans-
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Biological Preparedness sw
In classical conditioning, the _______ are important in learning, but in operant condit
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ioning, it is the _________ that determine whether learning will occur. - ans-
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antecedents (what comes directly before); sw sw sw sw sw
consequences (what comes after) sw sw sw
For every 10 boxes of cookies that Lisa sells, her scout troop gets a dollar. Lisa is
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being reinforced on what schedule? - ans-Fixed-Ratio
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Dennis buys a lottery ticket every Saturday using the same set of numbers. Althoug
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h he has only won $25 on one occasion, he keeps buying the tickets. In fact, he's a
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little afraid that if he doesn't buy a ticket, that would be the one that would win real
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ly big. The fact that Dennis seems addicted to buying lottery tickets is a common ch
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aracteristic of which schedule of reinforcement? - ans-Variable-Ratio
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Liz failed her math test, so her parents told her that she could not play video games
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for a month. Her parents are using ________. - ans-punishment by removal
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To make punishment more effective, it should be ________. - ans-
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paired with reinforcement of the correct behavior
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Jody has had repeated failures at asking guys out on dates. Finally, she gives up.
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One day at the office a really nice guy seems interested in her, but she refuses to e
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ven approach him. What concept might explain her reluctance? - ans-
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Learned Helpfulness sw
