,Test Bank For Learning and Behavior
Chapter 1: Introduction: Learning to Change
Chapter 1: Introduction: Learning to Change
1. All reflexes contribute to survival.
All reflexes contribute to survival.
a. True
*b. False
2. A major problem with natural selection as an adaptive mechanism
A major problem with natural selection as an adaptive mechanism is that
it is slow.
*a. True
b. False
3. A reflex is ________.
A reflex is ________.
a. any very simple behavior
b. a simple response to a simple event
*c. a relationship between an event and a simple response
d. a purely physiological phenomenon
4. A stimulus is an environmental event that is capable of affectin
A stimulus is an environmental event that is capable of affecting _______.
Correct Answer(s):
a. behavior
6. Behavior refers to anything a person or animal does that can be
Behavior refers to anything a person or animal does that can be
a. changed.
b. described.
*c. measured.
d. photographed, tape recorded, or filmed.
7. _____ changes when learning occurs.
_____ changes when learning occurs.
*a. Behavior
b. Skill level
c. Understanding
d. Perception
8. Darwin believed that there were no human instincts.
Darwin believed that there were no human instincts.
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Chapter 1: Introduction: Learning to Change
a. True
*b. False
9. Darwin suggested that natural selection is analogous to
Darwin suggested that natural selection is analogous to
*a. breeding.
b. chemical synthesis.
c. history.
d. learning.
10. Darwin was influenced by the book, An Essay on the Principle of
Darwin was influenced by the book, An Essay on the Principle of Population, by
a. Aldous Huxley.
b. Robert FitzRoy.
c. Thomas Huxley.
*d. Thomas Malthus.
11. Evolution is widely accepted except in
Evolution is widely accepted except in
*a. America.
b. Asia.
c. Europe.
d. Antarctica.
12. Experience refers to ________.
Experience refers to ________.
a. mental states
b. our surroundings
*c. changes in the environment
d. practice
13. Explain the role of mutations in evolution.
Explain the role of mutations in evolution.
Correct Answer(s):
14. Hart and Risley did a longitudinal study of the influence of th
Hart and Risley did a longitudinal study of the influence of the home verbal
environment on children from different socioeconomic backgrounds. They found
that _______.
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Chapter 1: Introduction: Learning to Change
a. children whose parents talked to them a lot later scored lower
on IQ tests
*b. children whose parents talked to them a lot later scored
higher on IQ tests
c. the amount of parental talk was unrelated to later IQ scores
d. the influence of parental language depended on parental
income.
15. How are reflexes, modal action patterns, and general behavior tr
How are reflexes, modal action patterns, and general behavior traits alike? How are
they different?
Correct Answer(s):
16. In Darwinâ™s day, the laws governing inheritance were not gener
In Darwin’s day, the laws governing inheritance were not generally
known.
*a. True
b. False
17. It is sometimes difficult to say whether an event is behavior o
It is sometimes difficult to say whether an event is behavior or
physiology.
*a. True
b. False
18. Learning always involves the acquisition of new behaviors.
Learning always involves the acquisition of new behaviors.
a. True
*b. False
19. Learning is a biological mechanism.
Learning is a biological mechanism.
*a. True
b. False
20. Learning is a change in behavior due to ¬¬&
Learning is a change in behavior due to ________.
Correct Answer(s):
a. experience
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Chapter 1: Introduction: Learning to Change
Chapter 1: Introduction: Learning to Change
1. All reflexes contribute to survival.
All reflexes contribute to survival.
a. True
*b. False
2. A major problem with natural selection as an adaptive mechanism
A major problem with natural selection as an adaptive mechanism is that
it is slow.
*a. True
b. False
3. A reflex is ________.
A reflex is ________.
a. any very simple behavior
b. a simple response to a simple event
*c. a relationship between an event and a simple response
d. a purely physiological phenomenon
4. A stimulus is an environmental event that is capable of affectin
A stimulus is an environmental event that is capable of affecting _______.
Correct Answer(s):
a. behavior
6. Behavior refers to anything a person or animal does that can be
Behavior refers to anything a person or animal does that can be
a. changed.
b. described.
*c. measured.
d. photographed, tape recorded, or filmed.
7. _____ changes when learning occurs.
_____ changes when learning occurs.
*a. Behavior
b. Skill level
c. Understanding
d. Perception
8. Darwin believed that there were no human instincts.
Darwin believed that there were no human instincts.
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Chapter 1: Introduction: Learning to Change
a. True
*b. False
9. Darwin suggested that natural selection is analogous to
Darwin suggested that natural selection is analogous to
*a. breeding.
b. chemical synthesis.
c. history.
d. learning.
10. Darwin was influenced by the book, An Essay on the Principle of
Darwin was influenced by the book, An Essay on the Principle of Population, by
a. Aldous Huxley.
b. Robert FitzRoy.
c. Thomas Huxley.
*d. Thomas Malthus.
11. Evolution is widely accepted except in
Evolution is widely accepted except in
*a. America.
b. Asia.
c. Europe.
d. Antarctica.
12. Experience refers to ________.
Experience refers to ________.
a. mental states
b. our surroundings
*c. changes in the environment
d. practice
13. Explain the role of mutations in evolution.
Explain the role of mutations in evolution.
Correct Answer(s):
14. Hart and Risley did a longitudinal study of the influence of th
Hart and Risley did a longitudinal study of the influence of the home verbal
environment on children from different socioeconomic backgrounds. They found
that _______.
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, Test Bank For Learning and Behavior
Chapter 1: Introduction: Learning to Change
a. children whose parents talked to them a lot later scored lower
on IQ tests
*b. children whose parents talked to them a lot later scored
higher on IQ tests
c. the amount of parental talk was unrelated to later IQ scores
d. the influence of parental language depended on parental
income.
15. How are reflexes, modal action patterns, and general behavior tr
How are reflexes, modal action patterns, and general behavior traits alike? How are
they different?
Correct Answer(s):
16. In Darwinâ™s day, the laws governing inheritance were not gener
In Darwin’s day, the laws governing inheritance were not generally
known.
*a. True
b. False
17. It is sometimes difficult to say whether an event is behavior o
It is sometimes difficult to say whether an event is behavior or
physiology.
*a. True
b. False
18. Learning always involves the acquisition of new behaviors.
Learning always involves the acquisition of new behaviors.
a. True
*b. False
19. Learning is a biological mechanism.
Learning is a biological mechanism.
*a. True
b. False
20. Learning is a change in behavior due to ¬¬&
Learning is a change in behavior due to ________.
Correct Answer(s):
a. experience
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