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CHAPTERH1H(*H-HCorrectHAnswer)
1. MostHpsychologistsHrejectHdictionaryHdefinitionsHofHlearningHbecause:
a. theHdefinitionsHareHtooHobjective
b. theHdefinitionsHtendHtoHbeHbehavioristic
c. *HtheHdefinitionsHareHnebulous
d. learningHisHnotHdefinable
2. TheHSkinneriansHopposeHequatingHtheHtermsH"reward"HandH"reinforcement"Hbecause:
a. *HreinforcersHstrengthenHbehaviorHwhereasHrewardsHdoHnot
b. organismsHmustHinvestHconsiderableHtimeHandHenergyHtoHobtainHreinforcersHbutHnotH
toHobtainHrewards
c. onlyHreinforcersHareHgivenHorHreceivedHinHrecognitionHofHworthyHbehavior
d. rewardsHstrengthenHbehaviorHwhereasHreinforcersHdoHnot
3. ToHattributeHaHbehavioralHchangeHtoHlearning,HtheHchangeHmustHbeHallHofHtheHfollowi
ngHexcept:
a. relativelyHpermanent
b. theHresultHofHexperience
c. observedHinHperformance
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d. *HtheHresultHofHmaturation
4. WeHcanHmakeHinferencesHconcerningHtheHlearningHprocessHbyHstudying:
a. *HchangesHinHbehavior
b. theHmind
c. acquiredHknowledge
d. motivationalHstates
5. AccordingHtoHmostHlearningHtheoristsHtheHlearningHprocess:
a. cannotHbeHstudiedHobjectively
b. cannotHbeHstudiedHatHall
c. *HcanHbeHstudiedHonlyHindirectlyHthroughHchangesHinHbehavior
d. canHbeHstudiedHdirectly
6. ForHmostHlearningHtheorists,HlearningHisHthoughtHofHasHa(n):
a. independentHvariable
b. dependentHvariable
c. *HinterveningHvariable
d. extraneousHvariable
7. ShortHtermHmemoryHrefersHto:
a. learningHthatHoccursHveryHrapidly
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b. informationHthatHisHlearnedHinHaHshortHtimeHbutHisHlostHoverHaHlongHperiodHofHtime
c. rememberingHhowHtoHdoHsomethingHyouHhaveHnotHdoneHforHawhile
d. *HrememberingHanHexperienceHforHonlyHaHshortHtimeHafterHterminationHofHtheHexperience
8. SensitizationHis:
a. theHdevelopmentHofHanHawarenessHofHtheHneedsHofHotherHpeople
b. *HtheHtendencyHtoHbeHmoreHresponsiveHtoHtheHenvironmentHfollowingHanHarousi
ngHexperience
c. theHgradualHformationHofHaHstrongHhabit
d. theHtendencyHtoHbeHlessHresponsiveHtoHaHstimulusHafterHprolongedHexposureHtoHthatHstimulus
9. AfterHenteringHaHroomHandHbeingHdistractedHbyHtheHsmellHofHaHstrongHperfume,HaHpers
onHeventuallyHnoHlongerHnoticesHit.HThisHisHanHexampleHof:
a. *Hhabituation
b. sensitization
c. selectiveHperception
d. avoidanceHconditioning
10. TheHfollowingHdiagramHexemplifiesHwhichHofHtheHfollowing?
A. Stimulus1 >HNoHResponse
B. AnHarousingHexperience
C. Stimulus1 >HResponse
a. habituation
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b. *Hsensitization
c. selectiveHperception
d. conditioning
11. Performance:
a. isHtheHsameHasHlearning
b. *HisHtheHtranslationHofHlearningHintoHbehavior
c. isHindependentHofHlearning
d. canHbeHeitherHmentalHorHbehavioral
12. AnHunlearnedHresponseHtoHaHspecificHstimulusHexemplifiesHa(n):
a. conditionedHreflex
b. sensitization
c. *Hreflex
d. instinct
13. WhichHofHtheHfollowingHtermsHisHcurrentlyHbeingHusedHinsteadHofHtheHtermHinstinct?
a. *Hspecies-specificHbehavior
b. self-motivatedHbehavior
c. imprinting
d. unlearnedHbehavior
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