PSYC 2301 Unit 2 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, Roger was wearing green underwear when he aced his
calculus test at the beginning of the semester. Ever since, Roger always wears green underwear
on test days in his college classes. In operant conditioning terms, Roger's superstitious behavior
is the result of - CORRECT ANSWER - accidental reinforcement
You take two aspirin to relieve a headache. Thirty minutes later, the headache is gone. You are
now more likely to take aspirin to deal with bodily aches and pain in the future. In other words,
_____ has occurred. - CORRECT ANSWER - negative reinforcement
The term "elicit" is used in - CORRECT ANSWER - classical conditioning and means that
the stimulus ''draws out'' or causes an existing behavior to occur.
The basic strategy for overcoming learned helplessness is to - CORRECT ANSWER -
acquire a sense of control and mastery over challenging circumstances
On the first trial, a rat in a Skinner box is reinforced for the first bar press it makes after 50
seconds have elapsed. On the second trial, the first bar press after 70 seconds is reinforced.
Although it varies from trial to trial, the average works out to one reinforcer every 60 seconds.
The rat is on a _____ schedule of reinforcement. - CORRECT ANSWER - variable-
interval
When Rani was having problems at school, she often talked things over with her grandfather.
Her grandfather, who always smoked a pipe, was warm, reassuring, and always supportive.
Years later, Rani still finds the smell of pipe tobacco soothing. In classical conditioning terms,
Rani's fondness for the smell of pipe tobacco may be described as a(n) - CORRECT
ANSWER - conditioned response
Whenever Stephanie changes the engine air filter in her car, she unscrews the two bolts that hold
the filter cover on, then places the two bolts by the car's front tire to avoid dropping (and losing)
them in the car's engine. Using operant conditioning terminology, placing the bolts by the tire is -
CORRECT ANSWER - operant that is being negatively reinforced
, Miss Cantrell began using stickers to reward her first-graders who stayed in their seats and
completed their arithmetic worksheets on time. Using operant conditioning terms, Miss Cantrell
is using a _____ to reward desired behavior. - CORRECT ANSWER - conditioned
reinforcer
Awards, frequent flyer points, and college degrees are examples of - CORRECT
ANSWER - conditioned reinforcers
Whenever Kim and Russ become romantic, they always play Ravel's classic instrumental work
Boléro in the background. One day, as Kim is walking past a music appreciation class, she
realizes that the class is listening to Ravel's Boléro. As she continues to walk down the hall, she
smiles to herself as intimate thoughts of Russ cross her mind. Which of the following best
represents the unconditioned stimulus in this example? - CORRECT ANSWER - the sight
of the music appreciation classroom
Steven Spielberg's classic movie Jaws was a thriller about a great white shark that terrorized
tourists at a local beach. Just before the shark's appearance, eerie music began playing. As the
unseen shark came closer, the tempo of the music picked up. After the audience had experienced
this a few times, the sound of the music triggered the emotional reaction of fear in the audience
even though the shark still had not appeared. At that point, the sound of the eerie music was a(n)
- CORRECT ANSWER - conditioned stimulus (CS).
Every Friday, Dr. Cruz would give a quiz in his psychology class. Students quickly learned to be
nervous on Friday mornings, just before each quiz. Halfway through the semester, Dr. Cruz
stopped giving quizzes on Fridays and the students' anxiety began to diminish with each passing
week in which there was no quiz. The decrease in the students' anxiety may be attributed to the
process of - CORRECT ANSWER - extinction
John Watson believed that human emotions were - CORRECT ANSWER - conditioned
responses
Explicit memory - CORRECT ANSWER - can be defined as memory with awareness
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, Roger was wearing green underwear when he aced his
calculus test at the beginning of the semester. Ever since, Roger always wears green underwear
on test days in his college classes. In operant conditioning terms, Roger's superstitious behavior
is the result of - CORRECT ANSWER - accidental reinforcement
You take two aspirin to relieve a headache. Thirty minutes later, the headache is gone. You are
now more likely to take aspirin to deal with bodily aches and pain in the future. In other words,
_____ has occurred. - CORRECT ANSWER - negative reinforcement
The term "elicit" is used in - CORRECT ANSWER - classical conditioning and means that
the stimulus ''draws out'' or causes an existing behavior to occur.
The basic strategy for overcoming learned helplessness is to - CORRECT ANSWER -
acquire a sense of control and mastery over challenging circumstances
On the first trial, a rat in a Skinner box is reinforced for the first bar press it makes after 50
seconds have elapsed. On the second trial, the first bar press after 70 seconds is reinforced.
Although it varies from trial to trial, the average works out to one reinforcer every 60 seconds.
The rat is on a _____ schedule of reinforcement. - CORRECT ANSWER - variable-
interval
When Rani was having problems at school, she often talked things over with her grandfather.
Her grandfather, who always smoked a pipe, was warm, reassuring, and always supportive.
Years later, Rani still finds the smell of pipe tobacco soothing. In classical conditioning terms,
Rani's fondness for the smell of pipe tobacco may be described as a(n) - CORRECT
ANSWER - conditioned response
Whenever Stephanie changes the engine air filter in her car, she unscrews the two bolts that hold
the filter cover on, then places the two bolts by the car's front tire to avoid dropping (and losing)
them in the car's engine. Using operant conditioning terminology, placing the bolts by the tire is -
CORRECT ANSWER - operant that is being negatively reinforced
, Miss Cantrell began using stickers to reward her first-graders who stayed in their seats and
completed their arithmetic worksheets on time. Using operant conditioning terms, Miss Cantrell
is using a _____ to reward desired behavior. - CORRECT ANSWER - conditioned
reinforcer
Awards, frequent flyer points, and college degrees are examples of - CORRECT
ANSWER - conditioned reinforcers
Whenever Kim and Russ become romantic, they always play Ravel's classic instrumental work
Boléro in the background. One day, as Kim is walking past a music appreciation class, she
realizes that the class is listening to Ravel's Boléro. As she continues to walk down the hall, she
smiles to herself as intimate thoughts of Russ cross her mind. Which of the following best
represents the unconditioned stimulus in this example? - CORRECT ANSWER - the sight
of the music appreciation classroom
Steven Spielberg's classic movie Jaws was a thriller about a great white shark that terrorized
tourists at a local beach. Just before the shark's appearance, eerie music began playing. As the
unseen shark came closer, the tempo of the music picked up. After the audience had experienced
this a few times, the sound of the music triggered the emotional reaction of fear in the audience
even though the shark still had not appeared. At that point, the sound of the eerie music was a(n)
- CORRECT ANSWER - conditioned stimulus (CS).
Every Friday, Dr. Cruz would give a quiz in his psychology class. Students quickly learned to be
nervous on Friday mornings, just before each quiz. Halfway through the semester, Dr. Cruz
stopped giving quizzes on Fridays and the students' anxiety began to diminish with each passing
week in which there was no quiz. The decrease in the students' anxiety may be attributed to the
process of - CORRECT ANSWER - extinction
John Watson believed that human emotions were - CORRECT ANSWER - conditioned
responses
Explicit memory - CORRECT ANSWER - can be defined as memory with awareness
