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PSYCH 1101 FINAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS (NEW UPDATED
VERSION) LATEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) | GUARANTEED PASS A+ UPDATED THIS YEAR
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
QUESTION :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.
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Pair the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus at far apart intervals. -
CORRECT ANSWER Pair the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus
intermittently.
QUESTION :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
QUESTION :Operant behavior is _____.
voluntary
reflexive
involuntary
innate - CORRECT ANSWER voluntary
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QUESTION :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
QUESTION :A child who practices the piano because it earns him praise is receiving
__________; a child who practices the piano to avoid being scolded is receiving __________.
a conditioned response; an unconditioned response
an unconditioned response; a conditioned response
negative reinforcement; positive reinforcement
positive reinforcement; negative reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER positive
reinforcement; negative reinforcement
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QUESTION :When physical punishment is used to try to get children to change a
behavior, a problem is that:
it models aggressive behavior.
it leads to extinction of good behavior.
it never works.
it creates negative reinforcement. - CORRECT ANSWER it models aggressive
behavior
QUESTION :Amalia is a college student who has been struggling in her political science
classes. She feels unprepared no matter how much she studies. After barely passing the
first few quizzes, she decides it's just not worth the effort and gives up trying to do well.
This is an example of __________.
negative reinforcement
desensitization
avoidance training
learned helplessness - CORRECT ANSWER learned helplessness
2026 2027 GRADED A+
PSYCH 1101 FINAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS (NEW UPDATED
VERSION) LATEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) | GUARANTEED PASS A+ UPDATED THIS YEAR
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
QUESTION :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.
2026 2027 GRADED A+
,2|Page
Pair the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus at far apart intervals. -
CORRECT ANSWER Pair the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus
intermittently.
QUESTION :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
QUESTION :Operant behavior is _____.
voluntary
reflexive
involuntary
innate - CORRECT ANSWER voluntary
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QUESTION :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
QUESTION :A child who practices the piano because it earns him praise is receiving
__________; a child who practices the piano to avoid being scolded is receiving __________.
a conditioned response; an unconditioned response
an unconditioned response; a conditioned response
negative reinforcement; positive reinforcement
positive reinforcement; negative reinforcement - CORRECT ANSWER positive
reinforcement; negative reinforcement
2026 2027 GRADED A+
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QUESTION :When physical punishment is used to try to get children to change a
behavior, a problem is that:
it models aggressive behavior.
it leads to extinction of good behavior.
it never works.
it creates negative reinforcement. - CORRECT ANSWER it models aggressive
behavior
QUESTION :Amalia is a college student who has been struggling in her political science
classes. She feels unprepared no matter how much she studies. After barely passing the
first few quizzes, she decides it's just not worth the effort and gives up trying to do well.
This is an example of __________.
negative reinforcement
desensitization
avoidance training
learned helplessness - CORRECT ANSWER learned helplessness
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