PSYC 140 MODULE 3 EXAM 2026 PRACTICE
QUESTION SET TWO
◉ Avec lives in Alaska where earthquakes are almost a daily event.
In fact, earthquakes occur so often that Avec now hardly notices
them. The reduced reaction to earthquakes by Avec is due to _____.
Answer: habituation
◉ Avec's brother visited her in Alaska, and was startled and afraid
when he felt his first earthquake. Even though Avec assured him it
was nothing to worry about, her brother experienced fear every
time he felt a tremor. Avec's brother is now experiencing
exaggerated responses to tremors due to _____. Answer: Sensitization
◉ Roland has been invited to an interview and dinner reception in
response to his attendance at a job fair. He has never attended an
event such as this, and is unsure what to expect. During the dinner,
Roland paid close attention to what his host ordered for dinner, and
what they drank, and tried to watch what they did. In which way did
Roland try to understand what was expected in this situation?
Answer: Observational learning
◉ Which of the following refers to something that must be learned,
such as environmental events whose significance is learned over
time? Answer: Conditioned
,◉ In terms of classical conditioning, what are factors that are
reflexive, or occur without learning? Answer: Unconditioned
◉ Which of the following refers to the development of a conditioned
response to stimuli? Answer: Acquisition
◉ When the outcome of conditioned responses disappear, or the
association between the conditioned responses and the
unconditioned responses is broken, what is the likely outcome?
Answer: Extinction
◉ How do we transfer our conditioned response to a stimulus to
other, similar stimuli? Answer: Generalization
◉ Yui is in class and hears several conversations going on at the
same time. She has blocked out all conversation except for that of
her instructor. What does Yui use to make the distinction between all
the conversations going on? Answer: Discrimination
◉ What is the process of taking a conditioned response and making
more distant predictions about the conditioned stimuli that
generated the conditioned response? Answer: Higher-order
conditioning
, ◉ When effects are not seen when the stimuli are first presented,
but emerge later when learning is examined, which of the following
has occurred? Answer: Latent inhibition
◉ In which way can we substitute one conditioned response for
another, opposite response? Answer: Counterconditioning
◉ Barney was afraid of the dark for as long as he could remember.
His mother would allow Barney to have a night light on all night.
Eventually, she allowed the night light to be on only until Barney fell
asleep, then shortened the time again to the first 15 minutes of
bedtime. Eventually Barney got over his fear of the dark. How did
Barney's mother help him overcome his fear of the dark? Answer:
Systematic desensitization
◉ The first semester in the dorm was difficult for Tibbi, because she
spent most of her time just hanging out with other students, and her
grades and her sleep suffered as a result. She eventually learned that
shutting her door provided her with better sleep and study time.
Tibbi can now find time to hang out with friends, and still produce
outcomes such as sleep and study time. Which process allowed Tibbi
to find the association between her behavior and her consequences?
Answer: Operant conditioning
◉ When considering operant conditioning, how can we accurately
determine the impact of reinforcement and punishment? Answer: To
continuously check the results
QUESTION SET TWO
◉ Avec lives in Alaska where earthquakes are almost a daily event.
In fact, earthquakes occur so often that Avec now hardly notices
them. The reduced reaction to earthquakes by Avec is due to _____.
Answer: habituation
◉ Avec's brother visited her in Alaska, and was startled and afraid
when he felt his first earthquake. Even though Avec assured him it
was nothing to worry about, her brother experienced fear every
time he felt a tremor. Avec's brother is now experiencing
exaggerated responses to tremors due to _____. Answer: Sensitization
◉ Roland has been invited to an interview and dinner reception in
response to his attendance at a job fair. He has never attended an
event such as this, and is unsure what to expect. During the dinner,
Roland paid close attention to what his host ordered for dinner, and
what they drank, and tried to watch what they did. In which way did
Roland try to understand what was expected in this situation?
Answer: Observational learning
◉ Which of the following refers to something that must be learned,
such as environmental events whose significance is learned over
time? Answer: Conditioned
,◉ In terms of classical conditioning, what are factors that are
reflexive, or occur without learning? Answer: Unconditioned
◉ Which of the following refers to the development of a conditioned
response to stimuli? Answer: Acquisition
◉ When the outcome of conditioned responses disappear, or the
association between the conditioned responses and the
unconditioned responses is broken, what is the likely outcome?
Answer: Extinction
◉ How do we transfer our conditioned response to a stimulus to
other, similar stimuli? Answer: Generalization
◉ Yui is in class and hears several conversations going on at the
same time. She has blocked out all conversation except for that of
her instructor. What does Yui use to make the distinction between all
the conversations going on? Answer: Discrimination
◉ What is the process of taking a conditioned response and making
more distant predictions about the conditioned stimuli that
generated the conditioned response? Answer: Higher-order
conditioning
, ◉ When effects are not seen when the stimuli are first presented,
but emerge later when learning is examined, which of the following
has occurred? Answer: Latent inhibition
◉ In which way can we substitute one conditioned response for
another, opposite response? Answer: Counterconditioning
◉ Barney was afraid of the dark for as long as he could remember.
His mother would allow Barney to have a night light on all night.
Eventually, she allowed the night light to be on only until Barney fell
asleep, then shortened the time again to the first 15 minutes of
bedtime. Eventually Barney got over his fear of the dark. How did
Barney's mother help him overcome his fear of the dark? Answer:
Systematic desensitization
◉ The first semester in the dorm was difficult for Tibbi, because she
spent most of her time just hanging out with other students, and her
grades and her sleep suffered as a result. She eventually learned that
shutting her door provided her with better sleep and study time.
Tibbi can now find time to hang out with friends, and still produce
outcomes such as sleep and study time. Which process allowed Tibbi
to find the association between her behavior and her consequences?
Answer: Operant conditioning
◉ When considering operant conditioning, how can we accurately
determine the impact of reinforcement and punishment? Answer: To
continuously check the results
