test chapter 7 study

Question 1

Iftheonsetofalightreliablysignalstheonsetoffood,aratinaSkinnerboxwillworkto turn on the light. In this case, the light i

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conditioned

Question 2

If1chimpanzeewatchesasecondchimpsolveapuzzleforafoodreward,the first chimp may thereby learn how to solve the puzzle.

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observational learning.

Question 3

Inteachinghersontoplaybasketball,Mrs.Richardsinitiallyreinforceshimwithpraiseforsimplydribblingwhilestandingstill,then o

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generalization.

Question 4

Most of the TV shows that 9-year-old Fred watches involve violence. This is most likely to lead Fred to:

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perceive the injuries of victims of violence as less severe.

Question 5

Long after her conditioned fear of dogs had been extinguished, Marcy experienced an unexpected surge of nervousness

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spontaneous recovery

Question 6

Punishment ________ the rate of operant responding, and negative reinforcement ________ the rate of operant responding.

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decreases; increases

Question 7

John B. Watson believed that psychology should be the science of:

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observable behavior.

Question 8

Rats most easily learn to associate nausea-producing radiation treatments with:

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.novel tastes

Question 9

Pavlov noticed that dogs began salivating at the mere sight of the person who regularly brought food to them.

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conditioned stimulus.

Question 10

Ayearaftersurvivingaclassroomshootingincident,Kim-Li stillrespondswithterroratthesightoftoygunsandtothe sound of balloon

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discrimination.generalization.

Question 11

Working hard every day of the year for the gratification of a bonuspaycheckattheendofthe yearbestillustratestheimpactof

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delayed reinforcers

Question 12

Blinking in response to a puff of air directed to your eye is a:

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UR

Question 13

Airline frequent flyer programs that reward customers withafreeflightafterevery75,000miles oftravelillustratetheuseofa

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fixed ratio

Question 14

ThefirsttimethatLizaheardtheloudsoundofherfather&#x27;sbassdrum,sherespondedwithfear.Thefear responseis most clearly an ex.of

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respondent behavior.

Question 15

Anempathichusbandwhoseeshiswifeinpainwillexhibitsomeofthesamebrainactivitysheis showing.Accordingtomany researchers, th

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mirror neurons.

Question 16

Duringatypicalmorning,Colincheckstheclockfrequentlybeforebeingreinforcedwithconfirmation that thetime for his regularly

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fixed-interval

Question 17

Through direct experience with animals, we come to anticipate that dogs will bark and that birds will chirp.Thisbest ill

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associative learning.

Question 18

Catsreceivedafishrewardwhenevertheymaneuveredthemselvesoutofanenclosedpuzzlebox.Withsuccessivetrials,thecatsescapedfro

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the law of effect.

Question 19

An organism&#x27;s ability tomentallyanticipatethat a US will follow a CS is most likely to be highlighted by a perspective.

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cognitive

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