PSYCH Final

25 July 2022
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Hideki tells a lie and is grounded. He does this several times, finally learning that his behavior (lying) is associated with a consequence (being grounded). Which kind of learning is this?
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Operant Conditioning
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What did John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner demonstrate with their studies of Little Albert?
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Emotion can be a conditioned response
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Which statement about Edward C. Tolman is incorrect?
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He found that emotions can be a conditioned response.
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What is the main idea of social learning theory?
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One can learn new behaviors by observing others.
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What should be changed to make the following sentence true? In social learning theory, B.F. Skinner identified three types of models: live, verbal, and symbolic.
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The name "B.F. Skinner" should be changed to "Albert Bandura."
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Which Statement about B.F. Skinner is correct?
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He is famous for demonstrating the principles of operant conditioning: The motivation for a behavior happens after the behavior is demonstrated.
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Which experiment involves the use of classical conditioning?
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Knowing that a student fears exams, the instructor wears a bright red shirt only on exam day, every exam day, to see how long it is before the red shirt becomes an object of fear for the student.
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If the principles of social learning theory are true, the children may model aggressive behavior ________.
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After seeing a television character for taking violent action against another character.
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What was the main point of Ivan Pavlov's experiment with dogs?
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Learning can occur when a conditional stimulus is paired with an unconditional stimulus.
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What should be changed to make the following sentence true? In classical conditioning, the initial period of learning is known as latent.
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The word "latent: should be changed to the word "acquisition".
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Which of the following is false about John B. Watson?
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He is considered the founder of behaviorism.
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Which of the following experiments involves the use of operant conditioning?
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Rewarding a child for finishing his oatmeal much and counting hoe many times the child needs to be rewarded before he finishes his oatmeal voluntarily.
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What should be changed to make the following sentence true? Spontaneous acquisition is the return of a previously extinguished conditioned response.
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The word "acquisition" should be changes to the word "recovery".