Classical conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Memory
Pot Luck 1
Pot Luck 2
100
Peter Smith is deathly afraid of the mere sight of a snake, owing no doubt to some unrecorded experience of his youth. Lately, he has become afraid of grassy places after seeing a snake crawling across a lawn. This new fear is probably the result of A. higher order conditioning B. discrimination learning C. instrumental conditioning D. smoking too much grass
What is A. higher order conditioning
100
For operant conditioning to be most effective, when should the reinforcers be presented in relation to the desired response? A.immediately before B.at the same time as C.at least a half hour before D.immediately after
What is D.immediately after
100
When we are talking about long-term memory that we can actually access or retrieve, we are talking about A. available memory B. accessible memory C. rehearsed memory D. retroactive memory
What is B. accessible memory
100
After discovering that her usual route home was closed due to road repairs, Sharetta used her knowledge of the city and sense of direction to find an alternate route. This is an example of A.latent learning. B.shaping. C.observational learning. D.using a cognitive map.
What is D.using a cognitive map
100
Our ability to learn by witnessing and imitating the behavior of others best illustrates A. respondent behavior B. prosocial behavior C. operant conditioning D. observational learning
What is D. observational learning
200
A child who was recently stung by a buzzing bee now becomes frightened by the sound of a fly. This is an example of A. spontaneous recovery B. stimulus generalization C. discrimination D. extinction
What is B. stimulus generalization
200
Shaping is a(n) ________ technique for ________ a behavior. A.operant; suppressing B.respondent; suppressing C.operant; establishing D.respondent; establishing
What is C.operant; establishing
200
One way to increase the amount of information in memory is to group it into larger, familiar units. This process is referred to as __________. A. Organization B. Consolidation C. Encoding D. Chunking
What is D. Chunking
200
Learning by imitating others' behaviors is called ________ learning. The researcher best known for studying this type of learning is ________. A. observational; Bandura B. observational; Watson C.secondary; Skinner D.secondary; Pavlov
What is A. observational; Bandura
200
Research on memory construction reveals that memories A.even if long term, usually decay within about five years. B.may be chemically transferred from one organism to another. C.reflect a person's biases and assumptions. D.are stored as exact copies of experience.
What is C.reflect a person's biases and assumptions.
300
Operant conditioning is to ________ as classical conditioning is to ________. A.Skinner; Bandura B.Skinner; Pavlov C.Pavlov; Watson D.Pavlov; Skinner
What is B.Skinner; Pavlov
300
Which of the following statements concerning reinforcement is correct? A.Learning is fastest and resistance to extinction is greatest after continuous reinforcement. B.Learning is most rapid with intermittent reinforcement, but continuous reinforcement produces the greatest resistance to extinction. C.Learning is most rapid with continuous reinforcement, but intermittent reinforcement produces the greatest resistance to extinction. D.Learning is fastest and resistance to extinction is greatest following intermittent reinforcement.
What is C.Learning is most rapid with continuous reinforcement, but intermittent reinforcement produces the greatest resistance to extinction.
300
Visual sensory store memory is referred to as A. iconic memory B. echoic memory C. photomemory D. semantic memory
What is A. iconic memory
300
Reggie's mother tells him that he can watch TV after he cleans his room. Evidently, Reggie's mother is attempting to use ________ to increase room cleaning. A.operant conditioning B.secondary reinforcement C.positive reinforcement D.all of these procedures
What is D.all of these procedures
300
Which of the following illustrates the constructive nature of memory? A.Although Mrs. Harvey, who has Alzheimer's disease, has many gaps in her memory, she invents sensible accounts of her activities so that her family will not worry. B.After getting some good news, elated Kareem has a flood of good memories from his younger years. C.After studying all afternoon and then getting drunk in the evening, Don can't remember the material he studied. D.Janice keeps calling her new boyfriend by her old boyfriend's name.
What is A.Although Mrs. Harvey, who has Alzheimer's disease, has many gaps in her memory, she invents sensible accounts
400
You always rattle the box of dog biscuits before giving your dog a treat. As you do so, your dog salivates. Rattling the box is a ________, your dog's salivation is a ________. A.UC.S; UCR B.CS; CR C.UCS; CR D.CS; UCR
What is B.CS; CR
400
Jack finally takes out the garbage in order to get his father to stop pestering him. Jack's behavior is being influenced by A.positive reinforcement. B.a primary reinforcer. C.negative reinforcement. D.punishment.
What is C.negative reinforcement.
400
When Carlos was promoted, he moved into a new office with a new phone extension. Every time he is asked for his phone number, Carlos first thinks of his old extension, illustrating the effects of A.retroactive interference. B.encoding failure. C.storage failure. D.proactive interference.
What is D.proactive interference.
400
49. Jack finally takes out the garbage in order to get his father to stop pestering him. Jack's behavior is being influenced by A.positive reinforcement. B.negative reinforcement. C.punishment. D.a primary reinforcer.
What is B.negative reinforcement.
400
When Gordon Bower presented words grouped by category or in random order, recall was A.better for the categorized words. B.better for the random words. C.improved when participants developed their own mnemonic devices. D.the same for all words.
What is A.better for the categorized words.
500
Bill once had a blue car that was in the shop more than it was out. Since then he will not even consider owning blue- or green-colored cars. Bill's aversion to green cars is an example of A.latent learning. B.generalization. C.discrimination. D.extinction.
What is B.generalization.
500
You are expecting an important letter in the mail. As the regular delivery time approaches you glance more and more frequently out the window, searching for the letter carrier. Your behavior in this situation typifies that associated with which schedule of reinforcement? A.variable-ratio B.variable-interval C.fixed-ratio D.fixed-interval
What is D.fixed-interval
500
Memory techniques such as acronyms and the peg-word system are called A.mnemonic devices. B.imagery techniques. C.consolidation devices. D.encoding strategies.
What is A.mnemonic devices.
500
The three-stage processing model of memory was proposed by A. Loftus and Palmer B. Herman Ebbinghaus C. Atkinson and Shiffrin D. George Sperling
What is C. Atkinson and Shiffrin
500
Which type of word processing—visual, acoustic, or semantic—results in the greatest retention? A.Acoustic and semantic processing were equally beneficial. B.acoustic C.visual D.semantic
What is D.semantic
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