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1) According to the text, learning involves:
A
the development of prosocial behavior.
B
the ability to think abstractly.
C
a change in behavior due to experience.
D
a reduction in extrinsic motivation.
2) By learning to associate a squirt of water with an electric shock, sea snails demonstrate the process of:
A
observational learning.
B
spontaneous recovery.
C
operant conditioning.
D
classical conditioning.
3) The first experimental studies of associative learning were conducted by:
A
Watson
B
Skinner
C
Pavlov
D
Badura
4) John B. Watson considered himself to be a(n):
A
physiological psychologist.
B
cognitive psychologist.
C
psychoanalist
D
behaviorist.
5) In Pavlov's experiments on the salivary conditioning of dogs, the US was:
A
he presentation of food in the dog's mouth.
B
salivation to the sound of a tone.
C
a tone.
D
salivation to the food in the mouth.
6) In Pavlov's experiments, the dog's salivation triggered by the sound of the tone was a(n):
A
unconditioned stimulus.
B
conditioned response.
C
conditioned stimulus.
D
unconditioned response.
7) If a tone causes a dog to salivate because it has regularly been associated with the presentation of food, the tone is called a(n)
A
primary reinforcer.
B
conditioned stimulus.
C
immediate reinforcer.
D
unconditioned stimulus.
8) Pavlov's research on classical conditioning was important because:
A
all learning depends on reinforcement.
B
it demonstrated an essential difference between animal and human learning.
C
it highlighted the role of cognitive processes in learning.
D
so many different species of animals, including humans, can be classically conditioned.
9) The ability to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus and similar stimuli that do not signal an unconditioned stimulus is called:
A
acquisition.
B
discrimination.
C
latent learning.
D
generalization.
10) Toddlers taught to fear speeding cars may also begin to fear speeding trucks and motorcycles. This best illustrates:
A
shaping.
B
spontaneous recovery.
C
secondary reinforcement.
D
generalization.
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