PSYC101 / PSYC 101 Module 6 – General
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Q: In a classical conditioning experiment, a dog that has been trained to salivate to a tone will
no longer do so if food is never presented just before the tone. This is an example of:
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extinction
Q: In classical conditioning, if a dog is trained to salivate to a high-pitched tone can also
salivate to a tone with a lower pitch, this is an example of (two words):
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stimulus generalization
Q: In a classical conditioning study, a dog knows to salivate to food. This dog then hears a
tone, is given food, and then eventually learns to salivate to the tone alone. In this study, the
salivation when seeing food is the (two words):
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unconditioned response
Q: Sometimes an animal or person who does not initially get a reward for exploring
something new will learn better than a person or animal who gets a reward on the first day.
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It is as if the animal or person who did not get the reward is forming a better mental (or
cognitive) map. This is an example of (two words):
latent learning
Q: The relatively permanent change in behavior knowledge, capability or attitude
acquired through experience is called:
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learning
Q: The type of response a behavior gets will determine whether the same response will be
strengthened in the future and behaviors followed by something uncomfortable will be less
likely to occur. For example, a cat that learns that pressing a switch will allow it to escape a
maze, will be more likely to press that switch in the future. This is known as the (three
words):
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law of effect
Q: One kind of learning occurs when a stimulus (a knock on the door) occurs before a
second stimulus (the appearance of a good friend) which then causes a behavior (smiling).
Eventually, the second stimulus is not needed, and the first (a knock on the door) will cause
the behavior (smiling). This kind of learning is called (two words)
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classical conditioning
Q: In operant conditioning, a behavior that removes something pleasant is less likely to be
repeated. For example, a teenager stops coming home late because the teenager does not
want to lose her or his privileges. This is an example of (two words):
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negative punishment
Q: To teach an animal to do a complex trick, the researcher using operant conditioning
rewards each action the animal does that is partly in the direction desired by the researcher.
For example, if a researcher wants a mouse to climb a ladder, the researcher may first
reward the rat for just touching the ladder. Then later, reward the rat for putting its paw on
the next highest rung of the ladder. This is an example of:
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shaping
Q: In operant conditioning, a behavior that removes something unpleasant is more likely
to be repeated. For example, a young person is more likely to clean up his or her room to
avoid the unpleasant consequence of getting nagged by his or her parents. This is an
example of (two words):
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negative reinforcement
Q: Learning by watching how others are rewarded or punished (such as learning a new
behavior by watching TV characters) is called (two words):
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observational learning
Q: The foundation of all learning is the ability to connect two very different sensations or
perceptions together in the mind. (i.e., putting the sound of a dog together with the image
of a dog). This foundation is called (two words):
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associative learning
Q: Changes in behavior that seem to be based on biological makeup, which are triggered
by changes in the time or year (e.g., some animals migrate in winter) or aging (some
animals have a critical period in which they will bond to their mother) is called:
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instinct
Q: In operant conditioning, some things will increase the likelihood of a behavior. For
example, if a pigeon presses a button, it gets a bit of food, which makes it more likely to
press the button in the future. Adding a consequence, such as food, that increases a
behavior is called:
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reinforcement
Q: In a classical conditioning study, a dog knows to salivate to food. This dog then hears a
tone, is given food, and then eventually learns to salivate to the tone alone. In this study, the
food is the (two words):
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unconditioned stimulus
Q: The type of learning that increases or decreases a behavior using reinforcers or
punishers is called (two words):
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operant conditioning
Q: In operant conditioning, a behavior that creates a pleasant outcome is more likely to be
repeated. For example, a young person is more to study hard for an exam, if the first time
that person studied hard that person got an A on the first exam. This is an example of (two
words):
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positive reinforcement
Q: What is the primary symptom of delusional disorder?
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The presence of deeply held false beliefs
Q: A person who is a victim of a violent crime would most likely experience which of the
following?
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Trauma
Q: In the Middle Ages, treatments for mental illness in Europe focused on
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Demonology
Q: Which one of the following best refers to a significant impairment in psychological
functioning?
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Mental disorder
Q: A person who regularly visited the practitioner of the first psychological technique
designed to promote positive changes in his or her behavior would be a client of
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Sigmund Freud
Q: Unlike psychoanalysts, behavior therapists believe that:
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Deep insight into one's problems is often unnecessary for improvement
Q: An individual hears voices in his head that instruct him to hurt himself. Which of the
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