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If a child covers his/her ears when seeing fireworks, before hearing the sound of the fireworks, seeing the fireworks would be a(n)


A) unconditioned response
B) unconditioned stimulus
C) conditioned response
D) conditioned stimulus

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Nancy has a headache; she takes some aspirin and the headache goes away. Nancy is more likely to take aspirin again. This is an example of


A) negative reinforcement.
B) classical conditioning.
C) positive reinforcement.
D) punishers.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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In Pavlov's original experiment on classical conditioning, the unconditioned response (UR) was


A) the sound of a tone.
B) salivation elicited by a tone.
C) the presentation of meat powder following a tone.
D) salivation elicited by meat powder.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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When Lindiwas nine years old, the neighbour's pet German Shepherd dog bit her on the ankle. Today Lindi is still terrified of German Shepherds, but she likes almost all other types of dogs. Lindi's fear illustrates the classical conditioning process of


A) preparedness.
B) stimulus discrimination.
C) stimulus generalisation.
D) negative avoidance.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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When shown a Santa Claus beard, Little Albert showed a fear response, which was evidence of


A) stimulus discrimination.
B) superstitious behaviour.
C) stimulus generalisation.
D) extinction.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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According to Skinner, if an event following a response leads to a decrease in an organism's tendency to make that response, reinforcement has occurred.

A) True
B) False

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Operant responses are typically established through a gradual process in which closer and closer approximations of the desired response are reinforced. This process is called


A) modelling.
B) shaping.
C) discrimination.
D) learning.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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It is very likely that you learned how to turn on the TV and change channels as a young child without your parents ever specifically teaching you to do so. (In fact, your parents were probably happier when they had control over the TV.) In this case, your learning would, most likely, be an example of


A) observational learning.
B) modelling.
C) operant conditioning.
D) classical conditioning.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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While out trick-or-treating for Halloween, at first Billy's neighbours had to remind him to say "trick or treat" before they dropped their treats into his bag. As he continued to visit houses in the neighbourhood, soon Billy would say "trick or treat" as soon as the neighbours answered the door. The treats he received were the ____ for his saying "trick or treat".


A) conditioned stimulus
B) reinforcement
C) reward
D) discriminative stimulus

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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In the 1930s learning that is influenced by stimuli that follow the response was christened "operant conditioning" by


A) Ivan Pavlov.
B) John Watson.
C) B. F. Skinner.
D) Edward Thorndike.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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When a behaviour is strengthened indirectly, through vicarious conditioning, the process at work is ____________________ learning.

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Patrick takes a prescription medication in order to reduce pain and Kelly takes the same medication in order to experience a "drug high". Patrick's behaviour is reinforced by ____ reinforcement and Kelly's behaviour by ____ reinforcement.


A) negative; positive
B) positive; negative
C) positive; positive
D) negative; negative

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Sharifa developed a fear of balconies after almost falling from a balcony on a couple of occasions. What was the conditioned response?


A) the balcony
B) fear of the balcony
C) almost falling
D) fear resulting from almost falling

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Sahid cringes every time he hears a dentist's drill, even when he is sitting in the waiting room of his dentist's office. In this example, cringing in the waiting room is


A) an unconditioned response.
B) a conditioned stimulus.
C) a conditioned response.
D) an unconditioned stimulus.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Many people find it hard to "walk away from" or stop playing a slot machine. This is because slot machines reward playing on a ____ schedule.


A) fixed-ratio
B) variable-ratio
C) fixed-interval
D) variable-interval

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Dillon is four years old, and his parents want to teach him to say "please" and "thank you". They will be most successful in altering Dillon's behavior if they use


A) classical conditioning
B) higher-order conditioning
C) non-contingent reinforcement
D) operant conditioning

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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Maria developed a fear of the water when she fell off a river raft last summer. This year she took swimming lessons and thought she had finally overcome her fear of water. She was eagerly looking forward to an upcoming rafting trip, however, as soon as she stepped onto the raft she was instantly terrified again. This illustrates the classical conditioning process known as


A) extinction.
B) second-order conditioning.
C) stimulus generalisation.
D) spontaneous recovery.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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When a conditioned response shows spontaneous recovery, the rejuvenated response typically


A) is weaker than the previously conditioned response.
B) is stronger than the previously conditioned response.
C) occurs before the conditioned stimulus.
D) changes to an unconditioned stimulus.

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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Negative reinforcement involves


A) the presentation of a pleasant stimulus.
B) the presentation of an unpleasant stimulus.
C) the removal of a pleasant stimulus.
D) the removal of an unpleasant stimulus.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Food would be considered a(n) ____________________ reinforcer, while money would be considered a(n) ____________________ reinforcer.

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