3/14 Ch. 9 Quiz

Ch. 9 Pop Quiz

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. A subject responding to a second stimulus similar to the original CS is an example of
a. discrimination b. generalization c. preconditioning d. taste
___ 2. An unpleasant consequence that decreases the frequency of the response that produced it is called
a. negative reinforcement b. punishment c. classical conditioning d. avoidance learning


____ 3. To play basketball, several response chains are organized into
a. response patterns b. response shapes c. variable intervals d. cognitive maps


____ 4. Learning from the consequences of behavior is called:
a. classical conditioning b. avoidance conditioning c. operant conditioning d. shaping


____ 5. A child saying “Daddy” only to his father is an example of
a. extinction b. generalization c. discrimination d. an unconditioned response



____ 6. In human society, money serves as a
a. primary reinforcer b. secondary reinforcer c. response chain d. token economy


____ 7. Individuals who believe that no matter what they do their actions make no difference are exhibiting
a. aversive control b. extinction c. learned helplessness d. response chains


____ 8. An individual watches a friend send an E-mail message. When the individual is later able to send an E-mail message, the type of learning exhibited is:
a. latent b. self-controlled c. classical d. observational


Completion/Matching: Complete each sentence or statement by matching it with the most correct answer.
a.B. F. Skinner b. Martin Seligman c. operant conditioning d. decreases e. increases
ab. Fixed-interval ac. Fixed-ratio ad. Variable interval ae. Variable ratio bc. Shaping
bd. Generalization be. Token economy cd. Disinhibition ce. Learning de. Escape conditioning

9. . In using punishment, the punishment _______the frequency of a behavior that preceded the punishment.
10. Receiving points that can be cashed in for prizes is an example of a ____________________ system of learning.
11. A partial schedule of reinforcement _____________ the likelihood that the desired responses will be more stable and long-lasting.
12. A child cries uncontrollably when the lights are turned out. The parent begins to leave the light on until the child has fallen asleep.
This is an example of _________________________.
13. The psychologist __________ identified that stability, globality, and internality are the important elements of learned helplessness.
14. ____________ is the psychologist most closely associated with operant conditioning.
15. On a(n) ____________________ schedule, reinforcement is available at predetermined times.
16. A dog who assists a hearing-impaired person is trained to react to the telephone ringing. If the dog also reacts to a tone from the
person's microwave, the dog is exhibiting ____________________.
17. On a(n) ____________________ schedule, reinforcement occurs after a random number of responses.
18. On a(n) ____________________ schedule, reinforcement occurs after a specified quantity of responses.
19. On a(n) ____________________ schedule, reinforcement occurs after a random amount of time has passed demonstrating the
correct response.
20. The reinforcement process used to train an animal to do something it has never done before and would never do on its own is
known as_______.
21. Relatively permanent changes in behavior that result from experience are known as ____________________.
22. In the study of _________________, researchers seek to discover how voluntary behaviors are affected by their consequences.
23. A type of modeling, ____________________, occurs when a person sees someone else get away with an aggressive act without any apparent consequences and later performs the same act.

24 (2 pts)—Explain thoroughly what the type of partial schedule that pop quizzes would fall in.