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Pavlov's experiments with dogs yielded information about which of the following?
operant conditioning
classical conditioning
counterconditioning
latent learning
Which of the following best describes a neutral stimulus?
stimulus that causes an automatic response
stimulus that does not cause a response
stimulus that has been learned
stimulus that is conditioned
What is the process by which a stimulus increases the chances of a preceding behavior occurring again?
reinforcement
flooding
extinction
systematic desensitization
On what kind of a reinforcement schedule does a slot machine work?
variable-ratio schedule
fixed-ratio schedule
variable-interval schedule
fixed-interval schedule
Which of the following would be considered a secondary reinforcer?
money
food
water
all of the above
Computers and people both handle information using which processes?
implicit, semantic, and episodic memories
maintenance and elaborative rehearsals
sensory, short term, and long term memories
encoding, storage, and retrieval
A memory of kindergarten that returns when you are back in your kindergarten classroom is an example of what type of memory?
iconic
eidetic
context-dependent
state-dependent
What best describes iconic memory
first and earliest memory
auditory and short term
photographic and brief
visual and long-term
Which is the easiest of the three basic memory tasks?
recall
recognition
relearning
chunking
Roy G Biv, Every Good Boy Does Fine, and My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Noodles are all examples of
Informational Retrieval
Primacy Effect
Recency Effect
Semantic Codes
Which of the following best describes chunking?
replacing what is already stored with new information
organizing items into familiar or manageable units
fading of memory in bits and pieces.
recalling the last items in a series
We can more easily remember bits of information by organizing them into mental representations of the world called
icons
echoes
mnemonic devices
schemas
A stimulus that causes an automatic response
conditioned stimulus
unconditioned stimulus
discrimination
operant conditioning
In Watson and Rayner's experiment "Little Albert" began to fear all objects that were white and furry because of
discrimination
systematic desentization
generalization
all of the above
Primary and secondary reinforcers are important in
operant conditioning
classical conditioning
taste aversion
discrimination
B.F. Skinner is most closely associated with
classical conditioning
operant conditioning
latent learning
cognitive learning
A child hears the advertising jingle for an ice cream parlor and immediately wants to go there. This is an example of
conditioning
a neutral stimulus
extinction
generalization
If Jaime does not pick up his toys when asked, he is sent to his room for 15 minutes. This is called
Modeling
classical conditioning
punishment
chaining
Kris watches Tate e-mail a photo to a friend. When Kris is later able to send another photo by herself, she is exhibiting _____ Learning.
visual
self-controlled
observational
classical
Mike says he cannot find a good part-time job because he is unlucky. What is he exhibiting?
disinhibition
learned helplessness
programmed learning
aversion control
When you recall a bike that you owned when you were six years old, this is an example of
sensory memory
short-term memory
long-term memory
iconic memory
What type of memory makes it possible for you to watch a movie without noticing the gaps between the frame?
semantic memory
sensory memory
episodic memory
procedural memory
Your grandmother can describe vivid memories of what she was doing when she first learned that John F. Kennedy had been killed. Her ability to do this is called
procedural memory
sensory memory
flashbulb memory
eidetic memory
According to the state-dependent learning theory, where is the best location for you to study for an exam?
a park with lots of trees
a room with no windows or pictures to distract you
the classroom where you will take the exam
a room in your house where you spend a lot of time
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