Houston Community College EDUC 1300 1)In a token economy, when the tokens stop coming, the reinforced behaviors usually________ 2

Houston Community College

EDUC 1300

1)In a token economy, when the tokens stop coming, the reinforced behaviors usually________

2. Many students dread public speaking so much that they do not give oral presentations or take speech classes. This is an example of                                     

3. After pairing a loud noise with a white rat many times, the sight of the rat would cause little Albert to cry. Crying is an example of a(n)                                              

4. What could John Watson have done to eliminate Little Albert's conditioned fear?

5. A reduction in your auto insurance cost for a year accident free is an example of                   

6. The type of learning in which an organism learns to associate one stimulus with another is called                                  

7. In terms of cognitive processing, a sudden realization of how to successfully solve or complete a problem is known as                                          

8. A famous experiment conducted by           showed that children are more likely to be

             if this behavior is modeled for them.

9. The       occurs when an individual engages in a behavior he/she has previously suppressed, solely because someone else is engaging in the behavior without any adverse consequences.

10. A congressional hearing is taking place in Washington, D.C. The representatives are discussing whether the portrayals of violence on children's TV shows are perhaps

contributing to the violence we see in schools today. What psychological process are the representatives probably considering as the reason that TV influences school violence?

11. Which of the following is true regarding learned helplessness?

12. Which of the following statements accurately reflects the results of Watson and Jones' experimental attempts to remove Peter's fear of rabbits?

13. Skinner designed a soundproof apparatus, often equipped with a lever or bar, with which he conducted his experiments in operant conditioning. This has been called a

14.       is any relatively permanent change in behavior brought about by experience or practice.

15. Mice who received a paired tone and shock 20 times and the same tone with no shock 20 times were not successfully conditioned to fear the tone. Mice who received a shock every time the tone sounded were conditioned to fear the tone. This observation supports the   theory of classical conditioning.

16.       valid stimuli—those with a real connection to an unconditioned stimulus—are learned more quickly than                                   stimuli.

17. When something desirable is taken away from a subject's environment or experience in response to their behavior, it is called                                        

18. Mary's parents want her to put her books in her bookcase. At first, they praise her for putting the books together in one pile. Then they praise her for getting the books on the same side of the room as the bookcase. When she gets the books on top of the bookcase, she gets praise. Finally, her parents praise her when she puts her books in the bookcase. This is an example of        

19. Which of the following is the best example of observational learning?

20. Sarah has just received her driver's license and is now ready to drive to school. Although she's never driven to her school before, Sarah knows the way. The fact that Sarah can drive herself to school suggests that                                                                              has occurred.

21. One of Bandura's studies indicated that seeing aggression           had the strongest influence to shape aggressive behavior in children.

22. The type of learning in which the consequences of behavior are manipulated to increase or decrease the frequency of the behavior, or to shape an entirely new behavior, is                    

23. Bandura conducted a classic study known as the "Bobo Doll" study. The term "Bobo" refers to                                   

24. The idea that learning occurs and is stored up, even when behaviors are not reinforced, is called                                  

25. You spend days wandering aimlessly around a park with many paths that end at different parts of the park. One day when you arrive at the park, you get a call on your cell phone from a cousin whom you haven't seen in years, and she says she is waiting for you in a particular section of the park. Even though the paths are complicated and twisted, you manage to find the shortest route to your cousin. Tolman would explain your efficient passage through the park as an example of     

26. A congressional hearing is taking place in Washington, D.C. The representatives are discussing whether the portrayals of violence on children's TV shows are perhaps contributing to the violence we see in schools today. The work of what psychologist is most relevant to their discussions?

27. The kind of learning that applies to voluntary behavior is called            

28. Who came up with the law of effect?