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Psychology 387 - Learning (Athabasca) - Final Study
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The opposite of a conditioned reinforcer is a ______.
a. tertiary reinforcer
b. secondary reinforcer
c. primary reinforcer
d. generalized reinforcer - Answer-primary reinforcer
All of the following are recognized kinds of reinforcers
except ______.
a. primary
b.contrived
c. secondary
d. classical - Answer-classical
Donald Zimmerman found that a buzzer became a positive
reinforcer after it was repeatedly paired with ______.
a. food
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b. water
c. escape from shock
d. morphine - Answer-water
The level of deprivation is less important when the
reinforcer used is a(n) _________reinforcer.
a. primary
b. secondary
c. unexpected
d. intrinsic - Answer-secondary
Secondary reinforcers are also called _______ reinforcers.
a. transient
b. conditioned
c. second-order
d. acquired - Answer-conditioned
Money is a good example of a _______ reinforcer.
a. primary
b. tertiary
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c. generalized
d. transient - Answer-generalized
The Watson and Rayner experiment with Little Albert may
have involved operant as well as
Pavlovian learning because the loud noise ______.
a. occurred as Albert reached for the rat
b. occurred while Albert was eating
c. did not bother Albert initially
d. was aversive - Answer-occurred as Albert reached for
the rat
Studies of delayed reinforcement document the
importance of ______.
a. contiguity
b. contingency
c. inter-trial interval
d. deprivation level - Answer-contiguity
E. L. Thorndike's studies of learning started as an attempt
to understand _______.
a. operant conditioning
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b. the psychic reflex
c. animal intelligence
d. maze learning - Answer-animal intelligence
In one of Thorndike's puzzle boxes, a door would fall open
when a cat stepped on a treadle, thus allowing the cat to
reach food outside the box. Eventually the cat would step
on the treadle as soon as it was put into the box.
Thorndike concluded that ________.
a. the reasoning ability of cats is quite remarkable
b. treadle stepping increased because it had a "satisfying
effect"
c. the treadle is a CS for stepping
d. learning meant connecting the treadle with freedom and
food - Answer-treadle stepping increased because it had a
"satisfying effect"
Operant learning is sometimes called ________ learning.
a. free
b. higher-order
c. instrumental
d. reward - Answer-Instrumental
Psychology 387 - Learning (Athabasca) - Final Study
Guide (1) Most Recent Version 2026 Actual Complete
Real Verified Exam Questions And Correct Answers
(Verified Answers) Already Graded A+||Newest Exam!!!
The opposite of a conditioned reinforcer is a ______.
a. tertiary reinforcer
b. secondary reinforcer
c. primary reinforcer
d. generalized reinforcer - Answer-primary reinforcer
All of the following are recognized kinds of reinforcers
except ______.
a. primary
b.contrived
c. secondary
d. classical - Answer-classical
Donald Zimmerman found that a buzzer became a positive
reinforcer after it was repeatedly paired with ______.
a. food
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b. water
c. escape from shock
d. morphine - Answer-water
The level of deprivation is less important when the
reinforcer used is a(n) _________reinforcer.
a. primary
b. secondary
c. unexpected
d. intrinsic - Answer-secondary
Secondary reinforcers are also called _______ reinforcers.
a. transient
b. conditioned
c. second-order
d. acquired - Answer-conditioned
Money is a good example of a _______ reinforcer.
a. primary
b. tertiary
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c. generalized
d. transient - Answer-generalized
The Watson and Rayner experiment with Little Albert may
have involved operant as well as
Pavlovian learning because the loud noise ______.
a. occurred as Albert reached for the rat
b. occurred while Albert was eating
c. did not bother Albert initially
d. was aversive - Answer-occurred as Albert reached for
the rat
Studies of delayed reinforcement document the
importance of ______.
a. contiguity
b. contingency
c. inter-trial interval
d. deprivation level - Answer-contiguity
E. L. Thorndike's studies of learning started as an attempt
to understand _______.
a. operant conditioning
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b. the psychic reflex
c. animal intelligence
d. maze learning - Answer-animal intelligence
In one of Thorndike's puzzle boxes, a door would fall open
when a cat stepped on a treadle, thus allowing the cat to
reach food outside the box. Eventually the cat would step
on the treadle as soon as it was put into the box.
Thorndike concluded that ________.
a. the reasoning ability of cats is quite remarkable
b. treadle stepping increased because it had a "satisfying
effect"
c. the treadle is a CS for stepping
d. learning meant connecting the treadle with freedom and
food - Answer-treadle stepping increased because it had a
"satisfying effect"
Operant learning is sometimes called ________ learning.
a. free
b. higher-order
c. instrumental
d. reward - Answer-Instrumental
