PSYCH 1101 FINAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 100% GUARANTEE PASS
1. Many children learn to fear lightning because it is often paired with loud
thunder (which, like most sudden, loud sounds is naturally frightening). In this
case lightning is the , thunder is the , and fear is the
CS; CR; US
US; CS; UR
CS; US; CR
US; CS; CR
Answer CS; US; CR
2. What is one way to speed up the acquisition of a classically conditioned
response?
Pair the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus very rapidly.
Pair the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus intermittently.
,Pair the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus at moderate
intervals.
Pair the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus at far apart
intervals.
Answer Pair the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus intermittently.
3. Gloria, the star in the school play, must cry when her "father" tells her to leave
home. During rehearsal, Gloria holds an onion near her face when her "father"
tells her to leave. The onion serves as the , while being told to "leave home"
is the .
US; UR
CS; UR
CS; US
US; CS
Answer US; CS
4. Operant behavior is .
voluntary
reflexive
,involuntary
innate
Answer voluntary
5. A young girl is just beginning to dress herself. At first, the parents call her a
"big girl" just for putting on her shirt "frontwards," even if it is not buttoned.
Then they call her a "big girl" only if she tries to button her shirt, even if the
buttons are in the wrong holes. Finally, they call her a "big girl" only if she
buttons her shirt correctly. They are using to change her behavior.
discrimination training
shaping
primary reinforcement
higher-order conditioning
Answer shaping
6. A child who practices the piano because it earns him praise is receiving
; a child who practices the piano to avoid being scolded is receiving
.
, a conditioned response; an unconditioned response
an unconditioned response; a conditioned response
negative reinforcement; positive reinforcement
positive reinforcement; negative reinforcement
Answer positive reinforcement; negative reinforce- ment
7. When physical punishment is used to try to get children to change a behavior,
a problem is that
it models aggressive behavior.
it leads to extinction of good behavior.
it never works.
it creates negative reinforcement.
Answer it models aggressive behavior
8. Amalia is a college student who has been struggling in her political science
classes. She feels unprepared no matter how much she studies. After barely
passing the first few quizzes, she decides it's just not worth the effort and gives
up trying to do well. This is an example of .
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 100% GUARANTEE PASS
1. Many children learn to fear lightning because it is often paired with loud
thunder (which, like most sudden, loud sounds is naturally frightening). In this
case lightning is the , thunder is the , and fear is the
CS; CR; US
US; CS; UR
CS; US; CR
US; CS; CR
Answer CS; US; CR
2. What is one way to speed up the acquisition of a classically conditioned
response?
Pair the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus very rapidly.
Pair the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus intermittently.
,Pair the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus at moderate
intervals.
Pair the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus at far apart
intervals.
Answer Pair the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus intermittently.
3. Gloria, the star in the school play, must cry when her "father" tells her to leave
home. During rehearsal, Gloria holds an onion near her face when her "father"
tells her to leave. The onion serves as the , while being told to "leave home"
is the .
US; UR
CS; UR
CS; US
US; CS
Answer US; CS
4. Operant behavior is .
voluntary
reflexive
,involuntary
innate
Answer voluntary
5. A young girl is just beginning to dress herself. At first, the parents call her a
"big girl" just for putting on her shirt "frontwards," even if it is not buttoned.
Then they call her a "big girl" only if she tries to button her shirt, even if the
buttons are in the wrong holes. Finally, they call her a "big girl" only if she
buttons her shirt correctly. They are using to change her behavior.
discrimination training
shaping
primary reinforcement
higher-order conditioning
Answer shaping
6. A child who practices the piano because it earns him praise is receiving
; a child who practices the piano to avoid being scolded is receiving
.
, a conditioned response; an unconditioned response
an unconditioned response; a conditioned response
negative reinforcement; positive reinforcement
positive reinforcement; negative reinforcement
Answer positive reinforcement; negative reinforce- ment
7. When physical punishment is used to try to get children to change a behavior,
a problem is that
it models aggressive behavior.
it leads to extinction of good behavior.
it never works.
it creates negative reinforcement.
Answer it models aggressive behavior
8. Amalia is a college student who has been struggling in her political science
classes. She feels unprepared no matter how much she studies. After barely
passing the first few quizzes, she decides it's just not worth the effort and gives
up trying to do well. This is an example of .
