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Exam Solution
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PSY 101: Comprehensive Exam #2 Review on Learning
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Memory and Social Psychology 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURE
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D COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (D7
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QUESTION 1 vc
What is learning?
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ANSWER
Learning is a relatively permanent change in behavior or knowledge that results from experience.
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QUESTION 2 vc
What does behaviorism focus on?
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ANSWER
Behaviorism focuses on observable behaviors and the ways they can be learned or unlearned through c
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onditioning.
QUESTION 3 vc
What is classical conditioning?
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ANSWER
Classical conditioning is a learning process in which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a mean
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ingful stimulus, leading to a conditioned response.
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QUESTION 4 vc
Who discovered classical conditioning?
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ANSWER
,Classical conditioning was discovered by Ivan Pavlov through his experiments with dogs and salivation.
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QUESTION 5 vc
What is the classic example of classical conditioning?
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ANSWER
The classic example involves a bell (neutral stimulus) being rung before presenting food (unconditioned
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stimulus) to a dog, leading to salivation (conditioned response).
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QUESTION 6 vc
What are the three stages of classical conditioning?
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ANSWER
The three stages are: 1) Before conditioning (NS and UCS presented), 2) During conditioning (NS paired
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with UCS), 3) After conditioning (CS elicits CR).
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QUESTION 7 vc
What is acquisition in classical conditioning?
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ANSWER
Acquisition is the initial stage of learning when the neutral stimulus (NS) is paired with the uncondition
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ed stimulus (UCS) to produce a conditioned response (CR).
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QUESTION 8 vc
What is extinction in classical conditioning?
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ANSWER
Extinction is the process where the conditioned response (CR) decreases or disappears when the conditi
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oned stimulus (CS) is presented without the unconditioned stimulus (UCS).
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QUESTION 9 vc
What is spontaneous recovery?
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ANSWER
Spontaneous recovery is the reappearance of a conditioned response after a period of rest following exti
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nction.
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What is the difference between generalization and discrimination?
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ANSWER
Generalization is the tendency to respond similarly to stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulu
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s, while discrimination is the ability to distinguish between different stimuli.
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QUESTION 11 vc
What was the Little Albert study?
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ANSWER
The Little Albert study demonstrated classical conditioning by conditioning a child to fear a white rat by
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pairing it with a loud noise (UCS).
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QUESTION 12 vc
What are some ethical concerns of the Little Albert study?
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ANSWER
Ethical concerns include the lack of informed consent, psychological harm to the child, and failure to dec
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QUESTION 13 vc
How can classical conditioning occur in cancer patients?
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ANSWER
Classical conditioning can occur when patients associate the sights, sounds, or smells of the chemothera
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py environment with nausea or illness.
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QUESTION 14 vc
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ANSWER
Taste aversion is a learned response where an individual develops a strong dislike for a food after exper
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iencing illness following its consumption.
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QUESTION 15 vc
What is operant conditioning?
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Exam Solution
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PSY 101: Comprehensive Exam #2 Review on Learning
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Memory and Social Psychology 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURE
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D COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (D7
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QUESTION 1 vc
What is learning?
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ANSWER
Learning is a relatively permanent change in behavior or knowledge that results from experience.
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QUESTION 2 vc
What does behaviorism focus on?
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ANSWER
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onditioning.
QUESTION 3 vc
What is classical conditioning?
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ANSWER
Classical conditioning is a learning process in which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a mean
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ingful stimulus, leading to a conditioned response.
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QUESTION 4 vc
Who discovered classical conditioning?
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ANSWER
,Classical conditioning was discovered by Ivan Pavlov through his experiments with dogs and salivation.
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QUESTION 5 vc
What is the classic example of classical conditioning?
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ANSWER
The classic example involves a bell (neutral stimulus) being rung before presenting food (unconditioned
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stimulus) to a dog, leading to salivation (conditioned response).
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QUESTION 6 vc
What are the three stages of classical conditioning?
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ANSWER
The three stages are: 1) Before conditioning (NS and UCS presented), 2) During conditioning (NS paired
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with UCS), 3) After conditioning (CS elicits CR).
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QUESTION 7 vc
What is acquisition in classical conditioning?
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ANSWER
Acquisition is the initial stage of learning when the neutral stimulus (NS) is paired with the uncondition
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ed stimulus (UCS) to produce a conditioned response (CR).
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QUESTION 8 vc
What is extinction in classical conditioning?
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ANSWER
Extinction is the process where the conditioned response (CR) decreases or disappears when the conditi
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oned stimulus (CS) is presented without the unconditioned stimulus (UCS).
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QUESTION 9 vc
What is spontaneous recovery?
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ANSWER
Spontaneous recovery is the reappearance of a conditioned response after a period of rest following exti
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nction.
, QUESTION 10 vc
What is the difference between generalization and discrimination?
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ANSWER
Generalization is the tendency to respond similarly to stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulu
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s, while discrimination is the ability to distinguish between different stimuli.
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QUESTION 11 vc
What was the Little Albert study?
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ANSWER
The Little Albert study demonstrated classical conditioning by conditioning a child to fear a white rat by
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pairing it with a loud noise (UCS).
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QUESTION 12 vc
What are some ethical concerns of the Little Albert study?
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ANSWER
Ethical concerns include the lack of informed consent, psychological harm to the child, and failure to dec
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QUESTION 13 vc
How can classical conditioning occur in cancer patients?
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ANSWER
Classical conditioning can occur when patients associate the sights, sounds, or smells of the chemothera
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py environment with nausea or illness.
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QUESTION 14 vc
What is taste aversion? vc vc vc
ANSWER
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QUESTION 15 vc
What is operant conditioning?
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