PSY 101 Final Exam Actual Questions and Correct Answers
Q1
An is the process by which two pieces of information from the environment are repeatedly linked, so
that we begin to connect them in our minds.
association Since dogs always salivate at the sight of food, salivation in this case would be called a(n)
Q2
.
unconditioned response (UCR)
Q3
The behavior that an organism learns to perform when presented with a conditioned stimulus is termed
as
conditioned response
Q4
By pairing a flashlight with a loud noise,a researcher has taught a rat to exhibit s fear response to the
light, when the light is flashed in the darkness. What is the unconditioned stimulus in this study?
Loud noise
Q5
Which of the following statements best describes the concept of operant conditioning?
Organisms learn from the consequences of their behavior
Q6
Whenever Julia gets ready fro school on time, she gets a chocolate from her mother. Hence, she always
tries to get ready on time. This is an example of type of learning
operant conditioning Derrick's mother gave him $10 because he got an 'A' on his math test. He
studies hard for his next math test because he wants his mother to give him another $10. Money is
serving as - reinforcer
, Q7
The beeper sounds in your car until you fasten your seat belt. The removal of the annoying beeping is
for fastening the seat belt.
negative reinforcement
Q8
Negative punishment can be defined as
Removal of stimulus after behavior that decreased the occurrence of behavior.
Q9
Five year old Hannah learns how to operate the TV remote by watching her mother use it. This is an
example of
observational learning
Q10
Social psychologists define as a person's favorable or unfavorable feelings, beliefs, or actions toward an
object, idea, or person.
attitudes Afzal knows every detail of each player on his state's baseball team. This displays the
Q11
component of his attitude.
cognitive
Q12
Which of the following statements about cognitive dissonance is true?
When people experience cognitive dissonance, they go to extreme lengths to reduce it.
Q13
An experimenter pays you $1 to tell someone else that a particular monotonous, boring task was really
interesting. This procedure will probably generate
cognitive dissonance
Q1
An is the process by which two pieces of information from the environment are repeatedly linked, so
that we begin to connect them in our minds.
association Since dogs always salivate at the sight of food, salivation in this case would be called a(n)
Q2
.
unconditioned response (UCR)
Q3
The behavior that an organism learns to perform when presented with a conditioned stimulus is termed
as
conditioned response
Q4
By pairing a flashlight with a loud noise,a researcher has taught a rat to exhibit s fear response to the
light, when the light is flashed in the darkness. What is the unconditioned stimulus in this study?
Loud noise
Q5
Which of the following statements best describes the concept of operant conditioning?
Organisms learn from the consequences of their behavior
Q6
Whenever Julia gets ready fro school on time, she gets a chocolate from her mother. Hence, she always
tries to get ready on time. This is an example of type of learning
operant conditioning Derrick's mother gave him $10 because he got an 'A' on his math test. He
studies hard for his next math test because he wants his mother to give him another $10. Money is
serving as - reinforcer
, Q7
The beeper sounds in your car until you fasten your seat belt. The removal of the annoying beeping is
for fastening the seat belt.
negative reinforcement
Q8
Negative punishment can be defined as
Removal of stimulus after behavior that decreased the occurrence of behavior.
Q9
Five year old Hannah learns how to operate the TV remote by watching her mother use it. This is an
example of
observational learning
Q10
Social psychologists define as a person's favorable or unfavorable feelings, beliefs, or actions toward an
object, idea, or person.
attitudes Afzal knows every detail of each player on his state's baseball team. This displays the
Q11
component of his attitude.
cognitive
Q12
Which of the following statements about cognitive dissonance is true?
When people experience cognitive dissonance, they go to extreme lengths to reduce it.
Q13
An experimenter pays you $1 to tell someone else that a particular monotonous, boring task was really
interesting. This procedure will probably generate
cognitive dissonance
