PSYC 365 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE
Basic; Applied
___________ research examines learning in tightly controlled settings and ____________ research
examines learning in real-world settings.
A statement that describes how a particular factor affects learning
A principle of learning can best be characterized as:
Behaviorism focuses on external behavioral changes; cognitivism focuses on internal mental changes.
Behaviorists and cognitivists tend to focus on different aspects of learning. Which one of the following
statements best describes this difference?
Humans can benefit from their experiences.
Human beings undoubtedly learn more during the course of a lifetime than any other species on earth.
The major result of this capacity to learn is that:
"Monkey see, monkey do."
Which of the following common sayings best reflects the basic premise underlying social learning
theory?
Abigail cries when she steps on a sharp pebble
Three of the following are examples of learning. Which one is not?
,Different theories may be applicable in different situations
The texbooks's perspective regarding various theories of learning is that:
Recognizing human forms in a Picasso painting
Given how the left and right hemispheres of the brain typically specialize, which one of the following
activities would be most heavily dependent on the right hemisphere?
Mastering one's native language
Which of the following best exemplifies experience-expectant plasticity?
forebrain
After a severe head injury, Mary has exceptional difficulty setting goals and in other ways planning her
actions. Without knowing anything else about Mary's injury, you might reasonably conclude that it
affected her
A neuron fires only when its electrical charge reaches a particular level
Which of the following statements most accurately describes a neuron's threshold of excitation?
Pulling your foot away from a painful object
Which one of the following is the best example of a reflex as psychologists define the term?
consolidation
Naomi wakes up several hours after a severe blow to her head has rendered her unconscious. She can
remember nothing about events leading up to the incident, reflecting the importance of ________ in
learning and memory.
Parts of the hindbrain are involved in regulating heart rate.
,Which of the following is the best example of the central nervous system (rather than peripheral nervous
system) at work?
An overabundance of neurons emerges early in prenatal development, but about half of the neurons
die before birth.
Which one of the following best describes the growth of neurons during the prenatal period?
Reprimands are more effective when they're brief and unemotional.
Which one of the following statements best describes research findings regarding the effectiveness of
verbally reprimanding (e.g., scolding) children?
differential rate of low responding
Mr. McDonald wants his favorite students to ask him for help on their geometry problems only after they
have tried to solve the problems independently for at lease five minutes. Mr. McDonald should reinforce
students' help-seeking behavior on a _________ schedule.
higher-order conditioning
If students associate failure with punishment, and then associate playing sports with failure, they may
begin to fear playing sports through a process of:
Putting Nadia in in-school suspension
Nadia is an only child who lives on a ranch that is located many miles from the homes of other children.
Although she enjoys being with her peers at school, she is often physically aggressive toward them.
School personnel have made many small attempts to curb Nadia's aggression (for example, they have
scolded her, kept her in from recess, and put her in a time-out situation) but always without success.
, They are now thinking about taking more drastic measures. According to the textbook, which one of the
following is most likely to be effective?
conditioned stimuli; unconditioned response
At the dentist's office, Teresa has a painful experience that leaves her tense and fearful. The next time
her mother brings her to the dentist's office, Teresa begins to get tense and anxious. In this situation, the
dentist and dentist's office are _____; Teresa's fear of pain is a(n) _______.
Feeling good about your own generosity toward a less fortunate classmate
Which one of the following is the best example of intrinsic reinforcement?
When Lucas complains about a classmate who is picking on him, his teacher allows him to come in
from recess on bitterly cold days.
Which one of the following is an example of negative reinforcement?
Praise her for only some of her completed assignments
At the beginning of the school year, Mr. Webber is concerned that Frances rarely does her independent
seatwork. He begins praising Fransces for each seatwork assignment she completes, and by January she
is completing her assignments regularly. To make sure that the behavior continues in the years to come,
what would behaviorists tell Mr. Webber to do now?
Punish frequently to get the point across
Three of the following are recommended practices when using punishment to reduce an inappropriate
behavior. Which one is not recommended?
Lower her rate of reading mystery novels
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE
Basic; Applied
___________ research examines learning in tightly controlled settings and ____________ research
examines learning in real-world settings.
A statement that describes how a particular factor affects learning
A principle of learning can best be characterized as:
Behaviorism focuses on external behavioral changes; cognitivism focuses on internal mental changes.
Behaviorists and cognitivists tend to focus on different aspects of learning. Which one of the following
statements best describes this difference?
Humans can benefit from their experiences.
Human beings undoubtedly learn more during the course of a lifetime than any other species on earth.
The major result of this capacity to learn is that:
"Monkey see, monkey do."
Which of the following common sayings best reflects the basic premise underlying social learning
theory?
Abigail cries when she steps on a sharp pebble
Three of the following are examples of learning. Which one is not?
,Different theories may be applicable in different situations
The texbooks's perspective regarding various theories of learning is that:
Recognizing human forms in a Picasso painting
Given how the left and right hemispheres of the brain typically specialize, which one of the following
activities would be most heavily dependent on the right hemisphere?
Mastering one's native language
Which of the following best exemplifies experience-expectant plasticity?
forebrain
After a severe head injury, Mary has exceptional difficulty setting goals and in other ways planning her
actions. Without knowing anything else about Mary's injury, you might reasonably conclude that it
affected her
A neuron fires only when its electrical charge reaches a particular level
Which of the following statements most accurately describes a neuron's threshold of excitation?
Pulling your foot away from a painful object
Which one of the following is the best example of a reflex as psychologists define the term?
consolidation
Naomi wakes up several hours after a severe blow to her head has rendered her unconscious. She can
remember nothing about events leading up to the incident, reflecting the importance of ________ in
learning and memory.
Parts of the hindbrain are involved in regulating heart rate.
,Which of the following is the best example of the central nervous system (rather than peripheral nervous
system) at work?
An overabundance of neurons emerges early in prenatal development, but about half of the neurons
die before birth.
Which one of the following best describes the growth of neurons during the prenatal period?
Reprimands are more effective when they're brief and unemotional.
Which one of the following statements best describes research findings regarding the effectiveness of
verbally reprimanding (e.g., scolding) children?
differential rate of low responding
Mr. McDonald wants his favorite students to ask him for help on their geometry problems only after they
have tried to solve the problems independently for at lease five minutes. Mr. McDonald should reinforce
students' help-seeking behavior on a _________ schedule.
higher-order conditioning
If students associate failure with punishment, and then associate playing sports with failure, they may
begin to fear playing sports through a process of:
Putting Nadia in in-school suspension
Nadia is an only child who lives on a ranch that is located many miles from the homes of other children.
Although she enjoys being with her peers at school, she is often physically aggressive toward them.
School personnel have made many small attempts to curb Nadia's aggression (for example, they have
scolded her, kept her in from recess, and put her in a time-out situation) but always without success.
, They are now thinking about taking more drastic measures. According to the textbook, which one of the
following is most likely to be effective?
conditioned stimuli; unconditioned response
At the dentist's office, Teresa has a painful experience that leaves her tense and fearful. The next time
her mother brings her to the dentist's office, Teresa begins to get tense and anxious. In this situation, the
dentist and dentist's office are _____; Teresa's fear of pain is a(n) _______.
Feeling good about your own generosity toward a less fortunate classmate
Which one of the following is the best example of intrinsic reinforcement?
When Lucas complains about a classmate who is picking on him, his teacher allows him to come in
from recess on bitterly cold days.
Which one of the following is an example of negative reinforcement?
Praise her for only some of her completed assignments
At the beginning of the school year, Mr. Webber is concerned that Frances rarely does her independent
seatwork. He begins praising Fransces for each seatwork assignment she completes, and by January she
is completing her assignments regularly. To make sure that the behavior continues in the years to come,
what would behaviorists tell Mr. Webber to do now?
Punish frequently to get the point across
Three of the following are recommended practices when using punishment to reduce an inappropriate
behavior. Which one is not recommended?
Lower her rate of reading mystery novels
