PSYCH 101 General psychology Exam 3 Portage Learning
PSYCH 101 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 3 PORTAGE LEARNING
NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Tabetha has a mental picture of the layout of her house, also called a
_____________, so when she comes home late at night she can navigate through
the rooms without turning on a light.
a. fixed interval map
b. latent map
c. cognitive map
d. fixed ratio map - ANSWER-c. cognitive map
Hideki tells a lie and is grounded. He does this several times, finally learning that
his behavior (lying) is associated with a consequence (being grounded. Which kind
of learning is this?
a. modeling
b. imitation
c. classical conditioning
d. operant conditioning - ANSWER-d. operant conditioning
Which of the following is an example of fixed ratio reinforcement schedule?
a. checking your e-mail at random times throughout the day instead of every time
you hear the new e-mail notification
b. knowing you will get to play miniature golf as soon as you collect 10 gold stars
for your reward chart
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c. feeding your fish every day at 8 a.m.
d. playing the slot machine - ANSWER-b. knowing you will get to play miniature
golf as soon as you collect 10 gold stars for your reward chart.
You are a big fan of your grandmother's chocolate chip cookies. Just the smell of
them causes you to feel hungry. One night she is making chocolate chip oatmeal
almond cookies, a variation of her usual recipe. You smell the baking cookies and
even though it is different than her usual cookie scent, you still suddenly feel
hungry for a treat. This demonstrates the classical conditioning principle of
____________________.
a. stimulus generalization
b. stimulus discrimination
c. spontaneous recovery
d. extinction - ANSWER-a. stimulus generalization
Jemma wants to teach her son to say thank you. Every time he says thank you,
Jemma praises him and gives him a hug. Which reinforcement schedule is this?
a. secondary
b. continuous
c. primary
d. partial - ANSWER-b. continuous
Which experiment involves the use of classical conditioning?
a. Blindfolding someone and timing him to see how long he takes to find a button
hidden in a room
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b. Rewarding a boy for finishing his vegetables with ice cream and counting how
many nights of reinforcement are required before he voluntarily eats his
vegetables
c. Determining how long it takes a person to learn how to knit if he is only
allowed to watch YouTube videos of people knitting
d. Knowing that a student fears exams, the instructor wears a bright red shirt only
on exam day, every exam day, to see how long it is before the red shirt becomes
an object of fear to the student - ANSWER-d. knowing that a student fears exams,
the instructor wears a bright red shirt only on exam day, every exam day, to see
how long it is before the red shirt becomes an object of fear to the student
Which of the following is an example of vicarious punishment?
a. Job wants to avoid being fired, so he follows the shop rules and does not smoke
in the bathroom.
b. Jeong observes his sister Bronwyn getting spanked for spitting out her carrots.
Because he does not like getting spanked, he chews and swallows the carrots even
though he hates them.
c. Laurie wants to receive a smiley sticker and she knows from reading the
rulebook that she will receive one if she behaves herself.
d. Belinda saw Mavis receive a hug for cleaning his room. She is careful to clean
her room because she saw Mavis get a reward for doing it. - ANSWER-b. Jeong
observes his sister Bronwyn getting spanked for spitting out her carrots.
Gambling at a slot machine is an example of which reinforcement schedule?
a. variable interval
b. fixed ratio
c. fixed interval
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d. variable ratio - ANSWER-d. variable ratio
What is the main idea of social learning theory?
a. Learning can occur when a conditioned stimulus is paired with an
unconditioned stimulus.
b. One can learn new behaviors by observing others.
c. Behavior is motivated by the consequences we receive for the behavior:
reinforcements and punishments.
d. Fear is a conditioned response. - ANSWER-b. one can learn new behaviors by
observing others.
Which of the following is an example of a reflex?
a. deciding that you want to be a parent
b. addressing your elders as "sir" or "ma'am" because that is how you were raised
c. jumping for joy when your favorite team wins a championship
d. the pupil of your eye contracting in the presence of bright light - ANSWER-d.
the pupil of your eye contracting in the presence of bright light.
Which of the following is an example of vicarious reinforcement?
a. Ryan observes Cameron getting a time out for spitting out her toast. Because
he saw his friend punished, he does not spit out his toast.
b. Lana wants to receive a candy bar and she knows from reading the rulebook
that she will receive one if she earns enough good behavior tokens.
c. Park wants to avoid detention, so he follows the school rules and does not
smoke on
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PSYCH 101 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 3 PORTAGE LEARNING
NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Tabetha has a mental picture of the layout of her house, also called a
_____________, so when she comes home late at night she can navigate through
the rooms without turning on a light.
a. fixed interval map
b. latent map
c. cognitive map
d. fixed ratio map - ANSWER-c. cognitive map
Hideki tells a lie and is grounded. He does this several times, finally learning that
his behavior (lying) is associated with a consequence (being grounded. Which kind
of learning is this?
a. modeling
b. imitation
c. classical conditioning
d. operant conditioning - ANSWER-d. operant conditioning
Which of the following is an example of fixed ratio reinforcement schedule?
a. checking your e-mail at random times throughout the day instead of every time
you hear the new e-mail notification
b. knowing you will get to play miniature golf as soon as you collect 10 gold stars
for your reward chart
1|Page
, PSYCH 101 General psychology Exam 3 Portage Learning
c. feeding your fish every day at 8 a.m.
d. playing the slot machine - ANSWER-b. knowing you will get to play miniature
golf as soon as you collect 10 gold stars for your reward chart.
You are a big fan of your grandmother's chocolate chip cookies. Just the smell of
them causes you to feel hungry. One night she is making chocolate chip oatmeal
almond cookies, a variation of her usual recipe. You smell the baking cookies and
even though it is different than her usual cookie scent, you still suddenly feel
hungry for a treat. This demonstrates the classical conditioning principle of
____________________.
a. stimulus generalization
b. stimulus discrimination
c. spontaneous recovery
d. extinction - ANSWER-a. stimulus generalization
Jemma wants to teach her son to say thank you. Every time he says thank you,
Jemma praises him and gives him a hug. Which reinforcement schedule is this?
a. secondary
b. continuous
c. primary
d. partial - ANSWER-b. continuous
Which experiment involves the use of classical conditioning?
a. Blindfolding someone and timing him to see how long he takes to find a button
hidden in a room
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b. Rewarding a boy for finishing his vegetables with ice cream and counting how
many nights of reinforcement are required before he voluntarily eats his
vegetables
c. Determining how long it takes a person to learn how to knit if he is only
allowed to watch YouTube videos of people knitting
d. Knowing that a student fears exams, the instructor wears a bright red shirt only
on exam day, every exam day, to see how long it is before the red shirt becomes
an object of fear to the student - ANSWER-d. knowing that a student fears exams,
the instructor wears a bright red shirt only on exam day, every exam day, to see
how long it is before the red shirt becomes an object of fear to the student
Which of the following is an example of vicarious punishment?
a. Job wants to avoid being fired, so he follows the shop rules and does not smoke
in the bathroom.
b. Jeong observes his sister Bronwyn getting spanked for spitting out her carrots.
Because he does not like getting spanked, he chews and swallows the carrots even
though he hates them.
c. Laurie wants to receive a smiley sticker and she knows from reading the
rulebook that she will receive one if she behaves herself.
d. Belinda saw Mavis receive a hug for cleaning his room. She is careful to clean
her room because she saw Mavis get a reward for doing it. - ANSWER-b. Jeong
observes his sister Bronwyn getting spanked for spitting out her carrots.
Gambling at a slot machine is an example of which reinforcement schedule?
a. variable interval
b. fixed ratio
c. fixed interval
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d. variable ratio - ANSWER-d. variable ratio
What is the main idea of social learning theory?
a. Learning can occur when a conditioned stimulus is paired with an
unconditioned stimulus.
b. One can learn new behaviors by observing others.
c. Behavior is motivated by the consequences we receive for the behavior:
reinforcements and punishments.
d. Fear is a conditioned response. - ANSWER-b. one can learn new behaviors by
observing others.
Which of the following is an example of a reflex?
a. deciding that you want to be a parent
b. addressing your elders as "sir" or "ma'am" because that is how you were raised
c. jumping for joy when your favorite team wins a championship
d. the pupil of your eye contracting in the presence of bright light - ANSWER-d.
the pupil of your eye contracting in the presence of bright light.
Which of the following is an example of vicarious reinforcement?
a. Ryan observes Cameron getting a time out for spitting out her toast. Because
he saw his friend punished, he does not spit out his toast.
b. Lana wants to receive a candy bar and she knows from reading the rulebook
that she will receive one if she earns enough good behavior tokens.
c. Park wants to avoid detention, so he follows the school rules and does not
smoke on
4|Page
