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Chapter 7 questions
Practice questions for chapter 7 of psychology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. The desire to perform a behavior effectively for its own sake is called _____. a. observational learning b. extrinsic motivation c. latent learning d. intrinsic motivation | d. intrinsic motivation (correct answer) |
| 2. Which term describes the process of observing and imitating a specific behavior? a. Mirroring b. Modeling c. Imitating d. Viewing effect | b. Modeling (correct answer) |
| 3. Which of the following statements is false regarding physical punishment? a. Punished behavior is forgotten. b. Punishment teaches discrimination among situations. c. Punishment can teach fear. d. Physical punishment may increase aggression. | a. Punished behavior is forgotten. (correct answer) |
| 4. Coffee shops may reward us with a free drink after every 10 drinks purchased. This is an example of a _______ reinforcement schedule. a. fixed-interval b. fixed-ratio c. variable-interval d. variable-ratio | b. fixed-ratio (correct answer) |
| 5. Which reinforcement schedule reinforces a response only after a specified time has elapsed? a. Fixed-interval b. Fixed-ratio c. Variable-interval d. Variable-ratio | a. Fixed-interval (correct answer) |
| 6. Which statement is false in regard to the law of effect? a. Rewarded behavior is more likely to recur. b. Punished behavior is less likely to recur. c. Reinforcers work the same for all recipients. d. Reinforcers vary with circumstances. | c. Reinforcers work the same for all recipients. (correct answer) |
| 7. In which device, used in operant conditioning research, does the rat press a bar for a food reward? Outside this device, measuring devices record the animal’s accumulated responses. a. Skinner box b. Skinner chamber c. Skinner gadget d. Operant | a. Skinner box (correct answer) |
| 8. A learned ability to distinguish between a conditioned stimulus (which predicts the unconditioned stimulus) and other, irrelevant stimuli is called ________. a. generalization b. spontaneous recovery c. higher-order conditioning d. discriminatio | d. discrimination (correct answer) |
| 9. In classical conditioning, which is an originally irrelevant stimulus that becomes associated with and triggers a learned response? a. Unconditioned response (UR) b. Unconditioned stimulus (US) c. Conditioned response (CR) d. Conditioned stimulus | d. Conditioned stimulus (CS) (correct answer) |
| 10. ______ is the process of acquiring through experience new and relatively enduring information or behaviors. a. Shaping b. Adaptability c. Learning d. Habituation | c. Learning (correct answer) |
| 11. Albert Bandura’s influential Bobo doll studies demonstrated the importance of observational learning and modeling. Although Bandura’s hypothesis was not specifically noted in your textbook, which statement below seems the most likely hypothesis? | c. Participants exposed to aggressive adult models will imitate aggressive adult models. (correct answer) |
| 12. In Albert Bandura’s Bobo doll studies, which study design was applied? a. Correlational b. Naturalistic c. Experimental d. Descriptive | c. Experimental (correct answer) |
| 13. Based on your reading of Albert Bandura’s Bobo doll experiment, what was the independent variable? a. Gender b. Level of aggression displayed by the participants c. Model presence d. Bobo doll presence | c. Model presence (correct answer) |
| 14. Free-Response Question • Based on your reading of Albert Bandura’s Bobo doll experiment, how would you describe the experimental group and the control group? | The children exposed to the adult model were in the experimental group, and the children not exposed to the adult model were in the control group. |
| 15. Which statement below most accurately summarizes the results of Albert Bandura’s Bobo doll studies? a. Children exposed to the aggressive adult model were more likely to display physical aggression than verbal aggression. b. Children exposed to | b. Children exposed to the aggressive adult model were more likely to display behaviors that mirrored the model’s behaviors. (correct answer) |
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