STRAYER QUIZES PSY105 quiz 9

· 4 out of 4 points

The process by which organisms learn to respond to certain stimuli and not to respond to others is called

· Question 2

0 out of 4 points

When given the choice, many children will choose a smaller, immediate reward over a larger, delayed reward, illustrating the tendency called

· Question 3

4 out of 4 points

In the process of shaping, actions that remotely resemble the target behavior are called

· Question 4

0 out of 4 points

Recent evidence seems to indicate that neural activity in the __________ plays a significant role in classical conditioning.

· Question 5

4 out of 4 points

When a response has no effect in either producing reinforcement or providing escape from negative events, organisms give up even when taken to a situation where responding can have an effect. This phenomenon is known as

· Question 6

0 out of 4 points

When studying classical conditioning, subjects would often salivate at the sight of the pan where food was kept. In this case, salivating at the sight of the pan is an example of

· Question 7

4 out of 4 points

The idea that cognitive processes play a role in classical conditioning is supported by studies on __________.

· Question 8

4 out of 4 points

Conditioned taste aversions

· Question 9

0 out of 4 points

Ivan Pavlov, a Nobel Prize winning physiologist from Russia, is considered to have “discovered”

· Question 10

0 out of 4 points

Most research indicates that the optimal CS-US interval, when all other variables are held constant, is

· 0 out of 4 points

One of the most impressive uses of operant techniques in the area of teaching involves the use of

· Question 2

4 out of 4 points

Recent evidence seems to indicate that neural activity in the __________ plays a significant role in classical conditioning.

· Question 3

4 out of 4 points

The idea that cognitive processes play a role in classical conditioning is supported by studies on __________.

· Question 4

4 out of 4 points

Conditioned taste aversions

· Question 5

4 out of 4 points

In the process of shaping, actions that remotely resemble the target behavior are called

· Question 6

4 out of 4 points

Learning how to throw a basketball as a result of watching games on television is an example of

· Question 7

4 out of 4 points

The process by which organisms learn to respond to certain stimuli and not to respond to others is called

· Question 8

4 out of 4 points

Daytime television is full of programs in which the hosts cook meals, make decorations, and paint pictures on camera. These programs make use of

· Question 9

4 out of 4 points

Ivan Pavlov, a Nobel Prize winning physiologist from Russia, is considered to have “discovered”

· Question 10

4 out of 4 points

When given the choice, many children will choose a smaller, immediate reward over a larger, delayed reward, illustrating the tendency called