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Lindsay wasn’t doing well in her 6th grade math class. Her teacher told her parents that Lindsay handed in less than 50% of her assignments. Her parents told Lindsay that any day on which she did not hand in her homework she would be sent to bed right after dinner. As a result of this threat, Lindsay has handed in her assignment 97% of the time. Selected Answer: Positive Reinforcement Correct Answer: Positive Reinforcement Question 2 1 out of 1 points The term _____ refers to the duplication of a novel behavior to achieve a specific goal. Selected Answer: true imitation Correct Answer: true imitation Question 3 1 out of 1 points In _____, information is gained from watching a model, which then allows the observer to modify his or her own behavior. Selected Answer: observational learning Correct Answer: observational learning Question 4 1 out of 1 points When getting a shot at the doctor’s office, Sean is asked to stay still. After staying still for the shot Sean is given a lol- lipop for good behavior. Sean will most likely stay still for shots in the future Selected Answer: Positive Reinforcement Correct Answer: Positive Reinforcement
Question 5 1 out of 1 points After several terms of struggling academically, Justin worked very hard, buckled down, and brought home a report card with all A’s. His father, immensely proud of Justin, went out and bought him front row seats to the upcoming baseball game so that Justin and a friend could have a fun night as a reward. What kind of operant outcome did Justin’s father provide for the brilliant report card? Selected Answer: Positive reinforcement Correct Answer: Positive reinforcement Question 6 1 out of 1 points A hungry rat learns to press a lever to obtain a food pellet. In this example, the lever press is Selected Answer: an operant behavior Correct Answer: an operant behavior Question 7 1 out of 1 points What kind of research methodology focuses on intensive analyses of a single individual? Selected Answer: Case studies Correct Answer: Case studies Question 8 1 out of 1 points Who coined the term, "cognitive psychology"? Selected Answer: Ulric Neisser Correct Answer: Ulric
Neisser Question 9 1 out of 1 points A primary reinforcer is one that Selected Answer: is innately reinforcing Correct Answer: is innately reinforcing Question 10 1 out of 1 points After Cassie flirted with someone else at the party, her boyfriend stopped talking to her. Cassie didn’t flirt at the next party. Selected Answer: Negative Punishment Correct Answer: Negative Punishment Question 11 1 out of 1 points Which psychologist is famous for his “Bobo Doll” experiment, which is considered a classic study demonstrating the principles of observational learning? Selected Answer: Albert Bandura Correct Answer: Albert Bandura Question 12 1 out of 1 points Like many performing animals, Shamu, the famous whale, was taught to do her tricks by receiving rewards each time she got closer and closer to the desired goal. This process of using reinforcement to guide an organism toward a specific action is called __________. Selected Answer: shapi ng Correct Answer: shapi
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ng Question 13 1 out of 1 points Dr. Smith is developing a new drug to treat headaches. To test this drug, she develops a study in which one group gets the new drug, and the other gets a placebo, or a fake pill. Dr. Smith measures whether or not headaches improve by giving each participant a survey each day. The survey is the _____. Selected Answer: dependent variable Correct Answer: dependent variable Question 14 1 out of 1 points Which is the correct order of the parts of a neuron? Selected Answer: Dendrites, cell body, axon, synapse Correct Answer: Dendrites, cell body, axon, synapse Question 15 1 out of 1 points The beauty of birthday presents is that you get them once a year. No matter how much you beg, you generally will not get them until the full year has passed. This is an example of a __________ schedule of partial reinforcement. Selected Answer: fixed interval Correct Answer: fixed interval Saturday, October 8, 2016 7:37:33 PM CDT