AP Psych Learning Review

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Negative reinforcement _______ the rate of a response; punishment ______ the rate of a response.

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Increases; decreases

Front

The behavior that would be most difficult to extinguish would be the one that was: Reinforced every time it occurred, Shaped, Reinforced intermittently, Reinforced by your parents

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Reinforced intermittently

Front

Which of the following scenarios illustrates a variable interval schedule of reinforcement? Options: Receiving a paycheck every two weeks, Holding regular, but unpredictable, fire drills, Earning a prize for every five books read in the library’s summer reading program, Receiving five additional vacation days for each year of employment at a company

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Holding regular, but unpredictable, fire drills

Front

John Watson and his colleague, Rosalie Rayner, offered a live white rat to Little Albert and then made a loud noise behind his head by striking a steel bar with a hammer. The white rat served as the _____________ in their study.

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conditioned stimulus

Front

Anything that seeks to continue a desired behavior by the removal, escape from, or avoidance of undesired stimulus is called __.

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Negative Reinforcement

Front

In the scenario where Brian ate a tuna salad sandwich that had become tainted from being in the sun too long and subsequently felt extremely nauseated, what is the conditioned response (CR)?

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nausea

Front

Maddie gets a speeding ticket, and her parents take her car away for 2 weeks. What type of Operational Conditioning is taking place?

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negative punishment

Front

What term is explained by the process where Leah rewards her daughter each time she says something that is close to appropriate, helping her learn good manners?

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shaping

Front

When an animal receives a punishment but learns that pressing a button will eliminate the punishment, escape learning takes place. However, if there is no response that will turn off the shock, the situation is best described as what?

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learned helplessness

Front

The sudden realization of a problem's solution is known as

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insight