Learning - AP Psychology

Yesterday, Mary competed in a martial arts tournament. She ended up placing fourth out of the ten that competed. Mary was devastated because she really loves the sport and has been practicing for the majority of her life. Which type of motivation is this demonstrating?

• Observational Learning

• Extrinsic Motivation

• Intrinsic Motivation

• Biological Predisposition

The statement, "People are nothing more than robots. We are driven by our biological reactions to stimuli," would best be supported by __

• B.F. Skinner

• Ivan Pavlov

• James Watson

• E.L. Thorndike

In Pavlov's experiment, the bell is the _

• Neutral Stimulus

• Conditioned Stimulus

• Conditioned Response

• Unconditioned Response

A person is pinned down and tickled. At first, the person fights against it. Eventually, the person (seeing that they have no control) gives up and lets it happen. What is this an example of?

• An acquisition error

• Habituation

• Latent Learning

• Learned Helplessness

Rats associate best to the sense of taste. Similarly, so do humans. This is an example of_

• Biological Predisposition

• Abstract Learning

• Generalization

• The Law of Effect

What was ethically wrong with the "Little Albert" study?

• Watson banged the hammer too loudly, causing Little Albert to have ear damage when he grew up.

• Watson was never given the credentials to be a psychologist in the first place. He conducted studies with no prior experience of psychiatry, copying previous psychologists instead.

• Little Albert's mother did not agree to give consent to the studying of her baby.

• Little Albert himself did not give the okay to the study.

Extinction occurs when

• The UCS precedes the UCR

• The Neutral Stimulus follows the CS

• The CS doesn't follow the CR

• The CR doesn't follow the CS

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

What is an example of a primary reinforcer?

• VIdeo Games

• Punishment

• Food

• School

Which is an example of a secondary reinforcement?

• Dehydration

• Praise

• Hunger

• Having to go to the bathroom

After Teddy has been conditioned to fearing people with black socks, Teddy sees a black ankle brace and responds similarly to seeing black socks. What is this an example of?

• Discrimination

• Operant Conditioning

• Chaining

• Generalization