PSY D3 Development & Learning End of Unit Test

True or False? If a person jumps every time he hears the word “flush!” the word is a response.

• True

• False

James blinks when air is puffed through a straw toward his eye. In this case, the air puff is a(n) ____ and the blink is a(n)_____?

• Unconditioned stimulus
• Unconditioned response
• Conditioned stimulus
• Conditioned response

Extinction may occur when you present the ______ by itself repeatedly.?

• Unconditioned response
• Unconditioned stimulus
• Conditioned response
• Conditioned stimulus

In operant conditioning, the frequency of a behavior is determined by the behaviors__________.

• consequence

• concurrence

• convergence

• conspicuousness

_________ is any consequence that decreases the future likelihood of a behavior.

• Reinforcement

• Punishment

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative reinforcement

True or False? Both positive and negative reinforcement make a behavior more likely.

• True
• False

Reinforcing only some correct responses is called?

• Negative reinforcement

• Partial reinforcement

• Primary reinforcement

• Continuous reinforcement

What was Albert Bandura trying to learn from his bobo doll experiment?

• The best method to train aggressive behaviors

• Whether children will repeat aggressive behaviors modeled by adults

• Whether children are naturally aggressive when they play with clown dolls

• The age at which children begin to imitate aggressive behavior

_________ neurons in the brain help explain how observational learning occurs.

• Miraculous

• Mirror

• Marsupial

• Mascarpone

True or False? Vicarious learning occurs when you see the consequences of another person’s behavior.

• True
• False