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Psychology 1101
Spring 2008 - Test 2 1)

Learning the association between a particular behavior and its consequences is called _____ conditioning.
A)

operant

B)

classical

C)

instrumental

D)

contractual 2)

The technique used to produce new behavior by reinforcing successive approximations of a final operant behavior is ________.
A)

vicarious reinforcement

B)

shaping
C)

chaining

D)

secondary reinforcement 3)

Any event whose presence increases the likelihood that an ongoing behavior will recur is a(n) ________.
A)

unconditioned stimulus

B)

positive reinforcer
C)

negative reinforcer

D)

conditioned stimulus 4)

When someone uses negative reinforcement to change a behavior, the behavior is likely to ________.
A)

occur more frequently

B)

completely stop
C)

occur less frequently

D)

occur at the same rate 5)

Biofeedback is an application of ________.
A)

social learning

B)

operant conditioning
C)

preparedness

D)

classical conditioning 6)

A salesperson who gets an increase in salary for every 100 policies he or she sells is being reinforced according to what schedule of reinforcement?
A)

fixed-interval

B)

fixed-ratio
C)

variable-interval

D)

variable-ratio 7)

A fourth-grade teacher realized that one of his students was misbehaving in order to receive attention. The teacher decided to ignore all instances of the misbehavior. The teacher is using ________.
A)

extinction

B)

avoidance training
C)

the Premack principle

D)

negative reinforcement 8)

Information we want to retain needs to move through three stages or systems of memory. Which of the following represents the three stages or systems in order?
A)

sensory, short-term, long-term

B)

episodic, sensory, semantic
C)