AnswersPersonal Psychology 1Unit 1: Why Did She Do That? The Question of Psychology

Midterm Exam Answers

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Choosing a best friend is an example of what kind of learning?

A
cognitive
B
instinctive
C
operational
D
dependent
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Hector’s parents tell him, “We’re going to check with your teacher. If she tells us you aren’t turning in your homework, then we will put both TVs in a closet until after the school year ends. We want to make sure you have lots of study time with no distractions.” What would a psychologist call this behavior?

A
negative reinforcement
B
positive reinforcement
C
aversion
D
reward
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“If I’m good at daycare all week and don’t bite anybody, then Daddy and I go for ice cream on Fridays,” Jo-Jo says. What type of conditioning schedule is this?

A
variable-ratio
B
fixed-ratio
C
variable-interval
D
negative-interval
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When Coraline hears the sound of a lawnmower, she immediately thinks of all the sights, sounds, smells, aches, and pains from when she spent a summer as a groundskeeper at a park. What type of processing is this?

A
separate or disconnected
B
joined or connected
C
deep or elaborate
D
shallow or surface
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Which of these is an example of the Law of Effect?

A
Alternate reward and punishment regardless of behavior.
B
Reward someone before they have time to do anything.
C
Punish someone who is acting in a way you like.
D
Reward someone who does what you want them to.
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In the experiments Ivan Pavlov carried out, the dogs’ drooling was an example of what?

A
neutral stimulus
B
unconditioned response
C
unconditioned stimulus
D
extinction response
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“I showed my sister how to use the new washing machine,” Trent says. “Well, I tried to, but she wandered off to watch TV.” According to Albert Bandura’s social learning theory, Trent’s sister lacks what?

A
motivation
B
cognition
C
repetition
D
description
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Cognitive behavior therapy relies MOSTLY on what type of conditioning?

A
ratio
B
classical
C
antisocial
D
implicit
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The psychologist Albert Bandura conducted the Bobo doll experiments to find out if children would do what?

A
solve a puzzle in exchange for a treat
B
press a lever in exchange for a treat
C
imitate adults
D
imitate other children

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