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Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows. A vervent monkey is in a tree eating bugs that are crawling along the branches. The vervent monkey sees a hawk circling overhead. The hawk is a predator of the monkeys. The vervent monkey cries out, warning the other monkeys to descend to the ground below the trees. In this scenario, what is the unconditioned stimulus for the vervent monkey’s behavior?

A
the vervent monkey eating bugs
B
the vervent monkey crying out
C
the group of monkeys descending
D
the sight of the hawk circling
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How does advertising use classical conditioning to help sell products?

A
It trains people to associate the product with positive emotions.
B
It uses more animals in the advertisements of the products being sold, which pleases most people.
C
It eliminates the negative aspects of products from commercials.
D
It appeals only to logic and intellect, and never to emotional content.
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Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.Molly is eating red and black jellybeans from a paper bag. She is not looking at the jellybeans as she eats them. She likes red jellybeans, but she does not like black jellybeans. The amount of jellybeans she has to take from the jar before she gets a red one is never the same. Which of the following statements is true?

A
Molly is on a fixed-interval schedule of reinforcement.
B
Molly is on a variable-interval schedule of reinforcement.
C
Molly is on a fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement.
D
Molly is on a variable-ratio schedule of reinforcement.
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Spontaneous recovery is usually a permanent reappearance of a conditioned response.

A
T
B
F
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Behaviors never come back once they have been extinguished.

A
T
B
F
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Once a conditioned behavior is extinguished, it can no longer appear again. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
T
B
F
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Which of the following is an example of a learned behavior?

A
a bird feeding its young
B
human toddlers walking
C
a child recoiling from a hot stove
D
squirrels opening nuts
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In classical conditioning, the __________ stimulus causes an unconditioned response.

A
conditioned
B
unconditioned
C
controlled
D
uncontrolled
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Watson’s “Little Albert” experiment demonstrated which of the following pairs of classical conditioning processes?

A
acquisition and discrimination
B
discrimination and extinction
C
extinction and generalization
D
generalization and acquisition
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Receiving an electrical shock when you forget to turn off the power before working on an electrical socket is an example of a negative punishment. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
T
B
F
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Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.Molly catches her dog chewing on her favorite slippers. Molly swats the dog on the nose so that it will not chew her slippers again.Which type of operant conditioning in occurring in the scenario?

A
positive reinforcement
B
negative reinforcement
C
positive punishment
D
negative punishment
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The types of movies that one likes is influenced by learned behaviors.

A
T
B
F
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The fact that older locusts use less energy to fly than younger locusts suggests that __________.

A
younger locusts are incapable of flying efficiently
B
efficient flying is an innate behavior that is only apparent in some locusts
C
the older locusts have learned a more efficient way to fly
D
flying is a learned behavior that the younger locusts must practice
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Reinforcement attempts may not work if the reinforcer is not important or valued by the subject.

A
T
B
F

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