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

Unit 4: How You Learn 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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Many therapists use Skinner boxes to help their patients who have phobias (extreme fears).

A
True
B
False
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“I would never go to see a psychologist!” Ming says. “They can control people’s behavior and make them do anything!” This statement is untrue because people do what?

A
respond to classical conditioning but not operant conditioning
B
actively take part in their own learning
C
confuse rewards with punishments
D
resist classical conditioning wherever it happens
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Kaleb has a grocery list on his phone, but he accidentally deletes it. So he has to rely on his memory. According to psychologists’ research, which list items is Kaleb MOST likely to remember?

A
the first and last ones
B
the first two or three
C
the middle ones
D
the last two or three
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Amaya says, “I can’t think of my new phone password because I used my old password for years.” What would a psychologist call this memory problem?

A
retroactive interference
B
proactive interference
C
primary reinforcer
D
secondary reinforcer
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What type of conditioning is MOST often associated with the Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov?

A
classical
B
operant
C
retrograde
D
anterograde

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