Social Learning — Unit test Answers

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All of the following are shaped by learned behavior except __________.

A
innate reflexes
B
personality traits
C
emotional responses
D
personal habits
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The law of effect states that when a behavior is rewarded, which of the following is most likely to occur?

A
The behavior will be neither more or less likely to be repeated.
B
The behavior will be less likely to be repeated.
C
The behavior will be repeated a set number of times.
D
The behavior will be more likely to be repeated.
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Both learned and innate behavior can occur as a result of automatic processes.

A
T
B
F
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Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.Glenda is a gymnast. She performs a perfect triple backflip off the high bars. After landing successfully, the crowd erupts in applause.Which type of operant conditioning is occurring in the scenario?

A
positive reinforcement
B
negative reinforcement
C
positive punishment
D
negative punishment
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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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All of the following factors influence the effectiveness of reinforcement in operant conditioning except __________.

A
timing
B
extinction
C
magnitude
D
shaping
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Phobias are generally out of proportion to the actual danger.

A
T
B
F
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Superstitious behavior breaks the traditional rules of conditioning because superstitions __________.

A
only develop when a behavior has been continuously reinforced
B
can develop even if a behavior is only intermittently reinforced
C
develop as a result of innate beliefs inherited from ancestors
D
occur as a result of a person feeling like one has no control over the environment
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A behavior must be demonstrated in order to be learned

A
T
B
F
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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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There are four aspects of learning through observation that make it more likely for someone to recreate a behavior they have witnessed.

A
T
B
F
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Humans do not have innate behaviors.

A
T
B
F
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A neutral stimulus causes no response.

A
T
B
F

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