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World of Psychology, 7/e
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Wood
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Chapters > Chapter 5: Learning > Pre-Test
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March 29, 2012 at 3:10 AM (UTC/GMT)
Overall Score: 24% of 25 questions
Topic
Score
Proficient?
Classical Conditioning: The Original View
3 of 10
No; See pages 151-156
Classical Conditioning: The Contemporary View
1 of 1
Yes
Operant Conditioning
2 of 11
No; See pages 161-174
Cognitive Learning
0 of 3
No; See pages 175-181
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1.
With which of the following is Ivan Pavlov most closely associated?
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Your Answer:
neutral stimulus
3.
A(n) _____________ is the learned response that comes to be elicited by a conditioned stimulus as a result of its repeated pairing with an unconditioned stimulus.
Your Answer:
conditioned stimulus
Correct Answer:
conditioned response See page 153.
4.
Suppose Mary is trying to get her son to stop playing in a busy street through extinction. Will extinction achieve her goal?
Your Answer:
Absolutely.
Correct Answer:
It could, but it is not a wise idea to do so given the dangerous situation in question. See page 154.
5.
In classical conditioning, _______________ is the learned ability to distinguish between similar stimuli so that the conditioned response occurs only to the original conditioned stimulus, not to similar stimuli.
Your Answer:
spontaneous recovery
Correct Answer:
discrimination See page 155.
6.
Pavlov discovered that after a rest period, his dogs would elicit the conditioned response after it had gone extinct. He termed this
Your Answer:
spontaneous conditioning.
Correct Answer:
spontaneous recovery. See page 155.