Psychology Exam 2 COHN UTEP-Graded
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"Conditioning" refers to the process of - ANS-Learning associations between
environmental events and behavioral responses
A fixed ratio schedule of reinforcement is one in which a response is reinforced only
after a(n) - ANS-Specified number of responses have been made
A newspaper reported that the message "Eat Popcorn", presented for less than 50
milliseconds on a movie screen, increased the purchase and consumption of popcorn
during the movie. Follow-up research on subliminal perception and consumer
purchasing decisions: - ANS-Did not confirm the impact of subliminal messages on
consumer purchasing decisions an behavior
A phobia refers to - ANS-An irrational fear
After sitting in a hot bath for five minutes and not moving you fail to realize how hot the
water is in the bathtub. This best illustrates: - ANS-Sensory adaptation
Albert Bandura - ANS-pioneer in observational learning (AKA social learning), stated
that people profit from the mistakes/successes of others; Studies: Bobo Dolls-adults
demonstrated 'appropriate' play with dolls, children mimicked play
An animal trainer is teaching a miniature poodle to balance on a ball. Initially, he gives
the poodle a treat for approaching the ball, then only for placing its front paws on the
ball, and finally only for climbing on the ball. The trainer is using the method of - ANS-
Shaping or successive approximations
An even or stimulus that increases the frequency of the behavior that it follows is a(n) -
ANS-Reinforcer
I stop delivering food pellets when a rat presses a lever in a 'Skinner box'. The rat
continues to press the lever many times but eventually stops pressing the lever in the
absence of reinforcement. This process is called - ANS-Extinction
In a study of the impact of sleep on learning, subjects were asked to learn a 'perceptual
detective task' immediately prior to falling asleep. Investigators subsequently awake
some subjects during REM sleep and awoke others during Delta (Stage 4) sleep. Which
