When asked to memorize the ten letters, D, R, S, S, A, Y, N, R, A, and B, Debbie reorganized them into the words BARNS and YARDS. This helped her remember the letters accurately at a later time. Which of the following tactics has Debbie used in order to simplify the process of memorizing the letters?
Sets with similar termsB
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Section: 18: Operant Conditioning
Topic: Classical Conditioning; Operant Conditioning
Learning Objective: Explain classical conditioning.; Explain operant conditioning.
Bloom's: Understand
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84) Which of the following types of learning applies to involuntary behavior?
A) operant conditioning
B) classical conditioning
C) observational learning
D) latent learning
: B
Difficulty: 1
Easy
Section: 18: Operant Conditioning
Topic: Classical Conditioning
Learning Objective: Explain classical conditioning.
Bloom's: Remember
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85) Dr. Simonelli is a practicing behavior analyst. What does she do?
A) She helps clients explore the unconscious motivations behind their behaviors.
B) She helps clients change how they think about their own behavior and that of others.
C) She specializes in behavior modification
techniques.
D) She conducts basic research into conditioning mechanisms and principles.
: C
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Section: 18: Operant Conditioning
Topic: Behavior Modification
Learning Objective: Explain operant conditioning.
Bloom's: Understand
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86) ________ is a technique for promoting the frequency of desirable conducts and decreasing the incidence of unwanted ones.
A) Functional modification
B) Genetic
modification
C) Posttranslational modification
D) Behavior modification
: D
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Section: 18: Operant Conditioning
Topic: Behavior Modification
Learning Objective: Explain operant conditioning.
Bloom's: Remember
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87) When people start learning to drive a car, they already know the basic elements of driving from previous experience as passengers. It is likely that they have already noticed how the key is inserted
into the ignition, the car is put in drive, and the gas pedal is pressed to make the car move forward. Acquiring knowledge of the basic elements of driving illustrates
A) latent learning.
B) classical conditioning.
C) operant conditioning.
D) spontaneous recovery.
: A
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Section: 19: Cognitive Approaches to Learning
Topic: Latent Learning
Learning Objective: Identify cognitive factors in learning.
Bloom's: Understand
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88) The ________ is an approach to the study of learning that focuses on the thought processes that underlie learning.
A) transformative learning theory
B) behavioral learning theory
C) cognitive learning theory
D) constructivism learning theory
: C
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Section: 19: Cognitive Approaches to Learning
Topic: Cognitive Learning Theory
Learning Objective: Identify cognitive factors in learning.
Bloom's: Remember
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89) Which of the following statements is true of psychologists working from the cognitive learning perspective?
A) They deny the importance of classical and operant conditioning.
B) They focus on the unseen mental processes that occur during learning.
C) They focus on positive and negative reinforcements.
D) They propose that people make responses because there is a biological link between a stimulus and a response.
: B
Difficulty: 2
Medium
Section: 19: Cognitive Approaches to Learning
Topic: Cognitive Learning Theory
Learning Objective: Identify cognitive factors in learning.
Bloom's: Understand
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90) According to the cognitive learning theory,
A) people develop an expectation that they will receive a reinforcer after making a response.
B) learning is unlikely to take place in the absence of external stimuli, responses, and reinforcements.
C) a behavior is
reinforced in the presence of a specific stimulus but not in its absence.
D) a new behavior cannot be learned until some incentive is provided.
: A
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Section: 19: Cognitive Approaches to Learning
Topic: Cognitive Learning Theory
Learning Objective: Identify cognitive factors in learning.
Bloom's: Understand
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91) According to classical conditioning, learning
A) is the unthinking, mechanical, and automatic
acquisition of associations between stimuli and responses.
B) involves higher-order processes in which people's thoughts and memories account for their responses.
C) occurs on the presentation of reinforcements.
D) occurs on the presentation of punishments.
: A
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Section: 19: Cognitive Approaches to Learning
Topic: Classical Conditioning
Learning Objective: Explain classical conditioning.
Bloom's: Understand
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92) Learning in which a new behavior is acquired but is not demonstrated until some incentive is provided for displaying it is known as ________ learning.
A) tangential
B) latent
C) perceptual
D) spatial
: B
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Section: 19: Cognitive Approaches to Learning
Topic: Latent Learning
Learning Objective: Explain observational learning.
Bloom's: Remember
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93) Every Saturday, Adam takes the bus to the farmer's
market to buy fresh produce. One Sunday, the bus service is disrupted, and he decides to drive. He is not sure he knows the route to the market. However, when he starts driving, he realizes that he knows the route from his weekly bus rides. In the context of cognitive learning, Adam's knowledge of the route to the farmer's market demonstrates
A) associative learning.
B) observational learning.
C) classical conditioning.
D) latent learning.
: D