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1. __________ is a relatively permanent change in behavior or mental processes because of

practice or experience.
YOUR ANSWER:

Learning

The suggested answer is

Learning
2. Your roommate flushes the toilet while you are showering. The water turns scalding hot and you
jump out of the way. The next time you hear your roommate flush the toilet when you are in the
shower, you jump out of the way before the water turns hot. This type of learning is called
__________ __________.
YOUR ANSWER:

classical conditioning

The suggested answer is

classical conditioning
3. If a classically conditioned response has been extinguished then the unconditioned stimulus is
paired with the conditioned stimulus again, conditioning will occurs must faster the second time.
This process is called __________.
YOUR ANSWER:

Reconditioning

The suggested answer is

Reconditioning
4. The __________ __________ __________ says that the probability of an action being repeated
is strengthened when the action is followed by a pleasant or satisfying consequence.
YOUR ANSWER:

law of effect

The suggested answer is

Law of Effect
5. Google employees get lots of free perks at work, like free meals, car washes, and medical
checkups. These are __________ reinforcers.

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YOUR ANSWER:

secondary

The suggested answer is

Secondary
6. After a child has initially learned a behavior, like toothbrushing or making the bed, with
continuous reinforcement, __________ __________ is the most effective way to maintain the
behavior.
YOUR ANSWER:

partial reinforcement

The suggested answer is

partial reinforcement
7. The escalation of violence in family abuse and bullying situations may be explained by the fact
that increased __________ is a side effect of punishment.

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YOUR ANSWER:

aggression

The suggested answer is

aggression
8. __________-__________ theory emphasizes the roles of thinking and social learning in
behavior.
YOUR ANSWER:

Cognitive social

The suggested answer is

Cognitive-social
9. Garcia showed that pairing flavored water with a nausea-inducing drug caused rats to refuse to
drink the water, a classically conditioned effect. Pairing the drug with noise or shock did not
produce any conditioning. This can be explained by __________ __________, our built-in
readiness to form associations between certain stimuli, like food and drink, and responses, like
getting sick.
YOUR ANSWER:

biological preparedness

The suggested answer is

biological preparedness
10. __________ is an example of operant conditioning in action in which people gain control over
processes that are normally involuntary. It is a secondary reinforcer because of the learned
value of the relief from pain or other aversive stimuli, and it works through shaping.
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YOUR ANSWER:

Biofeedback

The suggested answer is

Biofeedback

Retake Test

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