Psychology 4342 - Learning and Memory » Fall 2020 » Chapter 5 Quiz

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Question #1
Darren is trying to get his young son to eat his peas. At first, Darren praises him whenever he moves his fork near the peas. After the child does this reliably, Darren praises him only if he actually puts a pea on his fork. Then, Darren’s praise is only given when the child puts a pea on his fork and moves the fork toward his mouth. Darren carries on this way until the child eats his peas. What technique is Darren is using to get his son to eat his peas?
A.   Response deprivation
B.   Token economy
C.   Matching law of choice behavior
D.   Shaping
Question #2
Which of the following is an example of a primary reinforcer?
A.   Praise
B.   Money
C.   Water
D.   Grades
Question #3
Suppose a child whines continuously until his parents give him a cookie. The cookie would be _______ of the child's behavior of whining.
A.   Positive punishment
B.   Positive reinforcement
C.   Negative reinforcement
D.   Negative punishment
Question #4
Suppose a man has his driver's license revoked due to several unpaid traffic tickets. The taking away of his license would be _______ of the man’s behavior of not paying tickets.
A.   Negative punishment
B.   Negative reinforcement
C.   Positive reinforcement
D.   Positive punishment
Question #5
If you buy lottery tickets, you may win on average every 15 times you play. This is an example of a _____ schedule of reinforcement.
A.   Variable ratio
B.   Fixed interval
C.   Variable interval
D.   Fixed ratio
Question #6
In the summer term, the professor gives her class donuts every Monday to start off the week. This is an example of a _____ schedule of reinforcement.
A.   Variable interval
B.   Fixed interval
C.   Variable ratio
D.   Fixed ratio
Question #7
If the lights are on in a diner, a person can be pretty sure that opening the door and sitting down will lead to being served a meal. What is the discriminative stimulus in this example?
A.   The door
B.   Sitting down
C.   The meal
D.   The lights being on
Question #8
According to the Premack principle, if a child would rather play video games than do homework, then __________.
A.   the child's desire to do homework will be increased by restricting access to playing video games
B.   homework could be used as a reward for playing video games
C.   playing video games could be used as a reward for doing homework
D.   the child's desire to play video games will be increased by restricting access to doing homework
Question #9
A rat with a dorsal striatum lesion would have trouble learning to __________.
A.   run in an exercise wheel to obtain a drink of water after having water withheld for several hours
B.   press a bar for a food reward
C.   rear up on its hind legs to receive food when a red light comes on
D.   jump over a barrier to escape shock
Question #10
Which of the following things would happen if we blocked dopamine in an amphetamine user?
A.   Decreased cravings for the drug
B.   Increased pleasurable feelings from the drug
C.   Decreased pleasurable feelings from the drug
D.   Increased cravings for the drug

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