Question
Question 13
2
Points
Question 13
Which of the following is an example of fixed ratio reinforcement schedule?
checking your e-mail at random times throughout the day instead of every time you hear the new e-mail notification
feeding your fish every day at 8 a.m.
knowing you will get to play miniature golf as soon as you collect 10 gold stars for your reward chart
playing the slot machine
Text Section: 6.3 Operant Conditioning
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Question 14
Question 14
2
Points
Question 14
Your memory of how to ride a bicycle is probably something that you don’t actively think about while you’re riding. You just sort of “do it” without thinking of how you do it. This is an example of a(n) ________ memory.
explicit
implicit
semantic
sensory
Text Section: 8.1 How Memory Functions
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Difficult
Question 15
Question 15
2
Points
Question 15
Recent research conducted by Cowan (2010) has found that the capacity of working memory is how many units of information?
3 plus or minus 2
4 plus or minus 1
7 plus or minus 2
9 plus or minus 3
Text Section: 8.1 How Memory Functions
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Moderate
Question 16
Question 16
2
Points
Question 16
Katya studies Spanish for three years, and then switches to Pashto. When asked to remember Spanish vocabulary she can’t; instead she can only remember Pashto vocabulary. This is an example of ________ interference.
retrograde
anterograde
proactive
retroactive
Text Section: 8.3 Problems with Memory
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Difficult
Question 17
Question 17
2
Points
Question 17
In order to remember his lines for the play, Guy repeats his lines over and over again. This process is called ________.
declarative memory
hyperthymesia
rehearsal
relearning
Text Section: 8.1 How Memory Functions
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Question 18
Question 18
2
Points
Question 18
From a cognitive psychology perspective, why is getting plenty of sleep the night before an exam important?
A good night of sleep inhibits the experience of retroactive interference.
It decreases the likelihood of experiencing transience of memories.
It makes sure that your neurons are firing at peak speed and efficiency.
It allows for consolidation of studied material in long-term memory.
Text Section: 8.4 Ways to Enhance Memory
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Moderate
Short Answer
Question 19
Question 19
2
Points
Question 19
Which of the following is an example of vicarious punishment?
Belinda saw Mavis receive a hug for cleaning his room. She is careful to clean her room because she saw Mavis get a reward for doing it.
Jeong observes his sister Bronwyn getting spanked for spitting out her carrots. Because he does not like getting spanked, he chews and swallows the carrots even though he hates them.
Job wants to avoid being fired, so he follows the shop rules and does not smoke in the bathroom.
Laurie wants to receive a smiley sticker and she knows from reading the rulebook that she will receive one if she behaves herself.
Text Section: 6.4 Observational Learning (Modeling)
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Question 20
Question 20
2
Points
Question 20
What kind of memory involves storage of brief events, such as sights, sounds, and tastes?
effortful
procedural
recall
sensory
Text Section: 8.1 How Memory Functions
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Question 21
Question 21
2
Points
Question 21
Which statement about B. F. Skinner is correct?
He is famous for demonstrating the principles of operant conditioning: The motivation for a behavior happens after the behavior is demonstrated.
He placed hungry rats in a maze with no reward for finding their way through it, and he studied a comparison group that was rewarded with food at the end of the maze.
He worked with Edward C. Tolman to prove that fear is both an instinct and a reflex.
His experiments demonstrated that organisms can learn even if they do not receive immediate reinforcement.
Text Section: 6.3 Operant Conditioning
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Difficult
Question 22
Question 22
2
Points
Question 22
Sharmila cannot remember what she had for breakfast last week, but she can remember the day she got married ten years ago as clearly as if it just happened. This example illustrates the ________ theory.
arousal
emotion
equipotentiality
flashbulb
Text Section: 8.2 Parts of the Brain Involved with Memory
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Question 23
Question 23
2
Points
Question 23
Barney used to live in Pittsburgh, and his telephone number started with the area code 412. Now he has moved to Baltimore, and his new telephone number has an area code of 410. Barney remembers his new area code by connecting it to the old one and just “subtracting two.” This is an example of ________ rehearsal.
maintenance
massed
mnemonic
elaborative
Text Section: 8.4 Ways to Enhance Memory
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Question 24
Question 24
2
Points
Question 24
When Benito was five he cut his leg on some glass and needed stiches. Years later, his mother tells him the scar came from being bit by a dog. Now, when people ask about his scar he distinctly remembers the dog biting him. This is an example of the ________.
Deese-Roediger-McDermott paradigm
equipotentiality hypothesis
levels of processing theory
misinformation effect paradigm
Text Section: 8.3 Problems with Memory
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Question 25
Question 25
2
Points
Question 25
Classical and operant conditioning are forms of ________ learning.
associative
instinctive
processual
reflexive
Text Section: 6.1 What is Learning?
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
2
Points
Question 13
Which of the following is an example of fixed ratio reinforcement schedule?
checking your e-mail at random times throughout the day instead of every time you hear the new e-mail notification
feeding your fish every day at 8 a.m.
knowing you will get to play miniature golf as soon as you collect 10 gold stars for your reward chart
playing the slot machine
Text Section: 6.3 Operant Conditioning
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Question 14
Question 14
2
Points
Question 14
Your memory of how to ride a bicycle is probably something that you don’t actively think about while you’re riding. You just sort of “do it” without thinking of how you do it. This is an example of a(n) ________ memory.
explicit
implicit
semantic
sensory
Text Section: 8.1 How Memory Functions
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Difficult
Question 15
Question 15
2
Points
Question 15
Recent research conducted by Cowan (2010) has found that the capacity of working memory is how many units of information?
3 plus or minus 2
4 plus or minus 1
7 plus or minus 2
9 plus or minus 3
Text Section: 8.1 How Memory Functions
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Moderate
Question 16
Question 16
2
Points
Question 16
Katya studies Spanish for three years, and then switches to Pashto. When asked to remember Spanish vocabulary she can’t; instead she can only remember Pashto vocabulary. This is an example of ________ interference.
retrograde
anterograde
proactive
retroactive
Text Section: 8.3 Problems with Memory
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Difficult
Question 17
Question 17
2
Points
Question 17
In order to remember his lines for the play, Guy repeats his lines over and over again. This process is called ________.
declarative memory
hyperthymesia
rehearsal
relearning
Text Section: 8.1 How Memory Functions
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Question 18
Question 18
2
Points
Question 18
From a cognitive psychology perspective, why is getting plenty of sleep the night before an exam important?
A good night of sleep inhibits the experience of retroactive interference.
It decreases the likelihood of experiencing transience of memories.
It makes sure that your neurons are firing at peak speed and efficiency.
It allows for consolidation of studied material in long-term memory.
Text Section: 8.4 Ways to Enhance Memory
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Moderate
Short Answer
Question 19
Question 19
2
Points
Question 19
Which of the following is an example of vicarious punishment?
Belinda saw Mavis receive a hug for cleaning his room. She is careful to clean her room because she saw Mavis get a reward for doing it.
Jeong observes his sister Bronwyn getting spanked for spitting out her carrots. Because he does not like getting spanked, he chews and swallows the carrots even though he hates them.
Job wants to avoid being fired, so he follows the shop rules and does not smoke in the bathroom.
Laurie wants to receive a smiley sticker and she knows from reading the rulebook that she will receive one if she behaves herself.
Text Section: 6.4 Observational Learning (Modeling)
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Question 20
Question 20
2
Points
Question 20
What kind of memory involves storage of brief events, such as sights, sounds, and tastes?
effortful
procedural
recall
sensory
Text Section: 8.1 How Memory Functions
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Question 21
Question 21
2
Points
Question 21
Which statement about B. F. Skinner is correct?
He is famous for demonstrating the principles of operant conditioning: The motivation for a behavior happens after the behavior is demonstrated.
He placed hungry rats in a maze with no reward for finding their way through it, and he studied a comparison group that was rewarded with food at the end of the maze.
He worked with Edward C. Tolman to prove that fear is both an instinct and a reflex.
His experiments demonstrated that organisms can learn even if they do not receive immediate reinforcement.
Text Section: 6.3 Operant Conditioning
Bloom’s Level: Understand
Difficulty: Difficult
Question 22
Question 22
2
Points
Question 22
Sharmila cannot remember what she had for breakfast last week, but she can remember the day she got married ten years ago as clearly as if it just happened. This example illustrates the ________ theory.
arousal
emotion
equipotentiality
flashbulb
Text Section: 8.2 Parts of the Brain Involved with Memory
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Question 23
Question 23
2
Points
Question 23
Barney used to live in Pittsburgh, and his telephone number started with the area code 412. Now he has moved to Baltimore, and his new telephone number has an area code of 410. Barney remembers his new area code by connecting it to the old one and just “subtracting two.” This is an example of ________ rehearsal.
maintenance
massed
mnemonic
elaborative
Text Section: 8.4 Ways to Enhance Memory
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Question 24
Question 24
2
Points
Question 24
When Benito was five he cut his leg on some glass and needed stiches. Years later, his mother tells him the scar came from being bit by a dog. Now, when people ask about his scar he distinctly remembers the dog biting him. This is an example of the ________.
Deese-Roediger-McDermott paradigm
equipotentiality hypothesis
levels of processing theory
misinformation effect paradigm
Text Section: 8.3 Problems with Memory
Bloom’s Level: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Question 25
Question 25
2
Points
Question 25
Classical and operant conditioning are forms of ________ learning.
associative
instinctive
processual
reflexive
Text Section: 6.1 What is Learning?
Bloom’s Level: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
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Here are the answers to your questions:
### Question 13
**Answer:** knowing you will get to play miniature golf as soon as you collect 10 gold stars for your reward chart
### Question 14
**Answer:** implicit
### Question 15
**Answer:** 4 plus or minus 1
### Question 16
**Answer:** retroactive
### Question 17
**Answer:** rehearsal
### Question 18
**Answer:** It allows for consolidation of studied material in long-term memory.
### Question 19
**Answer:** Jeong observes his sister Bronwyn getting spanked for spitting out her carrots. Because he does not like getting spanked, he chews and swallows the carrots even though he hates them.
### Question 20
**Answer:** sensory
### Question 21
**Answer:** He is famous for demonstrating the principles of operant conditioning: The motivation for a behavior happens after the behavior is demonstrated.
### Question 22
**Answer:** flashbulb
### Question 23
**Answer:** elaborative
### Question 24
**Answer:** misinformation effect paradigm
### Question 25
**Answer:** associative
If you have any further questions or need clarification on any answers, feel free to ask!
### Question 13
**Answer:** knowing you will get to play miniature golf as soon as you collect 10 gold stars for your reward chart
### Question 14
**Answer:** implicit
### Question 15
**Answer:** 4 plus or minus 1
### Question 16
**Answer:** retroactive
### Question 17
**Answer:** rehearsal
### Question 18
**Answer:** It allows for consolidation of studied material in long-term memory.
### Question 19
**Answer:** Jeong observes his sister Bronwyn getting spanked for spitting out her carrots. Because he does not like getting spanked, he chews and swallows the carrots even though he hates them.
### Question 20
**Answer:** sensory
### Question 21
**Answer:** He is famous for demonstrating the principles of operant conditioning: The motivation for a behavior happens after the behavior is demonstrated.
### Question 22
**Answer:** flashbulb
### Question 23
**Answer:** elaborative
### Question 24
**Answer:** misinformation effect paradigm
### Question 25
**Answer:** associative
If you have any further questions or need clarification on any answers, feel free to ask!