Learning-Learning Theories, Applications and Issues [GRE (Graduate Record Examinations) Psychology]: Questions 5 - 8 of 14
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Question 5
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The learning theory of E. C. Tolman
Choices
Choice (5) | Response | |
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a. | can be described as a precursor of ego psychology | |
b. | put a greater emphasis on the role of expectancy than did the theories of Hull | |
c. | maintained the importance of consciousness as part of the organism՚s biological adaptation to the environment | |
d. | stressed that learning is the same as tension reduction | |
e. | stressed that learning is the same as need reduction |
Question 6
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As a father feeds his baby, he smiles and babbles encouragingly. The father՚s babbling could be considered
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Choice (5) | Response | |
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a. | primary reinforcement | |
b. | secondary reinforcement | |
c. | classical conditioning | |
d. | operant conditioning | |
e. | contiguity learning |
Question 7
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To motivate himself to study, a student decides that after learning a chapter of material he will treat himself to a movie. In this situation, seeing a movie is acting as a reinforcement for studying. This situation demonstrates
Choices
Choice (5) | Response | |
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a. | higher-order conditioning | |
b. | autoshaping | |
c. | a fixed-interval ratio schedule | |
d. | the Premack principle | |
e. | the Garcia effect |
Question 8
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When a dog learns to jump through a hoop by receiving a reward of food each time it successfully goes through the hoop, it is an example of ________ conditioning.
Choices
Choice (5) | Response | |
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a. | classical | |
b. | Cognitive | |
c. | operant | |
d. | shaping | |
e. | Behavioral |