Question 1

The layout of one\'s home can be represented with a cognitive map.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Which of the following explanations represents why taste aversion breaks the rules of conditioning?

Accepted Answer

Taste aversion can develop after only one pairing of a stimulus and response.

Question 3

While learning something new, processing information can occur without demonstration of behavior.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Superstitious behavior breaks the traditional rules of conditioning because superstitions

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can develop even if a behavior is only intermittently reinforced.

Question 5

A superstition is usually based on rational thinking.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

In the past, behaviorists were not likely to view cognition as a part of learning because cognition

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is unobservable.

Question 7

Cognitive maps allow organisms to

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mentally represent their environment.

Question 8

Currently, there is general agreement in the scientific community that cognition has some effect on learning.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

Cognitive psychologists believe cognition occurs between the stimulus and response in classical conditioning.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Cognition and learning are the same thing.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

Bandura found that children who witnessed aggressive behavior being punished were far more likely to be aggressive than children who did not.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

An observer must know that social learning is occurring for it to be effective.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

An organism must purposefully model a behavior for others to learn from it.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

Modeling therapy involves mimicking productive ways to solve problems after observing another model a specific behavior.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

All behaviors are simple enough to replicate.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

Which process best explains why Dave does not climb the tall but brittle tree?

Accepted Answer

Lack of motivation

Question 17

Observation is an important part of learning and replicating many human behaviors.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

In order to learn behaviors through observation, the observers create a mental representation of

Accepted Answer

the specific behavior and its consequences

Question 19

There are four aspects of learning through observation that make it more likely for someone to recreate a behavior they have witnessed.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

Per year, most American children are in school less than they watch TV.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

Of the following, which is not likely to occur while utilizing collaborative learning?

Accepted Answer

Each student works independently to come up with a solution for solving a problem.

Question 22

Collaborative learning strategies decrease student academic achievement.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 23

Teacher expectations generally impact the level of academic achievement a student can obtain.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

Environmental and cultural factors don\'t affect someone\'s level of learning or academic performance that much.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 25

Collaborative learning focuses on the learning of an individual.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 26

All of the following represent possible positive effects of problem-centered instruction except

Accepted Answer

increased tendency to rely on others to solve problems.

Question 27

Susan was in her algebra class preparing to take a test. Her instructor, (...)

Accepted Answer

Reduced performance due to a stereotype threat.

Question 28

Cultural mores can act as a source of tension between different cultural groups.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

Rewards for individual achievement are often determined by cultural standards.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 30

Culture contributes to the context that a behavior is acceptable.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 31

There is only one way to achieve behavior modification.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 32

Self-reaction involves adjusting ineffective regulation strategies that have been implemented in order to accomplish a goal.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 33

There is only one way to decrease unwanted behavior.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 34

A person who practices effective self-regulation generally has high self-efficacy.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 35

There are four phases of self regulation: forethought, performance, self-reflection, and punishment.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 36

An individual who increases study time in order to improve one\'s science grade is demonstrating what part of the self-regulation cycle?

Accepted Answer

Self-Reflection (I think, not B or C)

Question 37

In regard to self-modification, a program of intervention should be designed to increase or decrease target behavior.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 38

An individual who is establishing a strategy to use in order to accomplish a goal is demonstrating which phase of the self-regulation cycle?

Accepted Answer

Forethought

Question 39

Self-regulation involves planning, performing and evaluating one\'s goals.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 40

Self-modification is the self-implemented behavior program that helps people change their behavior

Accepted Answer

True

Question 41

Gary has frequently suffered from stereotype threat in the past. (...)

Accepted Answer

disidentification

Question 42

According to research involving observational learning, violent media tends to make observers behave

Accepted Answer

more aggressively

Question 43

Stereotype threat affects only minority groups.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 44

Self-reaction is a process that occurs during the forethought phase of self-regulation.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 45

In order to replicate a behavior, one must retain it in memory.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 46

Self-efficacy is the belief in one\'s ability to accomplish tasks.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 47

Superstitious behavior is a phenomenon that breaks traditional rules of conditioning.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 48

Preparedness is often linked to

Accepted Answer

Phobias

Question 49

Most members of a culture would view their mores as

Accepted Answer

normal

Question 50

How would a social theorist describe Dave\'s behavior?

Accepted Answer

Dave has learned vicariously through his brother\'s experience.

Question 51

If environmental triggers cannot be avoided or modified, they may make it difficult to extinguish a behavior.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 52

Which of the following statements is accurate when considering the role of cognition in shaping behavior?

Accepted Answer

Cognition helps determine if a consequence is influential enough to control behavior.

Question 53

What is the relationship between self-regulation and behavior modification?

Accepted Answer

A

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