Psychology Chapter 6 EXAM ALL ANSWERS 100% CORRECT SPRING FALL-2023/24 EDITION GUARANTEED GRADE A+

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The Johnson family took a hiking trip in the woods, after which the father found a tick on his son's neck. Immediately afterwards, the family all thought they had ticks on them at the slightest sense ... of touch on their bodies. This example best illustrates which of the following phenomena? sensitization Edward Thorndike proposed the law of effect to explain a type of learning in which behavior is a function of its consequences. Accordingly, he categorized consequences as either satisfiers or annoyers. Identify each characteristic as belonging to either satisfiers or annoyers. Satisfier(s) strengthens behavior reward Annoyer(s) weakens behavior. punishment. Identify the true and false statements about cultural learning. True Statement(s) Passing down information from one generation to the next illustrates cultural transmission. Other species like whales, monkeys, and apes demonstrate cultural transmission. Religious practices can be seen as an example of cumulative cultural evolution. False Statement(s) Cultural transmission only occurs in humans. Teaching one's offspring how to raise livestock on a farm is an example of horizontal transmission. Studies on brain training suggest that there are some benefits based on various factors. Identify the claims as either supported or not supported by psychological research. Supported by Research Mindfulness meditation can help the brain grow new neurons. Playing certain games can improve attentional processing and working memory. Not Supported by Research Playing chess can improve people's general ability to memorize information. A meta-analysis of brain-training studies found that the effects were long-term and generalized to various cognitive processes. Which of the following associations are we more likely to make compared to the others due to the concept of preparedness? Likely CS-US Associations food with nausea. light with electric shock. sound with electric shock. Unlikely CS-US Associations light with nausea. food with electric shock. sound with nausea. Based on the understanding of the Premack principle, which of the following behaviors are likely to be used for reinforcing less-preferred behaviors? Correct Answer(s) going to the movies with friends. eating dessert. taking a day off a diet Incorrect Answer(s) eating veggies. studying daily. running 15 miles for the week. The ABCs of operant conditioning involve antecedents, behaviors, and consequences. Place the following examples of each in the correct order for operant conditioning to occur. 1) sight of video game 2) playing video game 3) getting high score on video game Regina has learned to fear spiders due to being bit a few times by spiders when she was a child. Match the brain structures with their role in establishing Regina's fear response at the sight of spiders. A, Thalamus processes sensory input from sight of spider and feel of bite B, Hypothalamus regulates blood pressure, which increases at sight of spider C, Pituitary Gland releases chemicals, making Regina feel fearful when she sees a spider D, Amygdala integrates Regina's sight of spider with other brain structures E, Hippocampus helps Regina form a memory of early spider bite The ____ should be presented immediately before the ____, which elicits the ____ . This ordering is called contingency. conditioned stimulus unconditioned stimulus unconditioned response Early research conducted by Edward Thorndike demonstrated that chimpanzees showed insight learning. False Hongyao has a phobia of wasps. This is likely due to ____, or the predisposition to learn some ____ more readily than others. In Hongyao's case, it is likely that the sting of a wasp served as the ____, while seeing and possibly hearing the wasp formed the ____. Now, anytime Hongyao sees or hears a wasp he gets fearful, which is the ____. preparedness associations US CS CR Match each key term with its [Show More]

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