The act of people knowing exactly where to place akey and what to do with that key is an example of:

a. observation

b. retention

c. motivation

d. all of the above

If an observer sees the modeled response lead to a (blank) outcome, the observer's tendency to emit the modeled response will be (blank).

a. bad, good

b. negative, positive

c. less desirable, negative

d. favorable, strengthened

Bandura has identified four key processes that are crucial in observational learning. Which of the following is NOT one of those four processes?

a. attention

b. acquisition

c. reproduction

d. retention

John watched mother steal a car and be arrested for the crime. Two weeks later, John steals money from a store. Which method did John use?

a. attention

b. retention

c. observation

d. motivation

Parents may insist on hitting their childrenbecause of their (children's) aggressive behavior. In this scenario, the parents are acting as:

a. stimuli

b. reinforcers

c. punishers

d. models

Childrenacquire a diverse array of responses from:

a. punishers

b. the environment

c. role models

d. television

The type(s) of learning mentioned in this chapter are:

a. classical conditioning

b. operant conditioning

c. observational learning

d. all of the above

An english titmouse learning to break into milk bottles by observing the thievery of other titmice is an example of which type of learning?

a. classical conditioning

b. operant conditioning

c. observational learning

d. learned helplessness

The principles of learning and conditioning have

a. turned out to have littlle relevance to real-world concerns

b. been wideling applied in education, business, and industry

c. attracted little interest outside of psychology

d. proven worthless when applied to humans as opposed to animals

Research on conditioning generally has demonstrated the importance of (blank), but findings regarding the biological constrains on conditioning have shown that (blank) is also very important.

a. nature; nurture

b. nurture; nature

c. heredity; biology

d. instincts; training

The biological preparedness explanation for conditioned taste aversions illustrates which of your text's unifying themes?

a. heredity and environment jointly influence behavior.

b. our ecperienceof the world is highly subjective.

c. psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context

d. our behavior is shaped by our cultural heritage

In today's business world, management often emphasizes positive reinforcemenet more than in the past. This illustrates which of your text's unifying themes?

a. Our experience of the world is highly subjective.

b. Psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context.

c. Behavior is determined by multiple causes

d. Psychology is empirical.

(Blank)'s model of operational conditioning shows how reinforcement & punishment can mold everything from a child's bedtime whimpering to an adult's restaurant preferences.

a. Bandura

b. Maslow

c. Pavlov

d. Skinner

Even in explanations of learning-an area once dominated by nurture theorists-we see once again that (blank) & (blank) jointly influence behavior.

a. genetics; society

b. environment; heredity

c. parenting; school

d. television; internet

Pavlov's model of (blank) shows how experiences can account for everyday fears & other emotional responses.

a. operant

b. classical

c. institutional

d. behavioral

"Most human behavior is learned by observation through modeling."

a. Gardner

b. Pavlov

c. Bandura

D. Skinner

The principal of observational learning have also been used to explain why physical punishment (blank) aggressive behavior.

a. increases

b. decreases

c. both A & B

d. none of the above