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Use the following information for Items 22-24.
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Use the following information for Items 22-24.
Natasha is moving into the sixth grade in a middle school, and she is a little uncertain about it. In order to help make the transition, Natasha’s mother drives her to school the first few days. Natasha’s mother drops her off the first day, and Natasha waves to her mother as she walks toward the school. Mrs. Rodriguez greets her at the entrance of the main building, smiles, and shakes her hand. Seeing Mrs. Rodriguez smile reassuringly, Natasha relaxes and feels better.
During the first week, Mrs. Rodriguez greets Natasha each day with the same reassuring manner. Now Natasha jumps out of the car and is happy about running into the school when her mother drops her off. In fact, she says she now wants to ride the bus to school.
Consider this a case of classical conditioning with the conditioned response being Natasha’s happiness when she runs into school, and identify the best description of each of the following:
22.The unconditioned stimulus would be:
a.the elementary school.
b.the middle school.
c.Natasha’s mother’s support.
d.Mrs. Rodriguez’s reassurance.
23.The unconditioned response would be:
a.Natasha’s security in the elementary school.
b.Natasha’s uneasiness in anticipating the middle school.
c.Natasha’s secure feeling with her mother.
d.Natasha’s relaxing and feeling better.
24.The conditioned stimulus would be:
a.the middle school.
b.the elementary school.
c.Mrs. Rodriguez’s reassurance.
d.Natasha’s riding to school with her mother.
25.Ramona was nervous when she had to get up in front of her English class to recite a poem and is now nervous when she has to give a report in world history class. Of the following, the concept that best explains her nervousness in world history is:
a.generalization.
b.discrimination.
c.extinction.
d.satiation.
26.Alan is uncomfortable and nervous running a business meeting, but he is not uncomfortable when working with a small group. Of the following, the concept that best explains why he is not nervous when working with a small group is:
a.discrimination.
b.generalization.
c.anxiety.
d.extinction.
27.Pedro has been very nervous when giving oral reports. However, Mrs. Mishima requires several oral reports in her class. Now Pedro is becoming less and less nervous each time he has to give an oral report. Of the following, the concept that best explains Pedro’s becoming less nervous is:
a.discrimination.
b.negative reinforcement.
c.extinction.
d.generalization.
Operant Conditioning
28.Operant conditioning relies most heavily on the events that:
a.occur most directly before an response.
b.initiate the response.
c.occur simultaneously with the response.
d.occur as a result of the response.
29.Of the following, the person most associated with operant conditioning is:
a.Bandura.
b.Pavlov.
c.Skinner.
d.Freud.
30.The term most closely associated with the idea of stimulus-response-consequence (S1-R-S2) is:
a.vicarious learning.
b.social cognitive theory.
c.classical conditioning.
d.operant conditioning.
