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121.Mentally working through a problem until the sudden realization of the solution occurs is referred to as
A)observational learning.
B)trial-and-error learning.
C)information processing.
D)insight learning.
E)latent learning.
122.While changing her tire, Marguerite bumped the hubcap and all of the lug nuts fell into a storm sewer. After fretting for several minutes, she suddenly realized she could remove one lug nut from each of the other three tires to temporarily mount the spare until she could get to a service station. This is an example of
A)superstitious behavior.
B)insight learning.
C)spontaneous recovery.
D)shaping.
E)latent learning.
123.Caroline has an “Aha!” experience when solving a problem. Caroline most likely experienced which type of learning?
A)latent learning
B)insight learning
C)observational learning
D)operant conditioning
E)classical conditioning
124. Which of the following can best described as an example of insight learning?
A) Deborah, who gives her 4-year-old son a hug every time he puts his toys away.
B) Samantha, who has wandered through the downtown area a number of times without having a particular goal in mind. When she is asked to take a friend to a particular restaurant, she almost immediately picks the shortest route.
C) Dr. Caruthers , who has been working on a particularly thorny problem in microbiology for a number of months. She then suddenly realizes the solution to her problem, seemingly without effort.
D) Jason, who has a flat tire while driving on a country road. He remembers having seen his dad change a flat tire before, so he doesn’t hesitate to attempt the task himself. He is successful in the attempt and is soon on his way again.
E) Patrick, who is planning to spend the day at the beach. He packs sunscreen and applies it to himself every two hours while he is at the beach because he doesn’t want to get a sunburn.
125.Learning that occurs without apparent reinforcement and is not revealed in performance when it occurs is referred to as
A)insight learning.
B)classical conditioning.
C)spontaneous recovery.
D)latent learning.
E)shaping.
126.Which researcher conducted investigations of latent learning with rats in mazes?
A)Garcia
B)Skinner
C)Thorndike
D)Tolman
E)Kohler
127.Which of the following can best be described as an example of latent learning?
A) Deborah, who gives her four-year-old son a hug every time he puts his toys away.
B) Samantha, who has wandered through the downtown area a number of times without having a particular goal in mind. When she is asked to take a friend to a particular restaurant in that neighborhood, she almost immediately picks the shortest route.
C) Dr. Caruthers , who has been working on a particularly thorny problem in microbiology for a number of months. She then suddenly realizes the solution to her problem, seemingly without effort.
D) Jason, who has a flat tire while driving on a country road. He remembers having seen his dad change a flat tire before, so he doesn’t hesitate to attempt the task himself. He is successful in the attempt and is soon on his way again.
E) Patrick, who is planning to spend the day at the beach. He packs sunscreen and applies it to himself every two hours while he is at the beach because he doesn’t want to get a sunburn.
128.Omar’s parents have been trying to teach him their telephone number. He appears unable to recite it correctly. One day, he overhears his father mention that he would buy Omar a new toy if he could learn the number. Omar immediately blurts out the correct number. This demonstrates
A)latent learning.
B)spontaneous recovery.
C)observational learning.
D)creativity.
E)insight learning.
129.In the classic latent learning experiments described in your text, it appears that the rats developed a mental representation of the maze. Researchers call this mental representation a
A)discriminative stimulus.
B)cognitive map.
C)mental device.
D)secondary reinforcer.
E)latent structure.
130.Observational learning is also referred to as
A)insight learning or latent learning.
B)operant conditioning.
C)vicarious learning or modeling.
D)classical conditioning.
E)creativity.
