Cognitive and Behavioral Learning Influences

Question 1

In Edward Tolman’s experiments, the group of rats that ended up with the best results was the one that had __________.

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received reinforcement after eleven days

Question 2

As an organism begins to learn more and more about its environment, it will begin to construct a complex mental representation of that data called a __________.

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cognitive map

Question 3

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

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

Question 4

What did Rescorla discover with his experiments in cognitive learning?

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The ability of a stimulus to predict a consequence affects its ability to shape behavior.

Question 5

Explain how cognitive psychologists combine traditional conditioning models with cognitive processes.

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Cognitive psychologists combine conditioning models with mental processes by examining how an organism interprets and predicts relationships between events. Conditioning can create learned associations, but the organism's expectations and understanding of whether a stimulus predicts a consequence also influence whether a behavior is learned or occurs.

Question 6

Modern dangers, such as guns, form the basis of the most common phobias.

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F

Question 7

Robert Rescorla's research demonstrated which of the following?

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The predictive value of a stimulus influences whether or not a behavior will occur.

Question 8

Cognition is studied indirectly.

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T

Question 9

Explain the concept of learned helplessness.

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Learned helplessness is the tendency to stop trying to change or escape a negative situation after repeatedly experiencing events that seem uncontrollable. The person or animal learns that its actions do not affect the outcome, and may fail to act even when a way to improve the situation becomes available.

Question 10

Learned helplessness is a psychological concept that applies only to animals.

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F

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