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Learning: Principles and Applications, 4/e
Stephen B Klein, Mississippi State University

Cognitive Control Of Behavior

Multiple Choice Quiz



1

For Hull, mechanistic S-R connections lead us to reward; for Tolman, we follow a(n)
A)innate directional guidance system.
B)cognitive map.
C)internal cohesive malleable structure.
D)concentric spiral.
2

Latent-learning studies established that __________ is/are not always necessary for learning to occur.
A)experience
B)fixed action patterns
C)reward
D)motivation
3

An associative-link expectancy represents the
A)Pavlovian conditioning aspect of an expectancy.
B)operant conditioning aspect of an expectancy.
C)instrumental conditioning aspect of an expectancy.
D)vicarious conditioning aspect of an expectancy.
4

The irrelevant incentive effect described by Dickinson and Nicholas was due to
A)operant conditioning.
B)instrumental conditioning.
C)Pavlovian conditioning.
D)vicarious conditioning.
5

According to Seligman (1975), _____________ is the "common cold of psychopathology."
A)paranoia
B)agoraphobia
C)depression
D)schizophrenia
6

Acquiring the belief that events are unrelated and out of our control can lead to
A)HIV.
B)phobias.
C)mania.
D)depression.
7

Behavioral symptoms of learned helplessness include emotional disturbance, cognitive deficits, and:
A)suicidal ideation.
B)motivational deficits.
C)hallucinations.
D)dissociative personalities.
8

When subjects in a learned helplessness task expect that their behavior will not influence environmental events, they have developed a(n)
A)cognitive deficit.
B)chronic phobic obsession.
C)motivational deficit.
D)emotional deficit.
9

A study by Miller and Seligman (1973) found that depressed people
A)show only one episode of learned helplessness.
B)show no extinction of conditioned fear.
C)will always show learned helplessness.
D)retain the expectation of failure even when successful.
10

An individual is more likely to become depressed if he or she believes that personal problems are due to internal, stable, and ___________ factors.
A)global
B)specific
C)unstable
D)external
11

When the environment is structured such that no one can control future events, we suffer from
A)personal helplessness.
B)earthly helplessness.
C)universal helplessness.
D)global helplessness.
12

Phobic behavior is motivated by fear, which leads to ______________ behavior.
A)escape
B)punished
C)avoidance
D)learned helplessness
13

Which neurotransmitter found in the locus coeruleus has been implicated in learned helplessness?
A)acetylcholine
B)serotonin
C)norepinephrine
D)GABA
14

The belief that one can or cannot execute a particular action is called
A)expectancy-outcome attribution.
B)efficacy expectation.
C)behavior-response expectation.
D)response-outcome devaluation.
15

Bandura felt that ___________ was/were an effective treatment for phobias.
A)modeling
B)electroconvulsive shock therapy
C)anti-anxiety drugs
D)dream interpretation