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Psychology

Learning and behavioural explanations

Name: ____________________Date: October 10, 2026
  1. 1.

    Fictional case: a dog salivates to a tone after the tone repeatedly precedes food. Identify the conditioned stimulus and conditioned response.

    [2 marks] · no calculator
  2. 2.

    Fictional case: fastening a seatbelt stops an unpleasant alarm and makes fastening more likely later. Explain negative reinforcement rather than punishment.

    [3 marks] · no calculator
  3. 3.

    Fictional case: a child watches an older sibling receive praise for sharing, then begins sharing. Analyse observational learning without assuming direct reinforcement of the child.

    [4 marks] · no calculator
  4. 4.

    Fictional case: a fear response to one barking dog spreads to similar dogs but not to toy dogs. Analyse generalisation and discrimination.

    [4 marks] · no calculator
  5. 5.

    Fictional case: a school rewards reading with tokens. Evaluate whether token rewards necessarily create a lasting interest in reading after rewards stop.

    [4 marks] · no calculator
  6. 6.

    Fictional case: an animal conditioning study is used to explain all human food preferences. Evaluate this reductionist claim.

    [4 marks] · no calculator

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