Exam 6: B: Learning

What do we call learning that has taken place but is not demonstrated?

In the experiment with Little Albert,the unconditioned response was

A small boy has just recently delighted his parents because he learned to call his father "daddy." However,it has now become an embarrassment to his mother when she takes him out with her because he keeps calling other men "daddy." This is an example of

Wearing sunglasses all the time because people tell you they make you look "irresistible" is an example of which of the types of punishment or reinforcement?

Most young children put their hands over their ears when they hear the loud boom of firecrackers at a Canada Day festival,but at first pay scant attention to the person lighting the firecrackers.However,after just a few firecrackers have been exploded,some of the children put their hands over their ears as soon as they see the person approach the firecracker with a match! What is the <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>unconditioned response</i>?

A key to observational learning is

On a variable-interval schedule,reinforcement is given for the

Mary arrives home to find her son washing the dirty dishes left from his party the night before.When she discovers his first-semester grade report on the table and sees that he got straight A's,Mary rewards him by relieving him of the unpleasant task of finishing the dishes.Which operant process does the example illustrate?

When Ivan Pavlov presented meat powder,the dog salivated.The meat powder was the ________ and salivation was the ________.

An example of a behaviour that is learned through operant conditioning is

Which of the following statements about punishment is NOT true?

A camp leader repeatedly hugs a camper after she helps her friend.Each time,the camper is embarrassed and shies away from future acts of assistance.In the example,"hugging the camper" is

In the experiment with Little Albert,the unconditioned stimulus was

As she walked through her neighbourhood,Jodie,a 6-year-old girl,frequently saw a large brown dog.She repeatedly walked to the dog to pet it,but as her hand approached the animal,it barked and bit her.The bite was painful and caused her to cry.Now Jodie cries when she sees dogs of any colour or size.Jodie's crying when she sees dogs is the

Billy throws rocks.Each time he throws a rock,he is immediately spanked.Spanking is a

To avoid getting a headache,Lory always lets her dog outside when it sits by the door and howls.This is an example of which type of punishment or reinforcement?

Positive reinforcement takes place when a stimulus is ________ and thus ________ the probability of a response.

A research participant hears a tone followed by a puff of air directed toward his eye.Later,he blinks when he hears the tone.Before ending the experiment,what could the researcher do in order to extinguish the blinking to that tone?

When you were first learning to make your bed,your parents told you that you did a good job when you got the bedspread pulled up,even though the bed was still a little messy.For the next week,they showed you how to be a little neater each time you made the bed.What operant conditioning procedure did your parents use?

The 5-year-old child of two very busy parents has been throwing tantrums.Whenever the child goes off the deep end,one or both of his parents immediately come to his side and fuss over and cajole him.Nevertheless,his tantrums do not diminish;they even seem to increase.We may assume that his parents' fussing over him serves as