Exam 7: Learning

Which alternative below CORRECTLY matches a type of non-associative learning with its neuronal basis in the sea slug?

Does habituation differ from adaptation? If so, how?

Producing taste aversion requires several pairings of the US and CS.

Dr. Landry is conducting an observational learning study in which the model is either similar or dissimilar to the participant. Dr. Landry thinks that participants are more likely to imitate the behavior of similar than of dissimilar models. This is a(n) ________.

Adam was badly stung by a bee once. Now he has an exaggerated fear not only of bees but also of all flying insects. In part through stimulus ________, Adam has developed a(n) _______.

Which of the following promotions exemplifies the use of a fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement?

Which region(s) of the brain is/are involved in different aspects of learning?

In classical conditioning, how are the neutral stimulus and the CS related?

In Pavlov's study, the US was _______; the neutral stimulus was _________; and, finally, the CS was _________.

Classical conditioning is most effective when the neutral stimulus begins:

Positive punishment is:

Provide examples from your own life that illustrate an instance of habituation and sensitization.

Your text describes a latent learning experiment by Tolman & Gleitman (1949) in which rats learned to run a maze. What was the critical result?

Which of the following statements best expresses the relationship among the terms associative learning, non-associative learning, habituation, and sensitization?

Data from learning studies allow us to gain insight into changes in performance over time. This data can be depicted on a graph as a learning __________.

Which of the following alternative CORRECTLY classifies the major types of learning described in your text?

Describe an example of insight learning from your own experience.

Evidence that the CS-US pairing still exists after extinction training can be recognized when the CR re-emerges at a later date in a phenomenon known as __________.

___________ occurs when a previously conditioned response decreases in frequency when the CS is presented in the absence of the US.

Which of the following reinforcers is CORRECTLY categorized?