Exam 8: Learning

Because Mr.Baron demonstrates appreciation only for very good classroom answers,his students have stopped participating in class.Mr.Baron most clearly needs to be informed of the value of

In classical conditioning,an organism forms associations between

The use of physical punishment may

Alex learned how to make 3-point basketball shots by successfully making very short shots before shooting from increasingly longer distances from the hoop.This learning strategy best illustrates the process of

Repeated exposure to sexually violent movies leads viewers to experience

When Evie saw that her classmates got the teacher's attention after asking questions in class,Evie started asking questions in class.This best illustrates the impact of

Neuroscientists have discovered mirror neurons in the

Pavlov is to classical conditioning as ________ is to ________.

Sandy finds it harder to frown when watching her brother smile than when seeing him frown.Scientists are currently debating whether this can be attributed to the activation of

After a scary biking accident,Alex extinguished his conditioned fear of bikes by cycling on a safe biking trail every day for a week.The reappearance of his previously extinguished fear when he rode a bike on the same trail two weeks later best illustrates

The infant Albert developed a fear of rats after a white rat was associated with a loud noise.In this example,fear of the white rat was the

Animals tend to revert from newly learned habits to their biologically predisposed behaviors.This is an example of

A word of praise is to a soothing back rub as ________ is to ________.

Money is to food as ________ is to ________.

The reappearance,after a time lapse,of an extinguished CR is called

The stage of classical conditioning when a neutral stimulus first begins triggering a conditioned response is called

By directly experiencing a thunderstorm,we learn that a flash of lightning signals an impending crash of thunder.This best illustrates

The desire to perform a behavior due to promised rewards or threats of punishment involves

Many psychologists have criticized Skinner for discounting the influence of ________ on behavior.

According to some researchers,a televised fistfight may lead viewers to mentally simulate fistfighting thanks to the activation of