Exam 5: Learning

In the first phase of the classical conditioning process,a conditioned stimulus is paired with an unconditioned stimulus.

Classical conditioning is the same thing as _____ conditioning.

Negative punishment ____ a given behavior.Negative reinforcement _____ a given behavior.

Learning refers to:

In the process called shaping,behaviors eventually disappear when they are no longer reinforced.

_____ occurs when an extinguished CR reappears after a period of rest.

Which type of consequence is correctly matched with an example?

Ivan Pavlov is associated with the study of classical conditioning.This means that he studied how:

In the final phase of the classical conditioning process:

In the first phase of the classical conditioning process:

Negative reinforcement weakens behavior.

To which process in perception is the concept of habituation in learning MOST similar?

Operant conditioning is based on associations between stimuli.

Higher order conditioning entails forming an association between a conditioned stimulus and a new neutral stimulus.

Psychologists use the general term _____ to refer to all those behaviors that benefit others.

In classical conditioning,the neutral stimulus is paired with the unconditioned stimulus during the _____ phase.

Money is to food as _____ reinforcement is to _____ reinforcement.

A bright light causes people to blink reflexively.In this instance,blinking is a conditioned response.

Perhaps the MOST influential early research on operant conditioning was conducted by:

Behavior is decreased by: