Exam 5: Learning

A popular athlete has endorsed an athletic shoe in a series of glossy magazine ads.In the application of conditioning to advertising,which statement is correct?

John B.Watson and Rosalie Rayner are known for their study of:

What occurs with successive approximations?

Contemporary psychologists agree that cognitive processes contribute to learning in an essential way.

Engineering the consequences of her daughter's behavior is a key element in Laura's parenting strategy.As an example,her daughter is allowed to select the evening movie if she completes her homework before dinner.Laura's parenting is based on _____'s theory of _____ conditioning.

Vending machine is to ____ reinforcement as slot machine is to _____ reinforcement.

Which of these responses is acquired through classical conditioning?

_____ is a form of learning in which an organism responds less strongly to an event following repeated exposures to it.

About 65% of American parents use corporal punishment to modify the behavior of young children.

_____ conditioning is a type of learning in which organisms associate actions with consequences.

June's cat runs to the kitchen at the sound of the electric can opener,but does not at the sound of a blender.June's cat is demonstrating stimulus:

Variable-ratio schedules of reinforcement produce very low rates of responding.

Often,a conditioned response may be elicited not only by the original CS,but by a similar one as well.This is known as stimulus:

Broadly speaking,nature is to nurture as the _____ is to the _____.

Marco is training his dog to sit.Initially,he gives the dog a biscuit each time the dog sits on command.Later,he gives the dog a biscuit every fourth time the dog sits on command.Marco has replaced a(n)_____ schedule of reinforcement with a(n)_____ schedule.

Stimulus generalization and stimulus discrimination can explain how we develop fearful or anxious responses to stimuli.

Acquiring behavior is to maintaining behavior as _____ reinforcement is to _____ reinforcement.

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of using corporal punishment to discipline young children?

Which learning theorist is correctly matched with his concept?

When parents gives their teens money for good grades,they are providing a reinforcer.