Exam 5: Learning

The idea that learning occurs, and is stored up, even when behaviors are not reinforced, is called ________.

The person most closely associated with the development of desensitization therapy is ________.

After extinction, a classically conditioned response reappears on its own. This phenomenon is called generalization.

The researcher whose work with monkeys explored their ability to develop learning sets was ________.

Scott works at a job where he is paid a salary every two weeks. Scott is being reinforced on a ________ schedule.

A researcher trains a dog to salivate to the sound of a bell by pairing the ringing of the bell with the presentation of meat. This type of learning is known as ________.

In the experiment with Little Albert, the unconditioned response was fear of the ________.

A relationship in which one event depends on another is known as a ________.

Which of the following would be most appropriate for the use of biofeedback procedures?

________ occur(s) in operant conditioning.

Desensitization therapy is based primarily on the principles of ________.

An operant conditioning technique in which a learner gains control over some physiological process is called ________.

Conditioning is impossible if the conditioned stimulus follows the unconditioned stimulus.

Insight is only seen in higher animals such as primates.

The step-by-step reinforcement of partial responses is called shaping.

Classical conditioning is only effective in humans when they are infants.

Learning that involves transfer of a natural response from one stimulus to another previously neutral stimulus is called classical conditioning.

In the experiment with Little Albert, the conditioned stimulus was ________.

Learning by classical conditioning plays a significant role in the lives of most animals.

The use of biofeedback to monitor and control brain wave activity is known as ________.