Exam 6: Learning

For Kyle, the smell of fresh baked cookies will always be connected to the memory of his grandmother. This is an example of which type of learning?

Which type of learning occurs when we observe other people act?

Contrary to some early behaviorist views, _____ suggest(s) that learning can occur without any immediate behavioral evidence.

When Luke kissed Laura, her heart rate increased. Luke always wore Old Spice After Shave. Whenever Laura smelled Old Spice, her heart raced. Luke's kiss was the:

__________ is an example of a primary reinforcer, whereas __________ is an example of a secondary reinforcer.

When someone uses negative reinforcement to change a behavior, the behavior is likely to ______.

A rat is conditioned to press a lever for food. One day a food pellet jams in the automatic feeder and the rat no longer receives food after pressing the lever. After a few minutes, the rat eventually stops pressing the lever. This is an example of:

Negative reinforcement is negative in the sense that:

A punisher is any outcome presented ___________ a behavior that ___________ the likelihood of the behavior reoccurring.

John's heart has been conditioned to beat rapidly whenever he smells Windsong perfume on a woman. However, John's heart also races when he smells Chanel 5 and other perfumes. This illustrates:

Rachel has found that when she opens up the cupboard door to get the cat food, the cats come running to the kitchen. Rachel knows that this is classical conditioning, that the unconditioned stimulus is the __________ and that the conditioned stimulus is the ___________.

A person is conditioned to fear white rats. Soon after, she also begins to fear white cats, white dogs, and white rabbits. Her new, unconditioned fears result from _______.

Which of the following is an example of negative reinforcement?

A child is praised for using his fork instead of his fingers to eat some spaghetti. This is an example of __________ reinforcement.

Of the four basic elements of classical conditioning, the one the organism learns to respond to is the:

Which is the best explanation, that is based on classical conditioning, for why diet beverages do not prevent people from gaining weight?

Reacting to a stimulus that is similar to the one you have learned to react to is called ___________ .

Anything that increases the likelihood that a behavior will increase is called a(n) _______.

Learning is a process by which experience results in __________.

A reinforcer that removes something unpleasant from a situation is a __________.