Exam 5: Learning

Conditioned taste aversions are found ________.

In classical conditioning, the most effective method is to present the ________.

The transfer of a learned response to a different but similar stimulus is called ________.

After conditioning, the response an organism produces when only a conditioned stimulus is presented is a(n) ________.

When someone uses punishment to change a behavior, the probability of the behavior reoccurring is likely to ________.

Pairing the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus on only a portion of the learning trials is called ________.

By pairing the ringing of a bell with the presentation of meat, Pavlov trained dogs to salivate to the sound of a bell even when no meat was presented. In this experiment, the ringing of the bell was the ________.

Since Tolman's time, little research has been done on the nature of latent learning.

Any event whose reduction or termination increases the likelihood that an ongoing behavior will recur is a(n) ________.

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

A reinforcer that takes on its reinforcing properties only through association with other reinforcers is called a(n) ________ reinforcer.

Explain what biofeedback is and describe how it can be used to shape behavioral changes in humans. What are the criticisms and limitations of biofeedback?

In higher order conditioning, we pair a neutral stimulus with a(n) ________.

An originally neutral stimulus that is paired with an unconditioned stimulus and eventually produces the desired response when presented alone is a(n) ________.

An experimenter attempting to classically condition a new behavior in a dog unintentionally presents the CS without the US several times during the conditioning process. She finds that this intermittent pairing ________.

In classical conditioning, discrimination basically is the reverse of ________.

Learning that occurs but is not immediately reflected in a behavior change is called ________.

According to social learning theory, ________.

Classical conditioning usually occurs after only one pairing of the US and the CS.

In partial reinforcement, the rule for determining when and how often reinforcers will be delivered is called a ________.