Exam 6: Learning

Jake's food selections at meal times are more strongly influenced by his momentary enjoyment of high-calorie foods than by the prospect of an unhealthy weight gain and elevated blood pressure levels.This best illustrates the impact of

If a ringing bell causes a dog to salivate because the bell has been regularly associated with food in the mouth,the UR is the

Janet works much harder picking blueberries if she gets paid when she fills each bucket rather than at the end of the work day.This best illustrates that her blueberry picking is strongly influenced by

Escape from a punishing event is a ________ reinforcer.

To get you to increase the frequency of your daily exercise,operant behavior specialists are most likely to recommend that you

After being bitten by his neighbor's dog,Miguel experienced fear at the sight of that dog but not at the sight of other dogs.This best illustrates the process of

A word of praise is to a soothing back rub as ________ is to ________.

Compared with nonabused children,abused children show a stronger and longer-lasting brain-wave response to an angry face.This best illustrates

Soccer instruction that reinforces short kicks before attempting to reinforce long kicks best illustrates the process of

In Pavlov's experiments on the salivary conditioning of dogs,the US was

Monica's psychotherapist reminds her so much of her father that she has many of the same mixed emotional reactions to him that she has to her dad.Her reactions to her therapist best illustrate the influence of

When a person observes a movie character smoking,their brain spontaneously simulates the act of smoking.Some researchers believe that this is due to the activation of

Studies suggest that criminal behavior is most likely to be deterred by

A child learns to stop fighting with his brother after the fight leads to suspension of the child's video gaming privileges.In this case,the suspension of video gaming privileges is a

Intrinsic motivation refers to a desire to perform an activity

When children misbehave,some parents use a time-out that involves removing the children from their reinforcing surroundings.This practice best illustrates

A conditioned reinforcer gains its reinforcing power through its link with a

Respondent behavior is to ________ as operant behavior is to ________.

In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World,infants develop a fear of roses after roses are presented with electric shock.In this fictional example,the presentation of the roses is the

Psychologists are currently debating whether our physical capacity for mentally simulating the observed behavior of others is due to specialized