Exam 6: Learning

Many psychologists have criticized Skinner for discounting the influence of ________ on behavior.

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

Which of the following is the best example of a conditioned reinforcer?

The tendency of people to learn associations between the color red and sexuality suggests that classical conditioning is influenced by

An action that influences the environment and is maintained by its consequences is called

Some scientists have suggested that mirror neurons most clearly provide us with the capacity for

Researchers found that ________ are activated when a monkey moves a peanut into its own mouth and when a monkey simply observes other monkeys move a peanut into their mouths.

When one monkey sees a second monkey touch four pictures in a certain order to gain a banana,the first monkey learns to imitate that sequence.This best illustrates

One form of cognitive learning is called

The first time that Liza heard the loud sound of her father's bass drum,she responded with fear.Her fear response is most clearly an example of

In a series of experiments,men found women more attractive and sexually desirable when their photos were framed in

Seals in an aquarium will repeat behaviors,such as slapping and barking,that prompt people to toss them a herring.This best illustrates

Just after they taste a sweet liquid,mice are injected with a drug that produces a nausea response.Later,the taste of the sweet liquid by itself triggers a nausea response.This best illustrates

A variable-ratio schedule of reinforcement is one in which a response is reinforced only after a(n)

Biological constraints are ________ biological tendencies that predispose animals' behavior and learning.

An event that strengthens the behavior it follows is a(n)

Every Saturday morning,Arnold quickly washes the family's breakfast dishes so that his father will allow him to wash his car.In this instance,washing the car is a(n)

Three-year-old Jonathan saw fireworks that were repeatedly followed by loud,fear-producing explosive sounds.The mere sight of fireworks first began to trigger a learned fear reaction in Jonathan during the process of

A partial reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response after an unpredictable number of responses is a ________ schedule.

Through language we often learn things that we ourselves have neither personally experienced nor directly observed.This best illustrates the importance of