Exam 6: Learning

Mr.Schlenker has improved worker productivity at his furniture manufacturing plant by occasionally sending notes of appreciation to his hard-working employees.Mr.Schlenker has improved productivity by means of

Any stimulus that,when removed after a response,strengthens the response is called a(n)

The process of acquiring,through experience,new and relatively enduring information or behaviors is called

If you get violently ill a couple of hours after eating contaminated food,you will probably develop an aversion to the taste of that food but not to the sight of the restaurant where you ate or to the sound of music you heard there.This best illustrates the impact of ________ on associative learning.

The psychologist most closely associated with the study of operant conditioning was

Desensitization has been found to be an important factor contributing to

A slow but steady rate of operant responding is associated with the ________ schedule of reinforcement.

On Monday,Johnny's mother gave him cookies and milk after he had played quietly for 10 minutes.On Tuesday,she required 20 minutes of quiet play before treat time.On Wednesday,she gave him cookies only after he played quietly for a full half hour.Johnny was taught to play quietly for extended periods through

After repeatedly drinking alcohol spiked with a nauseating drug,people with alcohol use disorder may fail to develop an aversion to alcohol because they blame their nausea on the drug.This illustrates the importance of ________ in classical conditioning.

Without any explicit training from adults,many 8-year-old children know how to turn the ignition key to start their parents' cars.This best illustrates the importance of

Your heart may race when you are confronted by a lion but not when you are approached by a kitten.This best illustrates the adaptive value of

Most of the TV shows that 9-year-old Fred watches involve violence.This is most likely to lead Fred to

Elijah has learned to expect that whenever he studies diligently for tests,he will receive good grades.This suggests that associative learning involves

Ivan Pavlov and John B.Watson ________ the impact of biological constraints on classical conditioning and they ________ the impact of cognitive processes on classical conditioning.

The "psychic secretions" that Pavlov initially considered an annoyance were

Because Yuri was curious about human behavior,he enrolled in an introductory psychology course.George registered because he heard it was an easy course that would boost his grade-point average.In this instance,Yuri's behavior was a reflection of ________,whereas George's behavior was a reflection of ________.

Which pioneering learning researcher highlighted the antisocial effects of aggressive models on children's behavior?

If you have a "frightening experience" immediately after hearing a strange sound,your fear may be aroused when you hear that sound again.This best illustrates

It is easier to train a dog to bark for food than to train it to stand on its hind legs for food.This best illustrates the importance of ________ in learning.

In a well-known experiment,preschool children pounded and kicked a large inflated Bobo doll that an adult had just pounded and kicked.This experiment served to illustrate the importance of