Exam 6: Learning

An executive in a computer software firm works with his office door closed.At the same time every hour he opens the door to see what his employees are doing.The employees have learned to work especially hard during the five minutes before and while the door is open.Their work pattern is typical of responses that are reinforced on a ________ schedule.

A partial reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response after a specified number of responses is called a ________ schedule.

A response is learned most rapidly and is most resistant to extinction if it is acquired under conditions of

A dog salivates to the sound of a tone because the tone has regularly been associated with the delivery of food.In this case,the tone is called a(n)

Coffee shops that reward customers with a free cup of coffee after every 10 coffee purchases are using a ________ reinforcement schedule.

The stage of classical conditioning when a neutral stimulus first begins triggering a conditioned response is called

Which of the following is an unconditioned response?

Which of the following is most clearly an operant behavior?

Children of violent parents can often learn to be aggressive by imitating their parents.This best illustrates the impact of

Dr.Raheja places a rat in a small cage,where it learns to press a bar to obtain a food pellet.Obviously,Dr.Raheja is using a(n)________ to study learning.

Watching the night sky for shooting stars is likely to be reinforced on a ________ schedule.

Which of the following has helped prevent coyotes and wolves from attacking sheep?

The view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without reference to mental processes was called

Because Saleem was spanked on several occasions for biting electric cords,he no longer does so.Saleem's behavior change best illustrates the value of

Nikki has learned to expect to hear thunder after she sees a flash of lightning.This suggests that associative learning involves

The views of learning advanced by Ivan Pavlov and John B.Watson underestimated the importance of

When the Zantays eat dinner,the family dog begs for food.Sometimes,but not often,the children give in to the dog's begging and pass their pet a tasty morsel.You would be most justified in predicting that

Jacinda has a glass of wine after work because it relieves her anxiety.Her wine drinking is likely to continue because it is followed by a ________ reinforcer.

By directly experiencing a thunderstorm,we learn that a flash of lightning signals an impending crash of thunder.This best illustrates

The way slot machines reward gamblers with money best illustrates