Exam 7: Learning and Conditioning

Which of the following is a primary reinforcer?

It would be easiest to classically condition Yosef to acquire a fear of:

If you want a response to persist after it has been learned,you should reinforce it continuously,not intermittently.

All principles of conditioning are limited by an animal's genetic dispositions and physical characteristics.

The tendency of a response to occur in the presence of one stimulus but not in the presence of another similar stimulus is called:

When the conditioned response reappears after extinction followed by a rest period,________ has occurred.

________ would occur if studying made you lose time with your friends.

Negative reinforcement ________ response probability by the ________ following a response.

Mary found herself uncontrollably salivating at the sight of the Dairy Queen sign.Her behaviour is an example of:

In the process of shaping,behaviours are ordered in terms of increasing similarity to the desired response.These behaviours are called:

How have classical conditioning procedures been used to develop humane ways of discouraging predators from preying on livestock?

The use of operant conditioning techniques in real-world settings is called:

To modify your own behaviour,set goals that are demanding but realistic.

In the initial salivary reflex studied by Pavlov,what was the unconditioned stimulus?

Carol noticed her roommates stopped making fun of her now that she has stopped taking singing lessons.Their treatment of her reflects an example of:

Which of the following is NOT a guideline for behaviour modification?

Behaviourism is the school of psychology that accounts for behaviour in terms of observable acts and events,without references to mental events.

John Watson and Rosalie Rayner deliberately established a phobia in a boy using classical conditioning techniques.

Every time Josh learned a new skateboarding trick,his dad gave him a word of encouragement.Josh's dad was trying to improve Josh's skateboarding skills by using:

When grade-school children cut back on the time they watch TV or play video games,