Exam 5: A: Learning

When the removal of an event increases the likelihood of a prior response,_______ has occurred.

The apparatus that has come to symbolize the theory of operant conditioning is the:

Classical conditioning was discovered by _______.

In classical conditioning the stimulus that normally evokes an automatic response even without new learning is called the:

A person is conditioned to fear white rats.Soon after,she also begins to fear white cats,white dogs,and white rabbits.Her new,unconditioned fears result from _______.

Learning that occurs but is not immediately reflected in a behavior change is called __________.

Five-year-old Tommy is helping get ready for a family reunion at Thanksgiving by polishing the good silverware.If his mother gives him a dime for each piece he polishes,what kind of reinforcement schedule is she using?

Lila doesn't like her psychology class because the instructor uses unannounced pop exams to test the class.As a result,she never knows when she will be tested.Her instructor is testing her on a __________ schedule.

When Luke kissed Laura,her heart rate increases.Luke always wore Old Spice After Shave.Whenever Laura smelled Old Spice,her heart would race.Laura's increased heart rate when she smelled Old Spice was the:

Sandy's favorite activity is to go to Las Vegas and play the slot machines.Her gambling behavior is being reinforced on a __________ schedule.

Thorndike is to _______ as Skinner is to _______.

The fact that a reward will increase the future likelihood of a response that produced it is known as:

A camp leader repeatedly hugs a camper after she helps her friend.Each time,the camper is embarrassed and shies away from future acts of assistance.In the example,"Hugging the camper" is _______.

Which of the following is a secondary reinforcer?

An infant who is fed every four hours is on a schedule that is SIMILAR to which of the following?

An automatic,innate,and involuntary response to an environmental event is an ________.

The concept of latent learning was developed by __________.

Insight is a concept associated with _______ learning theory.

Most young children put their hands over their ears when they hear the loud boom of firecrackers at a Fourth of July festival,but at first pay just scant attention to the person lighting the firecrackers.However,after just a few firecrackers have been exploded,some of the children put their hands over their ears as soon as they see the person approach the firecracker with a match! What is the unconditioned stimulus?

Gretta spends a lot of time at the race track betting on ponies,and occasionally she wins.The frequency of her betting is controlled by which of the following?