Exam 5: A: Learning

According to the law of effect,a behavior is MOST likely to be stamped in,or repeated,when it is __________.

A child who calls all four-legged animals "dogs" is exhibiting ______.

Perry works at a job where he is paid by commission.For every car Perry sells,he gets 10% of the profits.Perry is being reinforced on a _______ schedule.

In the classic study of fear conditioning in a human infant (the "Albert" experiment),what was the CS?

Which of the following would be classified as a secondary reinforcer?

Thorndike was known for his work with __________.

Linda sees a sign on a farmer's fence that reads: HELP ME PICK STRAWBERRIES FOR EVERY 5 QUARTS YOU PICK,KEEP ONE FOR YOURSELF.If Linda decides to pick strawberries for this farmer,she would be under a _______ schedule of reinforcement.

Ivan Pavlov is most closely associated with __________.

To teach a tiger to jump through a flaming hoop,the tiger is first reinforced for jumping up on a certain pedestal,then for leaping from that pedestal to another.Next the tiger has to jump through a hoop between the pedestals to get the reward.Finally,the hoop is set afire and the tiger must jump through it to get the reward.This is an example of __________.

As she walked through her neighborhood,Jodie,a 6 year old girl,frequently saw a large brown dog.She repeatedly walked to the dog to pet it,but as her hand approached the animal,it barked and bit her.The bite was painful and caused her to cry.Now Jodie cries when she sees dogs of any color or size.Jodie's crying when she sees dogs is the:

What has occurred when there is a decrease in the likelihood or rate of a target response?

Wearing sunglasses ALL THE TIME because people tell you they make you look "irresistible" is an example of which of the types of punishment and reinforcement?

Which of the following statements about punishment is NOT true?

The mental storing of an entire image of an area,such as a maze or floor plan of a building is called ______.

If Billy was praised every 4th time he collected rocks without throwing them,his behavior would be on which schedule of reinforcement?

A reinforcer that removes something unpleasant from a situation is called a ________ reinforcer.

The Internal Revenue Service threatens Sue with a penalty if she fails to pay her back taxes.She pays,and the threat is withdrawn.In the future,she is more prompt in meeting her obligation.This is an example of the use of _______ to control behavior.

Positive reinforcers:

A kind of therapy closely related to classical conditioning is known as __________ therapy.

Being able to solve new problems faster because of previous experience with similar problems is called ________.