Exam 5: Learning

Which of the following is true?

Natalie,who has very long nails,is approaching the chalkboard.As she lifts her hand to the board,she observes her fellow classmates cringing and covering their ears before she actually touches it.What is the conditioned response (CR)in this situation?

Marketing executives use __________ when they employ celebrities to sell products.

Use classical conditioning principles to explain how someone could develop an exotic phobia concerning watches.

_________ suggested that aggression is learned by watching aggressive models.

In Pavlov's classic salivating dog experiment,food is the __________.

A teacher states that all students who complete 5 word problems by the end of class will be exempt from homework.The teacher is using a(n)__________ schedule of reinforcement.

Brady loses 5 minutes of recess any time he gets out of his seat during reading group.Despite this fact,Brady continues to get out of his seat.For Brady,losing recess is serving as a(n)__________

Shiela is a homicide detective.At her first crime scene,a bluebird happened to fly by just as she caught the smell of the decaying body.Now,every time she sees a bluebird,Shiela feels nauseated.According to classical conditioning,the bluebird is a(n)__________.

In Watson's study involving Little Albert,a(n)__________ was the CS.

Lion tamers continuously reinforce desirable behaviors and get their animals to perform amazing feats.However,a recent disaster where a tamer was attacked and nearly killed suggests that the lions may have resorted back to their innate behaviors,reflecting the concept of __________.

Which of the following examples of teaching a child to play tennis describes the technique of chaining in operant conditioning?

Regarding operant conditioning,which of the following is an example of negative reinforcement?

The concept of equipotentiality is represented in the case of rats who,after exposure to X-rays,develop an aversion to

Thorndike's Law of Effect is most closely associated with which operant conditioning principle?

Every time Justin burps at the dinner table,his father gives him a stern look.This pattern continues over several nights.What is Justin's father providing?

How might you get Melanie to overcome her fear of dogs after she was bitten by a German Shepherd?

Famous athletes are used to sell products using classical conditioning as a marketing strategy.If a famous athlete is used to market shoes,the famous athlete is the

Ms.Johnson's students can earn up to 20 "Johnson dollars" each week by engaging in prosocial behavior.These dollars can be exchanged for toys and candy at the end of the week.What type of reinforcer do the dollars represent?

Doris gets a free movie rental after she rents 10 movies.What reinforcement schedule is she on?