Exam 5: Learning

One can be conditioned to become sexually aroused at the sight of a triangle if the triangle is presented shortly ________ an appropriate ________.

Candy,ice cream,and cookies are examples of __________ reinforcers.

If a white rat is conditioned to produce fear in a child and soon all white furry animals are feared by the child,__________ is said to occur.

Your roommate will only clean his side of the apartment when his girlfriend calls and says she is coming over.The girlfriend's call is a

Nicky tends to bite his nails when he becomes nervous because it calms him down.Nicky's behavior is an example of

Classical conditioning could account for how a child learns to

Laverne is an expert baker.She knows that if she bakes her cakes for exactly 25 minutes,they will turn out perfectly.What reinforcement schedule is she operating under?

Gabrielle is working on a problem of functional fixedness.After several minutes of pondering the problem,she hits upon the solution.What type of learning is she demonstrating?

In pairings of the UCS with the CS,the __________ is presented first and the __________ is presented second.

Which of the following is most representative of research concerning learning styles?

Kayla was bitten by a wasp when she was younger.Now,she jumps at the sight of any flying insect.Kayla has been __________ conditioned.

Most token economies use chips,tokens,points,or other __________ reinforcers.

The __________ is a conditioning strategy that promises to provide ice cream to peoplewho eat their spinach.

During the holidays,a credit card company offers customers a free shopping spree if they happen to use their card during a randomly selected time of the day to make a purchase.What reinforcement schedule is the company using?

Jose's mom gets him to rake leaves before he can go out and play baseball with his friends.She is using

Lorenzo's dog hangs out at the kitchen table.In spite of his mother's protests,Lorenzo occasional gives the dog table food.The dog's begging behavior

In the course of a given day,most of our behaviors provide us with some immediate or delayed benefit.What idea does this represent?

Conditioned taste aversions usually result from only one pairing of the __________ and __________.

Janey got food poisoning from her favorite fast-food restaurant.She avoided the place for a long time,but has recently returned and enjoyed several good meals in a row.It is likely that her aversion to the restaurant has been __________.

In Pavlov's salivating dog studies,the UCS was