Exam 5: Learning

Cindy smiles at Paul every time he holds her hand.The law of __________ predicts that he will continue to engage in this behavior.

Hillary refuses to kiss her boyfriend until he shaves.What consequence is Hillary applying?

Allowing "A" students to exempt the final exam is an example of

Lizzy is breastfeeding her newborn baby.Every time her baby starts crying,Lizzy begins to lactate.While at the store yesterday,she heard another baby crying and began to lactate.What is Lizzy exhibiting?

Most preschool teachers are likely to favor the use of ________ over ________ in shaping students' behaviors.

Kahlen used to send her grandmother letters every day,which her grandmother dearly loved.Now she only sends them every once in a while.What can we expect in terms of her grandmother's behavior?

Tomomi wants her son to pick up his toys when he is done playing with them.According to the theory of __________ learning,this will happen more quickly if he sees his sister being rewarded for putting her toys away.

Jesus sees others being praised for using good penmanship and now he attempts to use good penmanship.This behavior is reflective of ________ learning.

Latent inhibition refers to

Whose behavior will be hardest to extinguish?

Which founding behaviorist might have said,"I don't care what you are thinking,just show me what you can do"?

According to ________ theory,behavior is said to be influenced by its consequences.

Eight-year-old Vince snaps his fingers incessantly until his teacher calls on him to answer a question.What operant technique is Vince using?

Who is NOT receiving positive reinforcement?

Which of the following theories provides the safest strategies for teaching a child to cross a busy street?

Which theorist believed that most of learning occurs through the gradual buildup of stimuli and rewarding responses?

Three-year-old Bobby knows when he goes to the store with his mother not to ask for anything extra,but if he goes with his grandmother,she will usually get him a treat.What is Bobby exhibiting?

Ken's mouth waters every time he hears the ice cream truck's familiar song in the distance.One day a slightly different song is heard in the distance and Ken's mouth waters.Ken's behavior illustrates

Jason just moved to Las Vegas from South Carolina.What concept exemplifies the fact that,initially,he had trouble falling asleep in the noisy city,but now has no problem whatsoever?

Thorndike's __________ principle asserts that rewards following behavior lead to increased production of the behavior.