Exam 5: Learning

Bob has learned that he can usually get what he wants from his parents if he keeps whining for something. One day Bob starts whining in the toy store because he wants a GI Joe action figure. His father refuses to give it to him and ignores his whining. What will happen?

A __________ reinforcer is any reward that satisfies a basic, biological need, such a hunger, thirst, or touch.

Which of the following would biofeedback NOT be an appropriate treatment for?

Any stimulus, such as meat powder, that without learning will automatically elicit an unconditioned response is called a(n) __________

After conditioning little Albert to fear white rats, Watson noted similar crying responses to the presentation of a Santa Claus mask. This is an example of __________

The idea that learning occurs and is stored up, even when behaviors are not reinforced, is called __________

Sarah's parents are trying to use operant conditioning to toilet train her. Sarah is awarded three M&M candies every time she successfully uses the bathroom. For this technique to work most effectively, Sarah's parents should reinforce the desired behavior __________

Biofeedback is an application of __________

Michael grows up in a home where his father is generally unloving toward his mother. He observes his father yell and degrade his mother, and he notices that his mother never resists this treatment. Based on the work of Bandura, what might we predict about Michael's own relationships when he is older?

Pavlov conditioned a dog to salivate at a bell sound that was paired with a meat stimulus. After the CS-UCS linkage was strongly established, Pavlov then presented the dog with several flashes of a light followed by the bell sound. After a few days, when the light flashes were presented by themselves, the dog salivated. This is an example of __________

The "aha" moment that indicates insight learning was first hypothesized by Tolman.

Bandura's seminal study of observational learning involved watching children and their interactions with Bobo dolls.

Which type of learning occurs when we observe how other people act?

Edward Thorndike's best known experiments involved __________

Which of the following is NOT an example of operant behavior?

Two-Ton, the circus elephant, can balance his whole weight on one of his front legs. What is the likely way in which Two-Ton learned his trick?

After a CS comes to elicit the CR, the CS now can be paired with a new neutral stimulus and this second neutral stimulus will start to elicit a CR. This process is called __________

The owner of a business shows up randomly three or four times a month and inquires about the employee's health, their families and how they are getting along at work. He also passes out a few extra dollars. The owner is reinforcing his employees on a __________

As a child, Blaine was attacked by a goose and subsequently developed a severe fear of waterfowl. As he got older, the fear gradually faded until it was all but forgotten. Blaine is now in his early-twenties and recently went strolling through a park by the river where he came across a flock of geese. The geese gave him a stare and he felt slightly fearful, though not as afraid as he had been as a child. Blaine's fear response is an example of __________

Learning to make a reflex response to a stimulus other than to the original, natural stimulus is called __________