Exam 6: Learning

Two-process theory suggests that our fears can be strengthened or maintained when we avoid things that scare us, in order to reduce our anxiety. Which process is it that maintains our fears?

The reappearance of a learned response after extinction has occurred is called

Which of the following is an example of discovery learning?

Which of the following pieces of evidence about media violence and violent behaviour has the best internal validity?

The schedule of reinforcement described as being most resistant to __________ is variable ratio, because people seem to get 'hooked' on that type of schedule.

Alan always turns the aquarium light on before putting fish food into the tank. After a while, he notices that the fish swim to the top to look for the food as soon as he turns on the light. In this example, the __________ is the unconditioned stimulus.

Arthur learns to fear white rats, but he does not fear white rabbits or other small white animals. This example illustrates

Which learning theorist is responsible for the discovery of biological influences on conditioned taste aversions?

Which of the following would be a conditioned response (CR) in an experiment like Pavlov's?

What are the four main disadvantages of punishment?

Kelsey just told her family a really funny joke that she made up herself. In order to use a primary reinforcer to encourage her joke-telling, Kelsey's dad might

A __________ reinforcer, such as money or a good grade, gets its value through an association with a __________ reinforcer.

Sue noticed that whenever she opened the squeaky door to the pantry, where the dog food is kept, her dog would come into the kitchen and act hungry, by drooling and whining. In this example, what is the sound of the squeaky door?

You and your friends are watching a football game on television, and one of the players gets badly injured. Each of you winces in pain almost as if you could feel or imagine the injury. Researchers have argued that __________ are responsible for this type of observational learning.

According to __________ theory, behaviour is said to be influenced by its consequences.

Describe how parents could use operant conditioning to motivate their child to move from a "C" student to an "A" student. Discuss positive and negative reinforcement, punishment, and the schedule(s) of reinforcement that you would employ.

Last month Walter became sick after eating two chili dogs, so he no longer likes chili dogs. Walter has experienced

In classical conditioning, after repeated learning trials the conditioned stimulus will come to elicit a __________ response.

The procedure of __________ trains a new behaviour by initially rewarding any behaviour that is similar to the target behaviour.

Joan puts a toonie into a vending machine to get a bottle of water. In this example, the operant behavior is