Exam 5: Learning

A system of behaviour change that reinforces desirable behaviour with coupons that can be exchanged at a later time for goods or privileges is known as

Which of the following would not help a person acquire an operantly conditioned response more quickly?

For classical conditioning to occur, the unconditioned stimulus should follow immediately after the conditioned stimulus and the two must be paired repeatedly. An exception to this statement is the conditioned

In Pavlov's original research, dogs heard a tone and then had meat powder placed in their mouths, which caused them to salivate. After many pairings of the tone and the meat powder, they would salivate when the tone was presented alone. In this case, the conditioned response would be

Food, water, and sex are examples of

Andrea's mother always puts special napkins on the table when she serves fried chicken, Andrea's favourite food. Now Andrea begins to salivate as soon as she sees the special napkins on the table. The unconditioned stimulus in this situation is

Behaviour modification has been successfully applied to psychological problems like phobias and addictive behaviour (drug addiction).

A puff of air on the surface of your eye will make you blink reflexively. If you hear a buzzer repeatedly just before air is puffed into your eye, eventually you will blink as soon as you hear the buzzer. In this example, the unconditioned stimulus is the

People often engage in behaviour that is reinforcing in the short term but is not in their long-term interest. This reflects the influence of

Which of the following is not one of the four factors identified in the text that influences classical conditioning?

Which type of reinforcer depends upon learning?

In order to teach an animal to salivate when only a certain tone is played, you must

Which of the following does not increase the strength of the conditioned response in classical conditioning?

Which of the following is not a response initially learned through classical conditioning?

Based on the description in the text, any event that results in a response by an organism, even the passage of time, could be a stimulus.

How does classical conditioning explain the extinction of a conditioned response?

Peter's fear of the white rat transferred to the rabbit, fur coat, and cotton. What process did this demonstrate?

How does extinction occur in operant conditioning?

Failure to occasionally pair the conditioned stimulus with the unconditioned stimulus will lead to

Primary reinforcers differ from secondary reinforcers in that