Exam 5: Learning

Michael's teacher used to say "good" when Michael managed to pronounce words correctly. Then she said "good" only when Michael correctly read an entire sentence. Now she withholds encouraging comments until he has read several sentences accurately. What technique is Michael's teacher using in teaching him to read?

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Question 261

Which of the following statements about the token economy is not true?

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Question 262

Which of the following is not a limitation of punishment?

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Question 263

The tendency of stimuli similar to a conditioned stimulus to evoke the conditioned response is called

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Question 264

According to operant conditioning, behaviours change because of the

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Question 265

In operant conditioning, to shape someone's behaviour means you

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Question 266

Hayley has been afraid of snakes for as long as she can remember, and her mother has the same paralyzing fear. Hayley most likely acquired her fear through

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Question 267

A stimulus that signals whether a certain response or behaviour is likely to be followed by reward or punishment is called a

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Question 268

In operant conditioning, the consequences of behaviour are manipulated to increase or decrease the frequency of a response or to shape an entirely new response.

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Question 269

How is shaping used to condition a response?

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Question 270

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 meat powder, they would salivate when the tone was presented alone. In this case, the meat powder is an example of

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Question 271

Observational learning or modelling is a behaviour that is unique to humans.

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Question 272

In order to extinguish a classically conditioned response, you must repeatedly present the without the .

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Question 273

Two-year-old Rick was playing with a balloon when it burst and made an extremely loud noise, causing him to cry. Now, whenever Rick sees a balloon, he becomes frightened. In this situation, the balloon is the

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Question 274

Ideally, punishment should be the minimum necessary to suppress the problem behaviour.

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Question 275

Which of the following statements is true of the partial-reinforcement effect?

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Question 276

Shaping is an important procedure because it makes it possible for organisms to

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Question 277

Which of the following is not an example of an unconditioned reflex?

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Question 278

Which of the following involves negative reinforcement?

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Question 279

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Which of the following statements about the token economy is not true?

Which of the following is not a limitation of punishment?

The tendency of stimuli similar to a conditioned stimulus to evoke the conditioned response is called

According to operant conditioning, behaviours change because of the

In operant conditioning, to shape someone's behaviour means you

Hayley has been afraid of snakes for as long as she can remember, and her mother has the same paralyzing fear. Hayley most likely acquired her fear through

A stimulus that signals whether a certain response or behaviour is likely to be followed by reward or punishment is called a

In operant conditioning, the consequences of behaviour are manipulated to increase or decrease the frequency of a response or to shape an entirely new response.

How is shaping used to condition a response?

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 meat powder, they would salivate when the tone was presented alone. In this case, the meat powder is an example of

Observational learning or modelling is a behaviour that is unique to humans.

In order to extinguish a classically conditioned response, you must repeatedly present the without the .

Two-year-old Rick was playing with a balloon when it burst and made an extremely loud noise, causing him to cry. Now, whenever Rick sees a balloon, he becomes frightened. In this situation, the balloon is the

Ideally, punishment should be the minimum necessary to suppress the problem behaviour.

Which of the following statements is true of the partial-reinforcement effect?

Shaping is an important procedure because it makes it possible for organisms to

Which of the following is not an example of an unconditioned reflex?

Which of the following involves negative reinforcement?

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Which of the following statements about the token economy is not true?

Which of the following is not a limitation of punishment?

The tendency of stimuli similar to a conditioned stimulus to evoke the conditioned response is called

According to operant conditioning, behaviours change because of the

In operant conditioning, to shape someone's behaviour means you

Hayley has been afraid of snakes for as long as she can remember, and her mother has the same paralyzing fear. Hayley most likely acquired her fear through

A stimulus that signals whether a certain response or behaviour is likely to be followed by reward or punishment is called a

In operant conditioning, the consequences of behaviour are manipulated to increase or decrease the frequency of a response or to shape an entirely new response.

How is shaping used to condition a response?

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 meat powder, they would salivate when the tone was presented alone. In this case, the meat powder is an example of

Observational learning or modelling is a behaviour that is unique to humans.

In order to extinguish a classically conditioned response, you must repeatedly present the ________ without the ________.

Two-year-old Rick was playing with a balloon when it burst and made an extremely loud noise, causing him to cry. Now, whenever Rick sees a balloon, he becomes frightened. In this situation, the balloon is the

Ideally, punishment should be the minimum necessary to suppress the problem behaviour.

Which of the following statements is true of the partial-reinforcement effect?

Shaping is an important procedure because it makes it possible for organisms to

Which of the following is not an example of an unconditioned reflex?

Which of the following involves negative reinforcement?

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In order to extinguish a classically conditioned response, you must repeatedly present the without the .