Exam 5: Learning

A negative impact of a token economy program could be

Among the following, who is reinforced on a variable-ratio schedule?

Receiving a paycheque and being praised are examples of

Define "learning" and explain what makes classical conditioning a form of learning.

In one of Pavlov's experiments, many doges were trained to salivate at the sound of a bell that was repeatedly paired with food. If one dog responded only to the original bell, but did not respond to other similar bells, that dog was showing the ability to

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

Money, status, and praise are examples of

Experience causes learning if it results in

What are four factors that influence classical conditioning?

The tokens in a token economy are chosen because they are primary reinforcers.

Which element in classical conditioning is the learned signal?

Rescorla has suggested that the critical factor in classical conditioning is whether the conditioned stimulus provides information that enables the organism to reliably predict the occurrence of the unconditioned stimulus. This research is written from the ________ perspective.

According to the text, television advertisements are most effective if the products are presented just after the beautiful people are shown.

Bud, a new employee, watches an experienced employee perform a specific task, and then Bud tries to repeat the task. The changes in Bud's behaviour can best be explained on the basis of

When a neutral stimulus is paired with an existing conditioned stimulus and thus gains the power to elicit the conditioned response,

Drug overdoses can result if a typical dose of the drug is taken in a strange place.

Over the course of 38 therapy sessions, Watson and Mary Cover Jones used all of the following strategies to remove Peter's fear of the white rabbit, except

A secondary reinforcer is acquired or learned.

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 special napkins in this situation are the

Explain each of the four basic schedules of reinforcement and give one example of each that you have personally experienced.