Exam 2: The Study of Learning and Behavior

A computer simulation that is useful for teaching certain principles of learning is called _________.

In within-subject experiments, each subject's performance is compared with his or her performance during a ______.

The figure below shows the results of an experiment on the effects of heat on aggressive social behavior. Each rat experienced three temperatures. There was a sharp increase in the rate of aggressive behavior in all rats when the temperature went above 90. This study is best described as ________.

Explain how a cumulative recorder works.

One thing researchers can control better with animal subjects than with human subjects is _________.

A cumulative record shows the total number of responses that have occurred in a given period of time as well as the rate at which they occurred.

In the cumulative record below, the rate of behavior is ________.

The kind of study that is most likely to involve a large number of subjects is one with a ________.

The figure below shows the results of an experiment comparing the effects of two teaching methods. Phyllis was taught by method A; Gertrude was taught by method B. This study is an example of _______.

One highly readable little book on research methods mentioned in your text is called _________.

A teacher who looks for an increase in the number of correct performances per minute is using _______ as a measure of learning.

Research results with humans usually parallel those with animals. Completion

B. F. Skinner was the first person to record data cumulatively.

A change in the form that behavior takes is called a change in ________.

Any variable an experimenter manipulates is a(n) ________ variable.

The figure below shows learning as a change in ___________.

Harry teaches an advanced painting class. His goal is to teach students to paint more creatively. Harry will probably measure learning as a change in response _________.

Experimental research on behavior is often said to be artificial. To compensate for this problem, researchers do ________ .

Discuss the ethics of using animals for research on learning.

Marjorie drives a school bus. Sometimes the kids get rather noisy. She decides to play music the kids like through speakers on the bus, but whenever the kids get too noisy she turns the music off. When they quiet down, she turns the music back on. In this way, she hopes to get the kids to make less noise. Marjorie is probably going to measure learning as a change in response _________.