Exam 6: Learning

Danielle is a mean preschool teacher and wants to teach her students to fear the school principal, who comes to check on their classroom at the same time every day. She attempts to use classical conditioning by turning off the classroom lights (US) immediately before the principal comes in (NS). The resulting darkness causes the children to be naturally fearful (UR). After a few weeks of trying this, Danielle is disappointed that the children do not seem to be developing a fear of the principal. A) Using your knowledge of the four steps of classical conditioning, explain why Danielle has not been able to create a fear response in her students. Be sure to include the US, UR, CS, and CR in your answer. B) Assuming that Danielle is able to use classical conditioning correctly, explain one other factor that might influence how well the children learn this association.

At lunch one day, a spider walks onto your table. It looks just like the one that bit you last year and made you very sick. You immediately start to panic, which in this situation is most Likely a(n)

After seeing her brother Lars play hopscotch several times, Britta tries to play the game herself. A) Explain what mirror neurons are. B) Describe the activity (or inactivity) in Britta's mirror neurons while Britta is observing Lars and when she is playing hopscotch herself.

When Sarita first moved into her dorm room, she would get distracted by other students chatting in the hall outside her room. After two months of repeated exposure to conversations In the hallway, Sarita does not get distracted anymore. Sarita has learned through

Pederson's teacher blows a whistle when it is time for his class to come in from recess. Pederson is afraid of being left on the playground alone, so he starts to go inside any time he Hears a sound like the teacher's whistle, such as the school bell ringing. Pederson's behavior Is an example of

If you are trying to use classical conditioning to train your pet mouse to be afraid of a flashing light, you will most likely be successful if you

You have just been hired at your dream job. You show up for the first day of work and want to make a good first impression but are uncertain of how to behave. A) What is observational learning? B) Give one example of how observational learning could be used to help you in this situation.

Professor Kraig is known for his difficult quizzes, which automatically make the students anxious. Immediately before each quiz, he always turns off the projector. Students soon notice That they start to feel anxious when Professor Kraig turns off the projector. In terms of Classical conditioning, Professor Kraig turning off the projector is a(n)

Two-year-old Ciara learns that whenever she hits her older brother, her mom will place her in time-out. Ciara therefore understands that a behavior leads to a certain outcome, which is a Type of associative learning called

Charlie is addicted to heroin, and although he would like to quit, he finds that it is incredibly difficult to do. A) Explain how Charlie's addiction is an example of associative learning. B) Give one example of how learning by watching others may have influenced Charlie's behavior.

In operant conditioning, removing a stimulus to increase a behavior in the future is called

Lenny needs to quickly train his cows to use one specific field when they graze. The reinforcement that will allow the cows to learn most quickly is ________ reinforcement.

A month ago, Jenny was pulled over for speeding, and because it was her third ticket this year, her license was suspended. Jenny just received her license back and vows never to Speed again. In this situation, having her license suspended has served as

Tamara has been taking piano lessons, and after three weeks of practicing, she is now able to play the piano keys with both hands. This change in her behavior based on her experiences Represents the process of

The Acme Chemical Company has some employees who work in a production plant and some who work in a sales office. The plant workers get paid every Friday; however, the office Workers get paid for every fifth sale they make. The plant workers are paid on a ________ Schedule, whereas the office workers are paid on a ________ schedule.

Genevieve wants her students to learn how to read their textbooks to answer questions about the material. She has her students do an ungraded in-class activity where they read sections Of the book and answer questions about what they read on an activity sheet. A few weeks Later, Genevieve assigns an activity sheet to go with her students' reading, but this time they Receive a grade for finding the answers in the text. If the students do a good job and earn high Grades on their answers, then their performance is most likely a result of

Yamah was enjoying a latte while her favorite song was playing in the coffee shop. Later, she felt sick to her stomach and began to associate drinking the latte with feeling ill. She did Not form an association with hearing the song and feeling ill because

Positive punishment causes a(n) ________ in behavior through the ________ of a stimulus.

A main outcome of Ivan Pavlov's research is that a neutral stimulus can become a conditioned stimulus

Riley ate too much chocolate cake during his birthday party and was sick all night. If classical conditioning occurred and he associated the cake with being sick, then when Riley sees cake Today, he will most likely