Exam 6: Learning

This theory says learning occurs by watching others and then later repeating their actions.

You always sit in the same chair in your psychology class on test-taking days because you believe that something about this seat or location helped you get an "A" on your first test.You are engaged in a _____ behavior.

Which researcher is noted for his work examining the development of conditioned taste aversions in rats?

For most people, money is a _____ reinforcer.

_____ increases the likelihood that a behavior will occur, whereas _____ decreases that likelihood.

Eli's grandma gives him a Tootsie roll every time she visits.When Eli sees his grandma arriving, his mouth begins to water.In this example, the conditioned stimulus (CS)is

According to your text, a rat raised in an enriched versus a deprived environment typically develops

Garcia's taste aversion studies demonstrated that Pavlov was mistaken in his belief that _____.

Tony sees a little boy crying and he feels sad.At the biology level, what is the BEST explanation of what is happening?

Your dog is begging for food while you eat dinner.Your mother gives him a morsel from her plate, and he stops barking.In this situation, your dog has been _____, and your mother has been _____.

In John Watson's demonstration of classical conditioning with little Albert, the unconditioned stimulus was.

One reason that domestic violence seem to escalate is that aggression is used as a punishment that is often _____.

When you put nickels in a gumball machine, you receive _____ reinforcement; when you put nickels in a slot machine, you receive _____ reinforcement.

The responses learned through classical conditioning are _____; the responses learned through operant conditioning are _____.

If you wanted to use higher-order conditioning to get Watson's Little Albert to fear Barbie dolls, you would show him a Barbie doll with _____.

A baby is bitten by a dog and then is afraid of all small animals.The child's newfound fear of animals other than the dog that bit her is an example of

Slot machines use a variable ratio because _____.

Learning exists without behavioral signs until there is some reason to demonstrate it is called ________ learning.It can appear "hidden" until the information or skills are needed.

How does the process of a conditioned taste aversion differ most notably from other instances of classical conditioning?

____________neurons in the brain are fired when monkeys observe another monkey performing a similar task.