Exam 5: Learning

In classical conditioning, behavior typically is ________, whereas with operant conditioning, behavior is ________.

Which of the following is a primary reinforcer?

Bandura conducted a classic study known as the "Bobo" doll study. The term Bobo refers to ________.

Think about our prison systems. Many folks think the role of the prison system is to punish people who break the law, and that we should have more prisons to punish more people. But let's look at what happens to the average burglar. If (s)he is caught, (s)he will probably not go to trial for a year or two, and then is likely to get probation or a light sentence. If (s)he does go to prison, (s)he is unlikely to learn any useful skills and will meet other criminals who will probably not be good role models. Additionally, (s)he may not end up serving his/her entire sentence due to overcrowding conditions in prisons. Given what you know about operant learning principles, reinforcement, and punishment, critique the way our current prison system works and suggest some better ideas. Be sure to be specific about the principles that you have learned from our textbook.

Maricella works as a seamstress. Her boss tells her that every time she completes five shirts, she will receive $5. When done with the five shirts, she dumps them into a bin and gets paid. Her pattern of shirt completion is most likely to be ________.

In the classic study of fear conditioning in a human infant (the "Albert" experiment), what was the UCS?

Learning that depends on mental processes that are not able to be observed directly is called _________ learning.

What has occurred when there is a decrease in the likelihood or rate of a target response?

Most young children put their hands over their ears when they hear the loud boom of firecrackers at a Fourth of July festival, but at first pay scant attention to the person lighting the firecrackers. However, after just a few firecrackers have been exploded, some of the children put their hands over their ears as soon as they see the person approach the firecracker with a match! What is the unconditioned response?

Rhonda had tartar sauce with her fish one night. The next morning she was nauseated and sick for much of the day. The next time she was offered the chance to go out for fish, she felt queasy and declined. Her queasiness at the thought of fish with tartar sauce was probably due to

The founder of Gestalt psychology and pioneer of insight problem solving was:

College students faced with unsolvable problems eventually give up and make only half?hearted attempts to solve new problems, even when the new problems can be solved easily. This behavior is probably due to ______.

A reinforcer that removes something unpleasant from a situation is called a __________ reinforcer.

In classical conditioning, the interstimulus interval refers to the amount of time between ________.

Pairing the US and CS is essential for _______ to occur.

One might expect that classical conditioning was discovered by a psychologist. However, it was discovered by a ________.

Once conditioning has been acquired, presenting just the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus produces:

Using continuous reinforcement is the best way to prevent a response from becoming extinguished.

Who formulated the law of effect?

The learning process studied in the Skinner box is known as: