Exam 5: Learning

On a variable-interval schedule, reinforcement is given _______.

What could John Watson have done to eliminate Little Albert's conditioned fear?

The current view of why classical conditioning works the way it does, advanced by Rescorla and others, adds the concept of ________ to conditioning theory.

Al must build 25 radios before he receives $20. What schedule of reinforcement is being used?

The mental storing of an entire image of an area, such as a maze or floor plan of a building is called______.

How can you tell the difference between an interval and a ratio schedule of partial reinforcement?

Changes controlled by a genetic blueprint, such as an increase in height or the size of the brain, are examples of ___________________.

On a fixed-interval schedule, reinforcement is given _______.

After Little Albert acquired a conditioned fear of rats, Watson wanted to see how he would react to a white rabbit, cotton wool, and a Santa Claus mask. He was studying whether or not ________ had occurred.

Classical conditioning was accidentally discovered by Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov while he was studying salivation in dogs.

What is the Law of Effect and who was responsible for its conceptualization?

In classical conditioning, one must be sure to pair the:

What does AMID stand for?

Which of the following would be classified as a secondary reinforcer?

Which of the following is a secondary reinforcer?

Spontaneous recovery:

A Skinner box is most likely to be used in research on ______.

In an experiment, two groups of dogs are given shocks to their feet. One group is able to escape the shocks by jumping over a barrier. The second group is harnessed and cannot escape. After several trials, both groups are put in situations where they CAN escape. The first group escapes the shocks but the second group just sits and whines, refusing to attempt to escape. The response of the second group is due to ______.

A kind of therapy closely related to classical conditioning is known as __________ therapy.

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