Exam 5: Learning

According to Skinner, any behavior that is voluntary is referred to as a(n) ________.

The schedule of reinforcement that yields the slowest increase in a behavior and the fastest extinction of the behavior when the schedule is stopped is ________.

One of the best known examples of classical conditioning in humans was the Little Albert study, conducted by _______.

Which schedule of reinforcement is programmed into slot machines?

Linda sees a sign on a farmer's fence that reads: HELP ME PICK STRAWBERRIES FOR EVERY 5 QUARTS YOU PICK, KEEP ONE FOR YOURSELF. If Linda decides to pick strawberries for this farmer, she would be under a _______ schedule of reinforcement.

If Billy was praised every 4th time he collected rocks without throwing them, his behavior would be on which schedule of reinforcement?

New learning that works in the opposite direction from the original learning results in ________ .

Reinforcement is to punishment as:

Electric shock, scoldings, and bad grades are:

The learning of phobias is a very good example of which certain type of classical conditioning?

Insight is a concept associated with ________ learning theory.

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

The researcher responsible for discovering classical conditioning was ________.

Some of the simplest and most basic learning, that involves the acquisition of fairly specific patterns of behaviors in the presence of well-defined stimuli is:

In Bandura's classic (1965) study of children exposed to a film of an adult hitting a Bobo doll, __________ .

Imagine that you flinch after seeing lightning because in previous instances the lightning is followed by thunder, which scared you. In this scenario, lightning can be interpreted as being a(n):

One day as your professor is driving to work, another driver runs through a red light and hits his car. The professor is shaken up but survives the incident. However, the next time he starts to enter the intersection, he becomes nervous and fearful. Soon, he starts going to work via another route to avoid the intersection even though this route adds twenty minutes to his commute in each direction. According to the principles of classical conditioning, why does the professor become scared of the previously harmless intersection? What can he do about this, as going via the other route is very time consuming? Be specific. Break down the situation into its parts, and show how the principles of learning apply.

Applied behavior analysis (ABA) has been used to help individuals with autism. The basic principle of this form of behavior modification is ________.

Observational learning theory's foremost proponent is ______.

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