Exam 6: Conditioning and Learning.

Rituals to bring rain, ward off illness, or produce abundant crops very likely earn the faith of participants because they occasionally appear to succeed.This illustrates

Every time Mac's dog heard the sound of the electric can opener he began to salivate because he associated the sound with the food.In this example, the dog's salivation to the sound of the can opener would be the unconditioned response.

Which type of operant reinforcer is learned with examples of this reinforcer being money and social reinforcers?

Regarding learning, which of the following statements is FALSE?​

When the reinforcer does not follow every response but occurs after a number of responses have been made or after a passage of time, you are using which reinforcement schedule?

The reinforcer follows every correct response in which reinforcement schedule?

Regarding associative and cognitive learning, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Jimmy's mother scolds him for reaching for his third before-dinner cookie.After this mild punishment, Jimmy's behavior will probably

Unlike associative learning, cognitive learning involves

The effects of modeling and imitation underlie

In Pavlov's experiments, the meat powder (food)placed on the dog's tongue was the conditioned stimulus.

The type of learning that involves higher mental processes, such as understanding, knowing, or anticipating is called __________ learning.

Which of the following is an example of response cost?

Violent video games tend to make aggressive behavior more likely because

At the beginning of Chapter 6, Larry's story about how he developed a fear of rats was presented.As an adult, Larry tried to conquer this irrational fear by understanding how phobias develop.However, when he tried to touch a rat at the psychology lab, his fear of rats resurfaced.Larry had discovered that all his abstract "book learning" was powerless to protect him in the presence of a rat.This abstract "book learning" that Larry attempted to use to conquer his fear would be considered a form of

If you would like to train a dog to follow you ("heel")when you take a walk, you could reward the dog with small food treats for staying near you.If you praise the dog each time you give it a treat, praise will become a(n)__________ reinforcer.

You are a very good bowler now, but you did not start out that way.Your father reinforced you for each small improvement you made over several months through a process known as shaping.

When April is stressed and wants to relax, she has always reached for a glass of wine.However, she wants to break this use of alcohol as a means of relaxation, so she learns stress management techniques and now uses them when she feels stressed.April is using which strategy for breaking a bad habit?

When a reward or other pleasant event follows a response, which of the following is being used?

To test the presence of classical conditioning, you would omit the