Exam 6: Conditioning and Learning.

Every other response will be rewarded when an animal is on a(n)__________ schedule.

Sara wears the same bracelet to class each time she has a major test because she believes that wearing this piece of jewelry will assure her an A just like she got on the first test when she was wearing the bracelet.Sara is exhibiting a(n)__________ behavior.

The brief return of an operant response after its apparent extinction is known as

A nurse elicits fear and anxiety as a result of being present when a child received a shot.If this same nurse is paired with a thermometer, the child may also learn to fear the thermometer.This situation demonstrates

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

Learning is best defined as

Gina likes to upset Tim by scratching her fingernails against the chalkboard as she enters their classroom.Now, whenever Gina enters a classroom that Tim is in, he automatically tenses up because he expects her to scratch the chalkboard.This explanation of Tim's behavior is consistent with

When the conditioned stimulus (CS)is not followed by the unconditioned stimulus (US), which of the following will eventually occur?

Regarding the effect of mild punishment, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A reinforced response tends to be made again when similar antecedents are present.This is referred to as

In an early study on video games, college students either played a very violent, difficult, highly competitive, fast-paced video game (Mortal Kombat)or an easier, less competitive, nonviolent, slower-paced game (PGA Tournament Golf)and then competed with another student (actually an actor)in a task that allowed aggression and retaliation to take place.In this study, which of the following students were more likely to exhibit aggression by punishing their competitor?

At a party, a friend of yours keeps popping balloons with a lighted cigarette.By the time he is about to pop the fifth balloon, you notice that your muscles tense and you squint each time the cigarette nears the balloon.Obviously,

Which of the following is based on what happens before we respond and begins with a stimulus that reliably triggers a response?

Typical TV viewers are exposed to massive doses of media violence, which tend to promote the development of aggression due to

A dog that gets rewarded for the first bark it makes in each ten minute period is being reinforced on which schedule of reinforcement?

Because punishment is aversive, people and situations associated with punishment tend to become feared, resented, or disliked through

Which type of learning tends to lead to a better understanding of new or unusual problems?

Using punishment can be "habit forming" because putting a stop to someone else's irritating behavior can

The most common error in the use of punishment for training or discipline is that it is

The first step in using "behavioral self-management" is to