Exam 5: Learning

Learning that occurs but is not immediately reflected in a behavior change is called __________.

An operant conditioning technique in which a learner gains conscious control over his or her own biological response is __________.

If a rat has learned to press a lever to obtain pellets of food and, all of a sudden, the response permanently ceases to produce any food, then __________ will occur.

A child learns that whenever he eats all of his dinner he gets a cookie for dessert. This type of learning is BEST explained by __________.

Biofeedback training is an application that uses the principles of operant conditioning.

Learning that occurs but is not immediately reflected in a behavior change is called __________.

According to B. F. Skinner, negative reinforcement of a response makes you more likely to continue to make that response.

Which type of learning occurs when we observe how other people act?

Which of the following is an example of classical conditioning?

An animal is placed in a box with a bar and also a wire floor that can deliver a mild shock. The experimenter first sounds a buzzer, then a few seconds later turns on the shock. Pressing the bar after the buzzer sounds but before the shock is delivered will prevent the shock from occurring. This is an example of __________.

Maria has a terrible headache. If she takes some aspirin to make her headache go away, this would be an example of __________.

A very high rate of responding is produced by a __________ schedule of reinforcement.

The fact that dopamine amplifies some signals and mutes others in the __________ suggests that it is part of the process of reinforcement in the brain.

Which of the following statements about classical conditioning is true?

The "law of effect" was first proposed in the modern scientific community by __________.

Conditioned taste aversions are an example of something called __________.

Which of the following is an example of a primary reinforcer?

In a conditioning experiment, a sound is paired with a brief puff of air to the eye of the rabbit. After several pairings, the rabbit ultimately blinks its eye when it hears the sound. Which of the following is TRUE?

Who is BEST known for studying the phenomenon of insight in animals?

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