Exam 5: Learning

Repeatedly presenting a CS by itself will result in __________.

Conditioned emotional responses are some of the easiest forms of classical conditioning to accomplish, as demonstrated by the fact that our lives are so full of them.

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 __________.

Aunt Bea gave Opie fried chicken livers every time he made his bed. Opie began making his bed more often than he used to. In this example, chicken livers are a __________ reinforcer.

The mental image of an area, such as a maze or the floor plan of a building, is called __________.

Skinner was to rats as Thorndike was to __________.

Classical is to __________ as operant is to __________.

Your calculus professor informed you at the beginning of the term that you will have eight tests-but they will all be unannounced. This is most similar to a __________ reinforcement schedule.

Give an example of a conditioned taste aversion.

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

Which of the following is an example of vicarious classical conditioning?

The Internal Revenue Service threatens Chloe with a penalty if she fails to pay her back taxes. She pays, and the threat is withdrawn. In the future, she is more prompt in meeting her obligation. This is an example of the use of __________ to control behavior.

Give an example of a conditioned stimulus.

Billy throws rocks. Each time he throws a rock, he is immediately spanked. Spanking is a __________.

A __________ reinforcer, such as money or praise, typically gets its value through an association with a __________ reinforcer.

A child who calls all four-legged animals "dogs" is exhibiting __________.

To a dog, __________ is an example of a primary reinforcer, whereas __________ is an example of a secondary reinforcer.

__________ was one of the first researchers to explore and outline the laws of voluntary responses.

__________ is an example of a primary reinforcer, whereas __________ is an example of a secondary reinforcer.

You decide that you are going to condition your dog, Bob, to salivate to the sound of a metronome. You sound the metronome and then several minutes later you give Bob a biscuit. You do this several times but no conditioning seems to occur. This is probably because __________.