Exam 5: Learning

Astrid is punished for spilling her cereal. Her parents give her a spanking and send her to her room, where she cries. Later, her puppy makes a mess on the floor. Astrid kicks her puppy and puts it out in the yard, where it whines sadly. Which of the following statements explains her behavior toward the puppy?

When the removal of an event increases the likelihood of a prior response, __________ has occurred.

The concept of latent learning was developed by __________.

Which of the following is a primary reinforcer?

After graduating from college, you are hired to work in a factory overseas as an industrial psychologist. The workers put together iPads. The boss wants to know the best pay schedule to get the maximum number of pieces made by his workers. The boss wants you to describe various schedules of payment to him and tell which might be best for the plant. Using the principles of operant conditioning, describe the various pay schedules and decide which one would be the best to meet his goal of maximizing production.

Changes controlled by a genetic blueprint, such as an increase in height or the size of the brain, are examples of __________.

The spread of conditioning to stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus is called __________.

An infant who is fed every 4 hours is on a schedule that is SIMILAR to which of the following?

Asher is praised for using his fork instead of his fingers to eat some spaghetti. This is an example of __________ reinforcement.

Applied behavior analysis (ABA) has been used to help children with autism spectrum disorder. The basic principle of this form of behavior modification is __________.

What has occurred when there is a decrease in the likelihood or rate of a target response?

Changes controlled by a genetic blueprint, such as an increase in height or the size of the brain, are examples of __________.

Alexa is trying to figure out how she can BEST use employee pay to shape her employees' behavior. She is interested in short-term productivity (speed), not consistency, long-term productivity, or employee turnover. According to reinforcement theory, she should probably use a __________ schedule.

Explain the concept of conditioned taste aversions and how it might be applied to people undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatments for cancer.

Learning to make a reflex response to a stimulus other than to the original, natural stimulus is called _________.

A monthly paycheck BEST represents a __________ schedule of reinforcement.

What do we call learning that has taken place but is not demonstrated?

Learning that takes place without actual performance (a kind of latent learning) is called __________.

__________ is an operant conditioning procedure in which successive approximations of a desired response are reinforced.

A person receiving a monthly salary is on a __________.