Exam 6: Conditioning and Learning

On which schedule of reinforcement would a person make an inconsistent number of correct responses before receiving a reinforcer? (For example, a reinforcer would be given after three to seven correct responses with the actual number changing randomly.)

Negative attention seeking will develop in some children because

Rats are more likely to engage in intracranial self-stimulation if they also self-administer a drug that further increases the sensitivity of the pleasure pathways in the brain. This drug is

If you make a snide remark to the school bully and you get "beat up," you will be less likely to make another snide remark to this bully due to the consequence known as

In a classic experiment, two groups of rats explored a maze with the first group being rewarded with food at the end of the maze, while the second group wandered the maze but were unrewarded and showed no signs of learning. But later, when the "uneducated" rats were given food, they ran the maze as quickly as the rewarded group. The unrewarded animals had nevertheless learned their way around the maze because

In higher-order conditioning, a well-learned CS serves as which type of stimulus in a new pairing situation?

A child watches other children wince with pain as they receive hypodermic injections. Although the child has never received an injection, he responds fearfully when a needle is brought near him. His reaction is an example of __________ classical conditioning.

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

People often have trouble saving for a large future purchase, such as a new car, because of all the small purchases they make each day. This illustrates the power of

Learning that takes place through an association of stimuli is called

Classical and operant conditioning are two types of __________ learning.

When your professor gives you back a graded test, seeing your errors and corrected answers provides you with __________.

Learning that involves mechanical repetition and memorization is known as __________ learning.

Tamara is deathly afraid of coming in contact with germs. So, her therapist gradually exposes Tamara to "unclean" things, such as touching dirt or taking a bite of an unwashed piece of fruit, while in a calm, relaxed, and supportive environment. This technique is known as

Self-recording is important in managing your own behavior because

In her developmental psychology classes, Dr. Windham utilizes problem-based learning, which involves presenting the students with open-ended real-life cases. The students must determine the important aspects of the problem and then come up with a plan of action to solve the problem using their textbook and notes. Dr. Windham is using a type of

A Skinner box is also called

Unlocking the secrets of which type of learning begins with noting what happens before and after a particular behavior?

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

Three-year-old Huang was classically conditioned to salivate to a bell that was paired with lemon juice. Huang also salivates to the sound of a ringing telephone and to a doorbell, even though they were never used as conditioning stimuli. Huang's salivation to the ringing telephone and to the doorbell illustrate