Exam 8: The Adaptive Mind Learning

What was a key implication of Garcia and Koelling's classic taste aversion studies?

Based on his experiments with rats in mazes, Edward Tolman believed that

Which of the following approaches would B. F. Skinner recommend to reduce an undesirable behavior?

Experienced whale trainer Dawn Brancheau was killed by one of her favorite killer whales during a 2010 show at Sea World in Orlando, Florida. Animal experts believed that the whale had simply reverted to normal whale behavior; illustrating

What delays the process of extinction?

The Brelands concluded that animals' strong instinctive behaviors predominated over behaviors that had been conditioned, which they described as

Children are most likely to pattern their own behaviors based on the _____ of their parents.

In which of the following examples is the person likely to show the highest and steadiest rate of response over time?

As Freddy speeds down Elm Street, he suddenly slams on his brakes to avoid a collision with another car. Freddy's response is an example of a(n)

Cliff has a problem where he tends to speak without thinking, and this has caused him to lose friends and damage relationships at work. To reduce the frequency of this behavior, Cliff wears a rubber band that fit loosely around his wrist. Whenever he begins to speak without thinking, he "snaps" himself with the rubber band just hard enough to sting a little bit. This is an example of _____ therapy.

What mechanism is responsible for the process of extinction?

The rats involved in Skinner's research boxes learned to press levers for food through the process of

The method for increasing behaviors that allow an organism to escape or avoid an unpleasant consequence is referred to as

The recognition that two different stimuli call for two different responses is known as

Counterconditioning in which people relax while being exposed to stimuli that elicit fear is referred to as

Keller and Marion Breland, two of B. F. Skinner's former students who used operant conditioning to train animals for entertainment, encountered

As a gate creaks open, Ollie the puppy notices a strange cat heading into the yard. The cat hisses and scratches Ollie on the nose, causing Ollie to yelp in pain. Which outcome to this scenario portrays higher order conditioning ?

Three conditions must be met for punishment to have any observable effects on behavior:

The tendency to respond to stimuli that are similar to an original conditioned stimulus is called

A reaction to a given stimulus that requires no previous experience is referred to as a(n)