Exam 5: Learning

Fed up with his son not cleaning around the house, Jack buys a book called Shape Up , which instructs the reader to implement the operant conditioning technique of shaping. According to the book, Jack will want to

Which of the following is not a disadvantage of punishment?

Which of the following is an example of habituation?

The "Networks of Learning" section suggests that association networks can be explained by all of the following except

The association between media violence, including violence on television and aggressive behavior, is often attributed to __________ learning.

Buford and Julian are in preschool. Buford watches as Julian gets punished for eating paste. After that incident, Buford remembers Julian's punishment and decides he will not try to eat the paste. Biologically, social learning works (in part)due to the operations of

Sarah wants to learn to play the piano. Research on skill learning suggests that __________ will be the most critical component in Sarah's learning process.

Veronica is deathly afraid of pink highlighters. To overcome her highlighter phobia, Veronica saw a therapist who helped her apply progressive relaxation techniques so that she could countercondition her fear into a relaxation response. This technique, which is highly effective in the treatment of phobias, is called

You buy a new car that always starts instantly on cold mornings (continuous reinforcement). It suddenly fails one time, and you immediately call a service station. Suppose, however, that your car often gives you trouble on cold mornings (variable reinforcement). It is likely that you will try to start the car several times before calling a service station due to the __________ effect.

Every time the papergirl says to her customers, "I want my two dollars," her customers give her money. In this example, receiving the customer's money is a(n)

Grasping how to perform a complex action sequence, such as driving a car, pitching a baseball, or playing the harmonica, is referred to as

Carolyn knows a couple of tall people who also happen to be arrogant. Because of this, she tends to act negatively toward anyone whom she sees as being tall. Carolyn's behavior is the result of

When Ken kisses Barbie, his heart races. For a month, Barbie snapped her fingers just before she kissed him. She stopped snapping her fingers, but now whenever Ken hears someone snapping their fingers, his heart begins to race. This is an example of __________ conditioning, and finger snapping is the __________.

The most basic foundation of operant conditioning is the notion that

Systematic desensitization, which is used to treat phobias, is based on which learning paradigm?

What kind of reinforcer is money?

It's a very hot summer day and Ai is sweating in her apartment. She turns on the air-conditioning and right away her apartment gets cooler. Ai is now more likely to turn on the AC when she is hot to reduce her discomfort; this is an example of

Young Eli is very afraid of the low rumbling of thunder, but he does not get scared when the treadmill downstairs causes a similar rumbling sound that echoes through the house. His ability to separate his response to different stimuli demonstrates

The most critical component of skill learning is

Krystle is always late for meetings. After many stern looks and being scolded by her coworkers, Krystle learns that if she brings snacks to the meetings, her coworkers will not scold her for being late. This is an example of __________ conditioning.