Exam 6: Learning

A new donut shop just opened up near campus and Lucius, who very much likes donuts, wants to try it, but he is somewhat put off by their bags and boxes, which have a neon-colored, tie-dyed pattern. He gets a small box of donuts anyway, and they are absolutely wonderful, so he picks more up every few days. Now, when Lucius sees the neon tie-dyed pattern, he actually salivates. Which term correctly describes his current response to the tie-dyed pattern?

Which neurons in the brain are known to fire when we watch someone else perform, and when we perform a movement we have watched someone else perform?

Imagine that you are a behavioral psychologist who wants to help parents increase their daughter's compliance in doing chores without being reminded. Develop a plan that will include both positive and negative reinforcement, and positive and negative punishment. Your plan must demonstrate your understanding of the effects of reinforcement and punishment on specific behavior.

The certain senior faculty member has been giving a junior faculty member a hard time, criticizing their research and teaching both to their face and behind their back. The junior faculty member doesn't want to say anything, fearing negative repercussions. However, when the senior faculty member gives a seminar, the junior shows up very late and is somewhat disruptive when entering. This is an example of ________.

If your dog was classically conditioned to wag his tail when you pick up a leash to go for a walk, what would extinguish this behavior?

Some parents use physical punishment of their children when the child hits, bites, or otherwise deliberately harms another child. The problem with such an approach is that by using physical force to get a desired response, the parents are ________.

When an organism involuntarily links a neutral stimulus to an unconditioned stimulus, they are in the ________ stage of classical conditioning.

When companies use attractive models to sell products, the attractive model acts as the ________.

Leslie has a problem with a coworker and dislikes them intensely. After the coworker misses a team meeting because of sickness, Leslie "accidentally" forgets to provide the team member with important updates about submitting travel and other reimbursement forms. This is an example of ________.

To be effective, punishment must be ________ and ________.

Which of the following is an example of Thorndike's law of effect?

Because Diane is unhappy, she often yells at her spouse, who now stays away from Diane as much as possible, staying late at work and making up errands to get out of the house. The spouse's actions are an example of ________.

Which of the following relies on operant conditioning to treat conditions like pain by allowing the patient to gauge their progress as they try various methods for alleviating the condition?

If a conditioned stimulus is reintroduced after a period of extinction, conditioning occurs much faster the second time. This is an example of ________.

In the pizza box conditioning example in the text, before conditioning, the box is the ________, the pizza is the ________, and the salivation is the ________.

Define biological preparedness and describe how it is related to classical and operant conditioning.

Almost every weekend you wander aimlessly through the mall not paying too much attention to the stores. When another shopper asks you where a particular store is and you know exactly where to direct them, you have demonstrated ________.

Which schedule is most effective for maintaining behavior over the long term?

How are negative reinforcement and punishment related?

In the initial stage of classical conditioning, what is paired with the US to produce learning?