Exam 6: Learning

This theory says learning occurs by watching others.

A baby is bitten by a dog and then is afraid of all small animals. This is an example of _____.

According to Skinner's principles of instrumental conditioning, reinforcement and punishment must come immediately _____the response.

This is a cue that signals when a specific response will lead to an expected reinforcement.

Reinforcement and punishment are defined in terms of _____.

An event that decreases the likelihood that a response will be repeated is called _____.

A relatively permanent change in behavior or mental processes as a result of practice or experience is called _____.

_____ can occur after extinction in classical or operant conditioning.

One reason that spousal, child, and elder abuse seem to escalate is that aggression is used as a punishment that is often _____.

Research showing that animals classically conditioned to salivate to a tone that is always paired with food make a stronger conditioned response than animals conditioned to salivate to a tone that is sometimes paired with food. This is evidence that which factor is most important in classical conditioning?

Define biological preparedness and describe how it is related to classical and operant conditioning, providing an example from your own life. , Biology of Learning

The sudden understanding of a problem that implies the solution is called a(n) _____.

Which of the following is CORRECTLY matched?

Which of the following match?

Wartime propaganda often depicts the enemy as ugly, cruel, and somewhat less than human. This type of propaganda creates _____ toward the enemy.

Ursula's mother spanks Ursula for hitting her younger brother. According to observational learning principles, the mother is _____.

Slot machines use a variable ratio because _____.

Imagine that you are a behavioral psychologist who wants to help a father increase his daughter's compliance in mowing the backyard without being reminded. Develop a plan that will include both positive and negative reinforcement, and positive and negative punishment.

Which of the following is an example of the use of classical conditioning in everyday life?

When reinforcement follows a predetermined number of responses, it is a _____ schedule of reinforcement, compared to a _____ schedule in which reinforcement follows the first response after a predetermined period of time has elapsed.