Exam 6: Learning

This is a theory of learning that emphasizes the role of thought and social learning in behavior.

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of time without exposure to the CS is called _____.

B. F. Skinner conducted an experiment that suggested that a behavior that is repeated because it is thought to cause a desired effect, even when there is no connection between the behavior and the effect, is called _____.

George gets paid on Fridays for a week's work; Mai-ling gets paid for every five wedding veils she completes. George is on a _____ schedule of reinforcement, while Mai-ling is on a _____ schedule.

For most nonhuman organisms most of the time, offering food after a desired response is a _____ reinforcer.

Explain the importance to human learning of Kohler's and Tolman' research, and provide an example of how you might use insight and latent learning in your everyday life.

You always sit in the same chair in your psychology class on test-taking days because you believe that something about this seat or location helped you get an "A" on your first test. You are engaged in a _____ behavior.

The BEST rule to follow in applying operant conditioning to your own life is to _____.

When someone reinforces a series of successive approximations of the desired response, they are engaged in _____ a behavior.

From an evolutionary perspective, _____ is an adaptation that enables us to survive and prosper in a constantly changing world.

_____ increases the likelihood that a behavior will occur, whereas _____ decreases that likelihood.

Extinction _____.

Professor Miller gives a quiz once a week but he never tells students on what day the quiz will be given. This is a _____ schedule.

Most phobias are explained by _____.

Consequences are a critical element in _____ conditioning.

A schedule of reinforcement that presents a reinforce if the behavior occurs in an unpredictable timeframe (e.g., the time before reinforcement varies) is called a _____ schedule, and is best for producing slow and steady responses.

If you wanted to use higher-order conditioning to get Watson's Little Albert to fear Barbie dolls, you would show him a Barbie doll with _____.

A program that designates the rate or interval at which a response is reinforced is called a _____.

The learning of an association between an environmental stimulus and a behavioral response is known as _____.

When you put nickels in a gum-ball machine, you receive _____ reinforcement; when you put nickels in a slot machine, you receive _____ reinforcement.