Exam 6: Learning

"Hebbian learning," or alterations in synaptic connections as a result of learning,has been summed up in the saying: "Cells that fire together,_____."

According to Watson,children are born as a blank slate,or tabula rasa.Which of the following characteristics should a child then possess from birth?

What is an unconditioned response?

In the Rescorla-Wagner model,the more surprising the unconditional stimulus is,the greater the need for an organism to _____ it using a conditional stimulus.

Receiving a reduced jail sentence for good behavior is a form of:

Imagine you are trapped in a cage.Every time you press a button,you get a drink of water.Every time you pull on a string,you get shocked.Soon,you understand that you should press the button,but leave the string alone.This example follows the theory of:

Of the following,which schedule of reinforcement leads to fastest acquisition?

The idea that the consequences of our actions determine the likelihood they will be performed in the future underlies:

In 1898,a man named Edward Thorndike suggested that behaviors that lead to rewarded outcomes will be repeated.What is the name of Thorndike's theory?

Long-term potentiation is defined as the:

Navario is refusing to do his homework because he wants to go out to play.His mother tells him he is not allowed to play until the homework is finished.His mother is using:

What evidence suggests that the NMDA receptor is responsible for associative learning?

Learning that takes place in the absence of reinforcement is known as:

What term is used to describe a decrease in a behavioral response after repeated exposure to nonthreatening stimuli?

Which of the following behavioral terms is used to describe something that will increase the likelihood of a behavior?

According to your textbook,what would be the best parenting method to encourage your child to do well in school?

Thorndike's studies with cats led him to state that behavior that led to a "satisfying state of affairs" is likely to occur again,whereas behavior that leads to an "annoying state of affairs" is not likely to occur again.This principle is known as:

Sunil wishes to classically condition his dog to fear skunks so he does not get sprayed again.This task should be much easier than teaching him to fear a houseplant because:

The theory that animals are genetically programmed to fear particular things that threaten their survival is known as:

The psychologist Shepard Siegel recommends that treatment for drug addiction involve exposing addicts to certain drug cues,such that subsequent exposures no longer produce drug cravings.What behavioral process studied by Pavlov is implicated in this recommendation?