Exam 6: Learning

During the winter months, Alfred receives a static shock each time he touches his car door when exiting his vehicle. Now Alfred flinches right before he touches the door. What represents the conditioned response?

A worker is paid $25 for every 20 wind chimes that she builds. On which schedule of reinforcement is she being paid?

Gary takes his car to the auto shop for routine maintenance every 3,000 miles. He is trying to avoid a major repair bill in the future. His behavior demonstrates

Who used puzzle boxes to examine the power of consequences in determining voluntary behavior?

Some bears kept in captivity allow veterinarians to routinely give them total body checkups. These bears open their mouths for teeth cleaning and present their paws for nail clipping. Your friend wonders how anyone could ever get these dangerous animals to be so cooperative without anesthesia. From your study of psychology, you quickly surmise that the bears have undergone an extensive ________ program.

Pavlov's dog salivated to the sound of a bell because the bell had become

For the past week, Kelley has been scolded each time she teases her little brother. Her mother notices that the frequency of teasing is decreasing. Scolding Kelley is an example of

Taste aversion is an adaptive behavior. What biological constraint on learning does it help to explain?

Watson and Raynor conditioned fear in Little Albert using a ________ as a CS.

Pavlov's dog automatically salivated to food because food is an innate

John is taking an agent that causes nausea every time he smokes a cigarette. This is a form of

Four-month-old Simon quickly learns that he will be picked up if he cries. From a behaviorist perspective, picking up Simon whenever he cries is a ________ for the baby.

Early on in your first psychology course, you discover that many behavioral principles are based on animal research. What is the basic premise for animal studies in behavioral psychology and who is best associated with this position?

Skinner maintained that his research with pigeons demonstrated the usefulness of operant conditioning techniques for

Little Millie covers her ears every time she sees a flash of lightening during a storm. This reaction demonstrates

Jill watches as the teacher praises Ricky for getting the right answer. She decides to study harder in class. Jill is demonstrating

Little Phil, who received a shot from the nurse the last time he was at the clinic, begins to cry when the nurse walks out and calls his name. Provide a rationale for his behavior based on classical conditioning principles.

Which of the following is NOT one of the processes involved in observational learning?

Shaping could be used to train a dog to do which of the following behaviors?

Which of the following is an example of an innate UCS-UCR connection?