Exam 9: William Kaye Estes

Estes takes the same position on transfer as did:

If one could increase the size of ? (Theta) one would also increase:

As the number of successive learning trials goes up, rate of learning goes down.This fact generates:

Estes's research indicates that the typical negatively accelerated learning curve is generated because:

In Estes's array model, the measure of similarity between two events is

S is defined by Estes to be:

A₂ symbolizes:

The array model was developed to explain

According to Estes the size of ? (Theta):

The learning curve generated by Estes's formula is essentially the same as the one generated by formula.

Which of the following represents Estes's explanation of spontaneous recovery?

In Estes's stimulus sampling theory, he assumed the learning situation was comprised of a(n):

SST assumes ; the array model assumes .

If 10 stimulus elements are sampled at the beginning of a learning trial and if the trial is terminated by a bar press response, how many of those sampled elements will be attached to the bar press response after the trial?

The authors of your text contend that mathematical models of learning have:

What, according to Estes's current analysis, is the role of reinforcement?

A(n)-------process is characterized by an abrupt, stepwise change in response probabilities rather than a relatively slow, gradual change from trial to trial.

According to Estes the amount of generalization from one learning experience to another is determined by:

For Estes, which of the following constitutes learning?

According to Estes, the laws for acquisition and for extinction are: