Exam 4: Traditional Learning Theories and Concepts

Which traditional learning theorist believed that the use of hypothetical constructs does not contribute to our understanding of behavior?

Once exposed to an aversive situation, learning a response that removes the aversive situation involves

Habit strength increases based on

Whenever Kendra's dog whines at the door to go out she says "good dog" and pets the dog. The word "good" becomes a secondary reinforcer through the process of

To teach a complex behavior, one should use

Environmental stimuli can acquire the ability to produce an internal drive state. Hull called these

According to Tolman, reward is not required for learning but is required for

Guthrie believed that all learning is

Instrumental aversive conditioning involves

In Mowrer's two-factor theory of avoidance learning, the two factors are

Skinner defines an operant behavior as that which is

According to Amsel, the extinction of an instrumental response is due to

According to Skinner, a reinforcer is any event that

Crespi's findings regarding the effect of reward magnitude on running speed forced Hull to propose that

When a response continues to fail to produce drive reduction, it is permanently suppressed via

Which traditional theorist believed that behavior involves purpose, goals, and expectations?

Kohler's research with Sultan supports which theoretical view of learning?

Guthrie rejected Thorndike's

Spence's anticipatory goal concept is comparable to Tolman's