Exam 5: Learning

Theresa discovers that reading her textbook the night before a sociology test is an effective study strategy.She decides to try the same thing in studying for psychology quizzes.We can say that her study behavior has

Lois and Peter want to teach Brian,their dog,to fetch the newspaper.Lois aims to encourage Brian's behavior when he brings in the newspaper.Peter's goal is,instead,to discourage Brian's behavior when he brings in a stick.Lois will most likely use ____,and Peter will most likely use ____.

Bertha becomes conditioned to cry every time she sees an onion chopper because she associates it with cutting onions,which always make her eyes water.For weeks,the onion cutter sits on the counter with no onions.Eventually,she never cries when she sees the cutter.Then the onion cutter disappears for two months,and when Bertha sees it again for the first time,she begins to cry.This response is known as ____.

Brandon is trying to get out of his crib.He tries sticking his legs through the bars,hitting the bars with his arms,and butting them with his head.He realizes that he is getting nowhere.Then suddenly Brandon tries climbing over the top of the bars,and he breaks free.This illustrates ____.

In Melody's class,she takes attendance on average every five to ten days,and students who are present receive extra points.This is an example of what type of reinforcement schedule?

If a research team is going to Chicago to conduct a study on latent learning,they would be most interested in interviewing a ____.

Sally is a manager of a house-cleaning company and is paid with a monthly salary.Paul,who works for Sally,gets paid by the number of houses he cleans.Paul gets paid on a ____ reinforcement schedule,while Sally gets paid on a ____ reinforcement schedule.

Gabe is trying to get his dog,Trixie,to "sit up." He starts rewarding her first when she lies down.Then he rewards her when she is sitting on her backside.And finally he rewards her only when she sits up with her paws off the ground.Gabe has trained Trixie to "sit up" by using ____.