Exam 6: Learning

Because Diane is unhappy, she often yells at her husband. As a result, he has joined a variety of clubs so that he can stay away from his wife. The husband's actions would be an example of ______________.

On average, people leave ____ of their money in Nevada casinos. They keep playing, however, due to reinforcers being delivered on a ____ schedule.

Another word for "learning" is _____.

A weekly paycheck would be an example of a ____________ schedule.

When your young son picks up a spoon, you clap. You laugh and applaud when he later brings the spoon toward his mouth. When he places the spoon in his mouth you hug and kiss him all over. It is MOST likely that you are _____.

Which of the following develops gradually during the course of conditioning?

Define observational learning, including a description of the four processes that are essential for it to work, and an example of your own observational learning.

Explain the importance of Kohler's and Tolman's research to human learning, and provide an example of how you might use insight and latent learning in your everyday life.

Lauryn has an irrational fear of flying. Use classical conditioning theory to explain how she learned this fear. Provide a definition of each of the terms used in this theory, and indicate each term in Lauryn's conditioning. Based on what you know about classical conditioning, what strategies might be effective in eliminating Lauryn's fear?

An example of _____________ would be if you miss your curfew and decide it is best if you do not enter the house using the front door, where your parents will be waiting for you.

When a parent spanks a child for hitting another child, the parent is ____ the behavior for the child, which will affect the effectiveness of the punishment.

Mamie has an EMG attached to her forehead and when tension rises, a computer says, "That's too high"; and when it drops to normal or lower levels, it says, "That's very good." Mamie is using _____ to decrease her tension headaches.

Imagine that you want to teach your dog to shake "hands" with visitors. Design a program based on shaping to accomplish your goal.

A procedure in which people's bodily functions are recorded and the information is made known to them so that they can increase voluntary control over these functions is known as _____.

A conditioned emotional response, such as Little Albert's fear, is an emotion that is _____.

In the cardboard box conditioning example in the text, before conditioning, the box is the ____, the pizza is the _____, and the salivation is the ______.

The use of attractive models to sell products is an application of _____ conditioning.

To prevent your children from swimming in their pool when you are not home, you don't allow them to stay home alone when you are not there. If you send them to the neighbor's house instead, you are using ____________.

An example of _____________ would be if you did not like to study for psychology, so you decide that you will only go to the mall (a behavior that you enjoy) after you have spent 2 hours studying.

After being shocked for the last ten days when kissing your wife, you now feel mildly anxious whenever you approach her to give her a kiss. In classical conditioning, your wife was a(n) _____ stimulus ten days ago and has now become a(n) _____ stimulus.