Exam 5: Learning

Although my cat no longer considers the can opener a sign that she is about to be fed, every now and then, at seemingly random times, she does come running when I use the can opener. She is exhibiting:

As you drive down the street, a leaf hits your windshield. You know that the leaf is not going to break the windshield and yet you blink anyway. In classical conditioning, the leaf is a/an:

Most people think that, at some time in their life, they would like to get married and have children. As you can imagine, at many points in your child's life, they are going to misbehave. Assuming that you don't plan to reinforce or ignore bad behavior, you are going to have to punish your child. First, simply list (do not describe) the 5 problems that are associated with punishment. Second, knowing the problems, how do you plan on punishing your child?

Based on neuropsychological data, which of the following is thought to play a role in operant conditioning?

The individual primarily and most notably associated with observational learning, and whose original research involved the use of a Bobo doll, is:

What kind of conditioning is used to teach an animal that a particular behavior is associated with a particular response

When organisms are classically conditioned to a CS, they may respond to similar stimuli with that same CS. That is an example of:

The idea of latent learning was postulated by:

To associate the can opener with food, I run the can opener and then feed my cat. From a classical conditioning perspective, each pairing of the sound of the can opener with food is referred to as a/an:

You take a job in which you stuff envelopes with appeals for donations. For every 50 envelopes you stuff, you earn 10 dollars. What type of schedule of reinforcement is this?

If you cheat on your boyfriend/girlfriend, and then they praise how great you are to you and a large group of friends you are sitting with, you are less likely to be unfaithful again (assuming you feel guilty). The reduction in infidelity can best be explained by:

The purpose of Watson's experiment involving little Albert was to determine if:

My cat gets food from a can and quickly learns that the sound of the electric can opener is a cue that she is soon to be fed. I soon learn that dry food is better for my cat so I start to feed her only food from a bag. At first she runs when she hears the electric can opener. After awhile, she doesn't do that anymore. She has displayed:

In order for classical conditioning to occur, Pavlov suggests that the UCS should be paired with:

Due to your experiences with people of a certain type, you find yourself responding to new people in the same way as people in the past that belonged to that category or type. You are adhering to:

Research more recent than Pavlov's suggests that:

In _____ conditioning, the UCS is presented and stopped before the CS.

All of the following are thought to provide an answer to the question, ìWhy are reinforcers reinforcing?î except for:

You find that you did much, much better than you hoped on an exam. You think how lucky you are. You have:

Learning is defined as: