Exam 5: Learning

Even though the "B" that Matthew wrote looked more like a "D," his teacher, Mrs. Chen, praised him because it was better than his previous attempts. Mrs. Chen used a procedure called

Which researcher is associated with the subject of observational learning?

Sirens on police cars, fire trucks and ambulances do not sound exactly alike, but because of ________ we react similarly to them.

Research by Watson and Rayner early in the last century suggested that human beings can sometimes acquire ________ through classical conditioning.

According to Pavlov, when classically conditioning a response it is best to present the conditioned stimulus

Josie grew up in an abusive home, with a very domineering father, who punished her severely whenever she tried to argue with him. As an adult in a relationship, she finds it impossible to disagree with her partner. She may be experiencing

What types of responses can be learned through classical conditioning?

B.F. Skinner is associated with

Morris fell from his bicycle and was badly bruised. Now, whenever he sees any bicycle, Morris becomes very anxious. Morris' anxiety can best be explained on the basis of

In operant conditioning, it is important for the consequences to come first then the behaviour within 10 seconds.

Andrea's mother always puts special napkins on the table when she serves fried chicken, Andrea's favourite food. Now Andrea begins to salivate as soon as she sees the special napkins on the table. The special napkins in this situation are the

Some alcoholics are given a drug called Antabuse, which reacts with alcohol to cause nausea and vomiting. The use of Antabuse to treat alcoholism is an application of

In an early study of aggression, Albert Bandura found that young children later modelled aggressive behaviour if they had been exposed to

For years, Sylvester the cat has been fed canned tuna fish that has been opened with an electric can opener. Now Sylvester races into the kitchen every time he hears the can opener. What is the unconditioned stimulus in this example?

Agricultural workers who are paid according to the number of bushels of corn picked are on which reinforcement schedule?

A pigeon gets a food reward each time it pecks at a blue disk. Because of generalization, the pigeon would also peck at

Even though Nicholas's handwriting was not very good, the teacher complimented him because the writing was better than in his previous attempts. The teacher is using a procedure called

Parents could use shaping procedures to teach small children to do all of the following except

Learning to perform behaviours that produce positive outcomes and to avoid behaviours that yield negative outcomes is a basic characteristic of

Summarize what the research on observational learning suggests about the relationship between violence on television and children's' violence.