Exam 5: Learning

William has noticed that every time his dog sits quietly by his chair,he tends to scratch the dog's ears. As a result,the dog usually sits quietly by William's chair any time William sits in the chair.This is an example of

Rico attends technical college where he is using technology to study for the GED.His computer guides Rico through an inventory of increasingly more challenging questions.If he answers correctly,Rico moves up in challenge; if he answers incorrectly,the questions decrease in difficulty.Rico is using which application of operant conditioning?

Which pattern best describes what happens once classical conditioning occurs?

Primary reinforcers are

The rats in Dr.Rexington's learning laboratory are on an "FR-7" schedule of reinforcement.What does this mean?

Each of the following describes a form of cognitive learning EXCEPT

To which area of human behavior was Thorndike particularly excited about applying principles of animal learning?

In psychology,learning is generally defined in terms of

Which researcher conducted investigations of latent learning with rats in mazes?