Exam 5: Learning

You are absolutely terrified of dogs. Your behavior therapist is taking you to a kennel where you will be surrounded by 10 dogs. This therapeutic approach is known as

A variable-ratio schedule is best described as providing reinforcement after

According to the law of effect,

A reduction of conditioned responses in the absence of the unconditioned stimulus is called

A dog can be trained to salivate when a bell is sounded by

From a behaviorist perspective, learning is a relatively permanent change in behavior that arises from practice or experience.

In ratio schedules, the relationship between _____ and _____ is used.

The idea that humans are primed to develop certain fears that ensure survival is known as

Jack and Jill lived on a hill in an apartment with a very static-y carpet. Whenever Jack kissed Jill, she got a shock. Eventually, every time Jack moved toward Jill, she ran down the hill. The shock was a(n)

In the classical conditioning study by Pavlov, salivating to the bell was the unconditioned response.

You are walking along and suddenly start at the loud sound of a truck backfiring. Your startle response is the __________, and the sound of the backfire is the __________.

Any stimulus that, when removed, increases the likelihood that an operant will continue is called a(n)

We stop at a red traffic light and go when it is green because, individually, both lights serve as

Your dog is upset and agitated around your new cat. Your new cat is not particularly happy around your dog, either. Then you start to feed them together, side by side. They begin to like each other (or at least tolerate each other). This happened in accordance with the principle of

We know punishment is effective when

John Watson was criticized for his experiments with Little Albert. One of these criticisms was that he did not attempt to ________ Little Albert, thereby minimizing his fear of white furry objects.

Compare and contrast classical conditioning with operant conditioning.

Gale had Chinese food for the first time when she was 6. Unfortunately for Gale, she got sick from food poisoning later that night. It has been 27 years since that experience, and Gale still can't eat Chinese food. According to the research of Garcia, she has developed a(n)

Your little brother learned that a cow says "moo." When he sees a horse he calls it "moo moo," which is an example of

A fixed-interval schedule is best described as providing reinforcement after