Exam 5: Learning

While sitting in her Jeep at a red traffic light, Lauren heard a loud screech. One second later, a cab smashed into the back of her Jeep. Now when she hears a screeching sound, she feels anxious. In this example, the screech became an effective __________, and her anxiety in response to the sound became the __________.

The most thrilling part of a roller coaster ride is the speed of the rapid descent. Yet your excitement begins to build as you wait in line and gradually increases as you board the train, strap yourself in, and begin the slow incline. These increments in level of excitement during this whole process are an example of

Explain the research suggesting that media violence causes children to be more aggressive. Use terms in classical and operant conditioning to explain your answer.

Taste aversions differ from other instances of classical conditioning because

To reduce Mary Ann's fear of birds, a behavior therapist had her relax and think of a bird. Then she showed Mary Ann a picture of some birds, after which they both watched the Hitchcock movie about birds. After a few sessions, she took Mary Ann to the aviary. This is an example of what type of behavior therapy?

Flooding is to systematic desensitization as intense exposure is to gradual exposure.

After studying cats in the puzzle box, __________ came up with the "law of effect."

Jill gets $2.50 for every collar she sews on the shirts made in her factory. This is a _____ schedule.

Which of the following best describes giving a dog food after rolling over?

Which of the following statements is incorrect concerning punishment?

Behavior therapists prefer systematic desensitization to flooding as a behavior therapy to reduce fears because

According to Bandura, a person who engages in a response to be imitated is a

According to contingency theory, a randomly presented conditioned stimulus and unconditioned stimulus would not change behavior because

Programmed learning incorporates the shaping principle of operant conditioning.

In operant conditioning, the extinction of learned responses results from the repeated performance of operant behavior without ______________.

Latent learning occurs when the learned behavior is performed immediately.

Why would the term extinction be a possible misnomer?

The main difference between the behaviorist perspective and cognitive perspective on learning is that the cognitive perspective

Mimi, your cat, comes running into the kitchen every time you use the electric can opener. Your vet has instructed you to switch her from canned cat food to dry cat food, the kind in a bag. Which of the following will likely occur?

In the classic study by Garcia et al. (1989), nausea was used as a(n)