Exam 6: Learning

 Yanna used to date a man who wore a lime-scented aftershave.Yanna was very attracted to this man,and now when she smells the scent of lime,she finds herself feeling slightly aroused.In this example,the man Yanna used to date is the ____. 

 Freddie used to feed her cat canned cat food.Now every time Freddie uses the can opener,her cat gets very excited and starts meowing.In this example,the US is ____. 

 Ivan Pavlov discovered classical conditioning through his research on ____. 

 Which statement is TRUE regarding token economies? 

 When treating alcoholism with aversion therapy,the drug called Antabuse is used as the ____. 

 Although hunger naturally occurs in response to an empty stomach,we can easily become conditioned to feel hunger at certain times of the day due to classical conditioning.In this case,the US would be the ____. 

 Thorndike is to ____ as Skinner is to ____. 

 Compared to classical conditioning,operant conditioning is more likely to result in ____. 

 Shane's mother tells him that if he is not quiet when she is working,he will not be allowed to play computer games later in the evening.Shane's mother is using ____. 

 In Pavlov's original studies,salivation to meat was a(n)____,and salivation to a buzzer was a(n)____. 

 Behaviorism is to ____ as social learning is to ____.Tolman; Pavlov 

 Thorndike concluded that his cats were learning because ____. 

 Positive reinforcement that is trivial to the person receiving it ____. 

 If a behavior continues to be exhibited in spite of the fact that no reinforcement is being given,it is likely that the behavior ____. 

 Social learning is often referred to as ____. 

 When an extinction burst occurs,it suggests that the organism ____. 

 Strict behaviorism tends to ____. 

 Regarding the study of thoughts or feelings,B.F.Skinner believed that ____. 

 Carlotta's husband took out the trash without being nagged to do so,and Carlotta gave him a big hug.  Carlotta seems to be using ____ on her husband. 

 Which item is a primary reinforcer?