Exam 6: Learning

 In one of Albert Bandura's Bobo doll studies,children observed a model behaving aggressively toward the Bobo doll without receiving any positive or negative consequences for the behavior.Later,when these children were given an opportunity to be with the Bobo doll,they tended to ____. 

 Pavlov's original experiment was an example of ____. 

 The orienting reflex is useful because it ____. 

 In a continuous reinforcement schedule,____. 

 What is a step in Bandura's theory of the process involved in social learning? 

 Terry is trying to study in the student center.At first,he finds it hard to concentrate because of all the noise and conversation going on around him.However,after a few minutes,Terry is able to tune out the noise and concentrate on his studies.Terry's experience is an example of what type of learning? 

 Aversion therapy to treat alcoholism is ____. 

 Lloyd's roommate,Don,classically conditioned Lloyd to cringe whenever Don opened a squeaky drawer by pairing a squeak with a ping pong ball to Lloyd's head.Lloyd wants to return the favor,so when Don is out,Lloyd discretely wires an electrode to the drawer handle to Don will be shocked when he touches it.Lloyd is using ____. 

 Sam recently lost his grandmother.Now Sam feels sad whenever he smells the perfume his beloved grandmother used to wear.In this example,the loss of his grandmother is the ____. 

 John B.Watson was successful in conditioning ____ in "Little Albert." 

 What is an example of habituation? 

 If the desire is to create a response that is most highly resistant to extinction,a ____ schedule of reinforcement should be used. 

 Chang gets paid a $50 bonus for every 100 pairs of shoes that he sells.Chang is being reinforced on a ____ schedule of reinforcement. 

 Negative reinforcement leads to ____. 

 Recent research on the brain and habituation suggests habituation is somewhat primitive in nature.This research has found that which part of the brain is involved in certain instances of habituation? 

 Don wants to classically condition his roommate,Lloyd,to cringe whenever Don opens the squeaky drawer on his desk.To do this,Don decides to wait until his Lloyd is studying.Don will then open the drawer and then toss a ping-pong ball towards his roommates head.Don knows it is important to coordinate the squeaking from the drawer and tossing the ball so they are close together in time.Don is concerned about ____. 

 Joseph tells his buddies at work a joke that makes fun of women.To his surprise,his friends scolded him.As a result,Joseph decides never again to tell a joke like that at work.Joseph's experience is an example of what type of consequence? 

 Little Albert learned to associate a ____. 

 Which progression represents Bandura's four-step process in his social learning theory? 

 Classical conditioning is to ____ as operant conditioning is to ____.