Exam 7: Learning From Experience

With operant conditioning, when a variable-ratio schedule of reinforcement is in place, a response will only be reinforced after:

Sandy was learning to play baseball.Initially her coach told her "good job" every time she was able to make contact with the ball.This switched to only saying "good job" when the ball was hit fair, and eventually only when a hit resulted in Sandy's getting on base.Based on what is known about operant conditioning, you should conclude that the coach developed Sandy's baseball skills using the process known as:

According to the classical conditioning theory of how drug tolerance develops, when a drug addict repeatedly takes a drug in the same environment, that environment triggers a(n):

Conditioned inhibition is:

Edward Thorndike formulated the:

Learning that an event signals the absence or nonoccurrence of the unconditioned stimulus is referred to as:

When Margie was a toddler, she nearly drowned in a lake where her family was fishing.The experience left her phobic of water.The experience of seeing a body of water is now which of the following for Margie:

According to psychologists, sensitization is:

In classical conditioning, when a novel stimulus produces a response that is similar to the response that already occurs to a conditioned stimulus, the process at work is referred to as:

When Margie was a toddler, she nearly drowned in a lake where her family was fishing.The experience left her phobic of water.The fear that arises when Margie sees a body of water is which of the following?

In a(n) ____________________ schedule, the number of required responses is fixed and does not change from one trial to the next.

In classical conditioning, an observable reaction to an environmental event that is elicited only after training or experience is referred to as:

The preschool teachers have started putting gold stars on a poster when the class has behaved well the entire day.If the class has received a gold star on a day, they will receive a special treat as a reward.The teachers have started using which of the following as a way to increase the likelihood that children will behave well?

We learn our own actions lead to outcomes through:

Which of the following best fits the technical definition of learning?

Hadley was a compulsive gambler who used to gamble on all the different sporting events.A year ago, Hadley lost over $4,000 in a single weekend, and he hasn't gambled since then.Based on what is known about operant conditioning, you should conclude that for Hadley, the loss of $4,000 acted as a:

Which theory probably offers the best explanation of how rhesus monkeys learn to fear snakes?

With second-order conditioning, you do not need an unconditioned stimulus to be physically present in order to learn something about its occurrence.

Little Albert was conditioned to fear white rats when the appearance of the white rat was always followed by a loud noise.When researchers presented a block of wood, however, Little Albert showed no fear response.Little Albert's lack of response to the block of wood illustrates the classical conditioning process referred to as:

Frieda used to be afraid of dental visits because she associated the sound of the drill with pain.However, Frieda's new dentist is "painless" and the sound of the drill is no longer associated with pain.Consequently, Frieda finds her fear of dental visits has disappeared.Frieda's change in responsiveness to dental visits illustrates the classical conditioning process referred to as: