Exam 9: Classical Conditioning

Simone is listening to her professor's lecture.Class is about to end when the professor previews the topic for the next meeting."Next time," he says,"we will examine learning." Since Simone has done the assigned reading,she correctly thinks to herself:

Positive or negative feelings can be experienced when a stimulus is encountered that initially accompanied a pleasant or painful event.This feeling is called a:

Learning can be best defined as:

Paul's mother buys him a sailor's cap before they go on a family fishing trip.On the boat,Paul gets nauseated and throws up.The next day he gets nauseated when he sees his sailor's cap.The cap has become a(n):

Learning is defined as a relatively permanent change in behavior that results from maturation.

Of the following words,which one best describes systematic desensitization?

A child falls off her bike and becomes afraid to ride.What is likely to occur if she tries to take short,safe rides that do not result in her falling?