Exam 10: Operant and Cognitive Approaches

If the shortest path to a food box is blocked,a rat will select the next shortest path if the rat has:

Alex watches a violent TV show and then pretends to shoot his brother James with a toy pistol.A psychologist would say that Alex has learned to "shoot" his brother through:

"Poor fool," you think to yourself when your friend tells you she lost on the lottery again,"another helpless victim of the ____ schedule of reinforcement."

A researcher is trying to get a pigeon to play "Joy to the World" on a toy piano.If the pigeon plays the first note followed by a reinforcer,and then the pigeon plays the first and second note followed by a reinforcer,the researcher is most likely using:

Discuss how a dolphin could be trained to locate mines in the water.

A trained killer whale associates a whistle with food.

According to social cognitive theory,we watch or imitate others' behaviors.

During a lecture on learning,a fellow student accidentally stubs his toe on a table leg and lets out a "yelp." Having heard it,the professor says,"Is that behavior [toe stubbing] likely to happen again in the future?" Answer the professor and indicate the reason for your answer.

The little child who gets a good hard spanking for running out into the street is experiencing an operant conditioning procedure called:

To increase the effectiveness of time out,parents should consider:

Cognitive learning refers to:

The time period in which imprinting occurs is called the:

____ is a mental process marked by the sudden and unexpected solution of a problem.

Children learned to hit a Bobo doll through:

Compare and contrast positive reinforcement with positive punishment and negative reinforcement with negative punishment.

Describe the Bobo doll study and how it supports social cognitive theory.

Alfredo brings his lucky pencil with him for his exams.His pencil was accidentally paired with a good grade on his exams.Alfredo's behavior is an example of a:

Those who study cognitive learning claim that learning can take place in an individual:

Intensive behavior modification is most effective with an autistic child when it begins:

Betty Lou gives her son Pierre a piece of pecan pie if he does all his homework.Betty Lou is providing Pierre with a ____ reinforcer.