Exam 6: A: Learning

Reema has a desk right next to her manager's office. Whenever her manager is in his office, Reema makes sure that she works hard at her computer. However, if the manager is away from his office she often works much more slowly and takes more breaks. What is the presence of the manager for Reema?

What is a conditioned stimulus?

Which of the following behaviours would be most difficult to extinguish?

You are watching a pigeon pecking a disk in a small chamber. There is a cumulative recorder connected to the disk. While you are watching, the pigeon is pecking at a slow, steady rate. What can you predict about the line on the cumulative record based on this information?

What is an antecedent in a behaviour modification program?

Tessa really likes to play video games on Saturdays, but her parents will let her play video games only if all the dishes are washed. Consequently, every Saturday morning Tessa has the table cleared and all of the dishes washed as soon as everyone has finished breakfast. Which of the following is true in this situation?

You are watching a rat pressing a lever in a Skinner box to obtain food pellets. The rat is pressing the lever at a very high rate, but it takes a break from lever pressing each time a food pellet is delivered. What type of schedule was likely used to train the rat?

What does the evolutionary perspective on learning suggest?

With most behaviour modification programs, what should you do once a terminal goal has been reached?

What happens to the association between stimulus and response, according to the law of effect?

When Diana was three years old, she became terrified when the neighbour's budgie bird kept flying near her head. Today she is afraid of all birds, including robins, pigeons, and blue jays. What process does this illustrate?

In classical conditioning, what is the stimulus that is originally neutral but comes to elicit a response as a result of learning?

What is the term for a system for administering symbolic reinforcers that can later be exchanged for "genuine" reinforcers?

Floyd had been working at Qualton Enterprises for two years when his boss asked to see him in her office. The boss told Floyd he was being laid off as a result of company downsizing. Floyd could feel his heart pounding as he listened to the news. Floyd has a new job, but every time his new boss asks to talk to him in private, Floyd feels a little faint. What term is used to describe the event of Floyd's new boss asking for a private talk, in this example?

Nolan has learned to drink a cup of coffee whenever he gets a tension headache because drinking coffee makes the pain of the headache go away. What does this example illustrate?

Which of the following is an example of stimulus generalization?

Kaleb developed a fear of snowstorms two winters ago when his car spun off the road and hit a tree during a blizzard. As the winter progressed, and he had no further accidents, Kaleb thought his fear of snowstorms had pretty well disappeared. To his surprise, this winter when the first heavy snow started to fall as he was driving, he found his heart was pounding and he was trembling. What does this illustrate?

Which of the following has been found in studies of response-outcome relations and reinforcement?

When Luis was a child, he really liked the smell of the rose-scented perfume his mother always wore. He came to associate that scent with snuggles and hugs from his mom. As an adult, Luis likes any floral scent, including the smell of lilacs and wildflowers. What process does this illustrate?

What occurs in escape learning?