Exam 6: A: Learning

Holly was dancing with her new boyfriend. When the band started playing "Fever" her boyfriend gave her a long, passionate kiss. Now, when Holly hears "Fever," she becomes a little flushed. What is the conditioned stimulus, in this example?

Which technique is used to teach animals complex tricks, such as teaching pigeons to play ping-pong?

Shaquille is a professional basketball player. He never knows for sure which of his shots will result in a basket, but the more shots he takes, the more baskets he makes. How is Shaquille's shooting reinforced in this example?

When Antonio was sick as a child, his mother would always make him vanilla pudding. To Antonio it seemed like the vanilla pudding made him feel better. Even now, he still gets a good feeling when he starts to prepare some vanilla pudding, but not when he starts to make any other type of pudding. What process does this illustrate?

Angela used to really enjoy diving for her school team, but at their most recent diving practice she hit her head on the diving board during her last dive. Since then she hasn't attended any of the team practices, and she refuses to dive. What is the head injury in this case?

Which of the following terms is used for the form of classical conditioning that is used by advertising campaigns to alter the preferences or attitudes of consumers?

Jerome is training to be a vacuum cleaner sales person. Initially, he got paid for each customer he called on, even if the customer did not ask for a demonstration. Currently, he gets paid for only actually demonstrating the product. Eventually, he will get paid only for actually closing a sale. What process is illustrated in this example?

What change occurs as a result of operant conditioning?

How are new conditioned responses created in higher-order conditioning?

You have conditioned a dog to salivate in response to a flashing green light. What would you expect to happen if you continue to pair the green light with food, but periodically present a white light that is NOT followed by food?

Which of the following is opposed by the Public Health Agency of Canada, because of evidence linking it to long-term negative outcomes for children?

Which of the following issues is emphasized by research into signal relations, response-outcome relations, and observational learning?

What is the term for learning that takes place by watching another person?

Nate is watching the cumulative recorder that is connected to a box where a rat is pressing a lever to receive food reinforcement. The slope of the line is becoming flatter and flatter over time. What can Nate conclude about the rat's response rate, based on this output?

What does the phenomenon of spontaneous recovery suggest?

Raul's parents make certain they thank Raul every time he clears the dishes from the table without being asked. Sadie's parents try to remember to thank Sadie every time she clears the table without being asked, but about half the time they forget. What should you predict based on principles of operant conditioning?

Zane has been shocked on six separate occasions while making toast. However, he doesn't seem to have developed a phobia toward toasters. Zane's only phobia is toward snakes, even though a snake has never harmed him. Which concept does this example illustrate?

April wants to teach her cat not to claw at the arms of her couch. Which of the following methods will be most successful?

Summer is teaching herself to type using a computer software package. The first time she used the program, the sentences she was supposed to type scrolled very slowly across the computer screen and when she finished the computer played a clapping sound. However, now she has to type the material faster than her previous "best time" before the computer plays the clapping sound. Which of the following techniques is incorporated in this software package?

Via which of the following processes is learning to ride a bicycle most likely acquired?