Exam 6: B: Learning

According to Seligman,which of the following helps to explain why we learn things like taste aversions very quickly

Which type of conditioning could cause a dog to salivate to a light that was never previously paired with food

At preschool,Jaspreet has learned that she must wash her hands before snack-time to get a snack.At home,she has started to wash her hands before asking for snacks.Which process does Jaspreet's behaviour illustrate

If an employee of a company that conducts telephone surveys receives $1.00 for every three completed surveys he conducts,which schedule is he being paid on

Jason has noticed that he is more likely to play video games,instead of study,whenever his roommate is home.Which of the following is an antecedent in this example

While out trick-or-treating for Halloween,at first Billy's neighbours had to remind him to say "trick or treat" before they dropped their treats into his bag.As he continued to visit houses in the neighbourhood,soon Billy would say "trick or treat" as soon as the neighbours answered the door.In this situation,which operant conditioning term describes the change in Billy's behaviour because of the reminders and treats

Imagine eating your favourite dessert.If just thinking about the dessert causes your mouth to water,then what is the classical conditioning term for your salivation,in this case

Which of the following is associated with children who are regularly spanked

A political candidate uses a negative campaign commercial in which the candidate's opponent is shown alongside a negative image of an angry mob.What is the intent of this commercial

In which reinforcement schedule is a reinforcement given for the first response after an unpredictable amount of time has elapsed

Which childhood behaviours could be easily explained by classical conditioning

What occurs when a rat learns to press a lever in order to prevent a shock from happening

When Beth goes with her dad to the grocery store,she always asks him to buy chocolate ice cream.Approximately once a month he will purchase the ice cream.On what type of schedule is Beth's asking for chocolate ice cream being reinforced

When Henrik's Uncle Oleg visits,Oleg always gives Henrik an intense tickling and will stop this "tickle-torture" only when Henrik says "Uncle." Henrik's response of saying "Uncle" is strengthened through which process

If you give your dog a treat every time he jumps through a hoop,what method are you using

A child covers her ears when she sees fireworks,before actually hearing the sound of the fireworks (that have scared her in the past).In this example,what classical conditioning term is used to label the sight of the fireworks

What becomes more active both when you do an action and when you observe someone else doing that action

In classical conditioning,what is the UCS

As a rat in a Skinner Box presses a lever,a machine documents each lever press over time.What is the term for the pattern of data that is produced by that machine

If a dog that has been classically conditioned to salivate when shown a square does NOT salivate when shown a triangle,what does the dog's behaviour illustrate