Exam 6: Learning

When reinforcement for a behavior is removed,the consequence will be

Which of the following most clearly shows that an animal's biological makeup can affect the ease of learning an association?

Researchers have found that animals show evidence of classical conditioning if they are injected with a drug that chemically causes immunosuppression,while they are simultaneously drinking an unusual-tasting liquid.In these studies,the conditioned response would be

According to Skinner,the fundamental principle of operant conditioning is that organisms tend to repeat those responses that.

In operant conditioning,____________________ are events that typically precede the target response.

Stimulus contiguity refers to whether the stimuli

In Pavlov's principle experiment,the unconditioned stimulus was the

Cognitive processes are involved in which of the following key processes associated with observational learning?

Classical conditioning is to ____ responses; as operant conditioning is to ____.

What are stimulus generalization and stimulus discrimination? Why are they important?

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

On Thursday morning,Charles prepared his typical breakfast of corn flakes with milk and a cup of coffee.However,instead of having grapefruit with his breakfast,he tried eating guava for the first time.At lunchtime he ate his typical lunch of tuna salad and potato chips.However,instead of having a Coke to drink with his lunch,he drank a new fruit flavored soft drink for the first time.During the mid afternoon he became extremely ill.If his illness causes him to develop a conditioned response to something which stimulus is likely to be the conditioned stimulus?

Continuing to pair a specific CS and US,but periodically presenting stimuli similar to the CS and not pairing them with the US,should result in

The principles of learning and conditioning have

____________________ reinforcers include things such as food,water,warmth,and sex,which are inherently reinforcing because they satisfy biological needs.

Imagine that you have a roommate who is a slob and you would like to change this behavior.From your knowledge of conditioning principles how would you encourage and reinforce their behavior?

In the Little Albert experiment on conditioned emotional responses,stimulus generalization was shown when Albert showed the fear response to

The difference between punishment and negative reinforcement is that

An animal will give a conditioned response to a stimulus that has never been associated with the presentation of the original US in both

Behavior modification works best when used to modify