Exam 5: Learning

You are absolutely terrified of dogs. Your behavior therapist is taking you to a kennel where you will be surrounded by 10 dogs. This therapeutic approach is known as

According to behaviorists, __________ is any relatively permanent change in an organism's behavior that occurs because of experience.

You are paid $29 for every five doghouses that you paint. This is an example of

Rescorla's research on contingency theory supports a cognitive perspective in learning because

After being conditioned to fear a white rat, Little Albert cried in the presence of other furry objects such as a rabbit and fur coat. This is due to

Results of research on latent learning and observational learning suggest all of the following EXCEPT

Peter has a phobia for dogs. The behavior therapist has him relax and just think about dogs, and occasionally shows him pictures of dogs. The next session will involve going to the pet store to observe dogs through a glass, and the next week a trip to a kennel. In every instance Peter must maintain a relaxed response. This type of behavior therapy is known as

Positive punishment feels good.

Ivan Pavlov provided evidence that reflexes can be learned through

__________________ is the tendency for an organism to distinguish between a CS and similar stimuli that does not predict an unconditioned stimulus.

To efficiently train a rat to press a lever, you should reward

Both generalization and discrimination are _________ because they allow us to understand that a red traffic light means stop in any city and to distinguish the faces in our family.

______________ reinforcers increase the probability that behavior will occur when they are applied.

In the movie Jurassic Park , the Tyrannosaurus Rex would respond to moving stimuli and subsequently be rewarded with dinner. Aware of the complex reptilian visual system, Jeff Goldblum began running so that he would divert the monster's attention away from the children, who were trapped in the Jeep. In this case, Jeff became an effective

Because of the phenomenon of spontaneous recovery, psychologists believe that

Research on media violence concludes that

Taste aversions are ___________ because they motivate organisms to avoid harmful foods.

Learning that is not mechanically acquired through reinforcement, void of overt responses, and is gained through paying attention to other's behavior is called ___________ learning.

Partial reinforcement schedules can maintain behavior over long periods of time even when the behavior goes unreinforced.

Spontaneous recovery describes the event in which an organism performs