Exam 5: Learning

Skinner focused on how organisms think and feel.

Stimuli that increase the frequency of behavior are referred to as

You walk past Pizza Hut and salivate in response to the aroma of freshly baked pizzas. What is this the result of?

A baby cries in response to faces of strangers but smiles when he sees his mother's face. What is this an example of?

A car dealer's summer and fall incentive programs are an example of what?

In higher-order conditioning, there are at least two formerly neutral stimuli involved.

Reinforcers can be

An unconditioned response (UCR) is a learned response to a conditioned stimulus.

From the behaviorist perspective, __________________is defined as a relatively permanent change in behavior that arises from experience.

In the process of generalization, the more closely a stimulus resembles the CS, the weaker the CR.

B. F. Skinner designed an educational practice based on operant conditioning. This practice worked on the assumption that complex tasks that involve conceptual learning along with motor skills can be broken down into small steps. This design was called

Ivan Pavlov is best known for his research in

Media violence could __________ the expression of aggressive behavior, especially when __________.

How do behaviorists explain Pavlov's classical conditioning results?

To control the rat population in urban settings, the health department scatters bags of corn and molasses laced with poison. Many rats who survive temporarily become very sick. Then, the surviving rats never eat the bait again. What is this an example of?

A child who is afraid of the water is tossed into a swimming pool to teach him how to swim. What is this an example of?

From the __________ perspective, the dog in Pavlov's experiments salivated in response to the bell because the bell became mentally connected to the meat powder.

After the bell became an effective CS, Pavlov then paired it with a light. Eventually, the light was able to elicit the response of salivation. What is this an example of?

Experimental research shows that playing violent video games does not increase aggressive thoughts and behaviors in the laboratory.

____________, like reinforcers, are stimuli that increase the frequency of behavior.