Exam 6: Learning

Observational learning occurs

Dr.Meyer is known for his difficult pop quizzes.Immediately before he announces a pop quiz to his students,he walks to the classroom door and closes it.His students soon learn to anticipate a pop quiz whenever Dr.Meyer closes the classroom door.In the context of classical conditioning,closing the door has become a(n)

In classical conditioning,in order for the pairing between the unconditioned stimulus (US)and the conditioned stimulus (CS)to work,the

Which of the following is true of Ivan Pavlov's experiment on classical conditioning?

Dale works for a publishing company.Every time he writes a good article,he gets lots of fan mail expressing support to him.In the context of operant conditioning,the mails that Dale receives are called a

Positive reinforcement in operant conditioning is a learning process in which

How does positive punishment differ from negative punishment in operant conditioning?

Which of the following is a cognitive form of learning?

In the context of operant conditioning,_____ refers to rewarding successive approximations of a desired behavior.

Marcia and John were married for eleven years before John passed away.Following his death,Marcia left her home and city because everything reminded her of John.Many years later,Marcia happened to meet a man,her new colleague,who smelled of the cologne that John always wore.Even after so many years,Marcia was drawn to this man because he reminded her of John.In this scenario,Marcia's reawakened feelings are an example of _____ in classical conditioning.

_____ in operant conditioning refers to the removal of a stimulus following a given behavior in order to decrease the frequency of that behavior.

Which of the following is true of acquisition in classical conditioning?

George drinks three glasses of wine at home every evening but rarely feels its effect.However,he feels the immediate effect of a single glass of wine on the rare occasions that he goes to a bar.Which of the following classical conditioning concepts best explains this discrepancy in George's responses?

_____ in classical conditioning is the tendency of a new stimulus that is similar to the original conditioned stimulus to elicit a response that is similar to the conditioned response.

Preparedness refers to the way people's beliefs about their abilities dictate what goals they set for themselves,what they think they can learn,and ultimately what they do learn.

On Monday,Rat A receives 25 mild electric shocks per hour and Rat B receives 5 mild shocks per hour.On Tuesday,both rats receive 10 shocks per hour.In the context of stress and improvement,which of the following is the most likely result of this experiment?

Identify the accurate statement about operant conditioning.

In observational learning,retention is the process in which a learner must

_____ was the Russian physiologist who demonstrated that neutral aspects of the environment can attain the capacity to evoke responses through pairing with other stimuli and that bodily processes can be influenced by environmental cues.

Experience with unavoidable negative stimuli can lead to a particular deficit in avoidance learning called