Exam 6: Learning

Identify a behavior of your own that you would like to perform more frequently (e.g. ,studying,completing household chores or yard work)or less frequently (e.g. ,snacking,smoking cigarettes).Outline a step-by-step behavior modification program that might help you achieve your goal.

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of punishment?

In observational learning,the organism whose behavior is observed is termed the _____.

Dr.Margate specializes in using behavior modification techniques to help adults engage in health-promoting behaviors,such as exercising,quitting smoking,and so forth.Dr.Margate is a behavior _____.

Adam was badly stung by a bee when he was a child.Now he is frightened not only of bees but of all flying insects.This example illustrates _____.

The root of operant conditioning may be traced to _____'s early studies of hungry cats learning to escape from cages.

Shaping is one way that organisms learn_____ behavior.

When a behavior is reinforced in the presence of a specific stimulus,but not in its absence it is known as_____ training.

The reemergence of an extinguished conditioned response after a period of rest and with no further conditioning is known as _____.

Which alternative below correctly pairs a learning style described in your text with one of its characteristics?

_____ punishment consists of the removal of something pleasant.

Learning reflects _____.Maturation reflects _____.

The process by which a stimulus increases the likelihood that a preceding behavior will be repeated is called:

_____ is a process in which,after a stimulus has been conditioned to produce a particular response,stimuli that are similar to the original stimulus produce the same response.

Mrs.Martin,a third-grade teacher,is instructing cursive writing.At first,she reinforces even crude attempts to reproduce letters with an encouraging word; as time goes on,though,she reinforces only well-formed letters.By reinforcing progressively better attempts at writing letters,Mrs.Martin is using:

Classical conditioning applies mostly to _____.Operant conditioning applies mainly to _____.

Typically long pauses in responding are found in _____ schedules.

_____ is a type of learning in which a neutral stimulus comes to bring about a response after it is paired with a stimulus that naturally brings about that response.

A weekly paycheck is an example of a _____ schedule.

Which of the following is an example of positive punishment?