Exam 7: Extension C: Conditioning and Learning

Tina always seems to be a little late for work every morning because she spends so much time drinking coffee and reading the morning paper that she has to rush through her shower and her selection of clothes.So, she has decided to get a cup of coffee and drink it while selecting her clothes, then take a shower, and, if any time remains, she will have a second cup of coffee and read the morning paper.Tina is utilizing the strategy that involves

By the time the average person graduates from high school, he or she will have seen _____ hours of TV and spent _____ hours in the classroom.

Right after Samantha the dog had been conditioned to salivate to a dinner bell, she would also salivate to a bicycle bell and to clock chimes.This illustrates

If you want a child to behave,

In her developmental psychology classes, Dr.Windham utilizes problem-based learning, which involves presenting the students with open-ended real-life cases.The students must determine the important aspects of the problem and then come up with a plan of action to solve the problem.Dr.Windham is using a type of

The first step in using "behavioral self-management" is to

Regarding the use of punishment for training or discipline, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

_____ involves repetition and memorization; while _____ involves insight and understanding.

Advertisers often try to use higher order conditioning by pairing images that evoke good feelings with pictures of their products.

Your dog Samantha has always salivated to a dog biscuit, but you classically condition Sam to salivate to the dinner bell.In this example, the dog biscuit would be a(n) _____ stimulus.

It has been found that in humans, latent learning often occurs because of

Punishment may be necessary to manage the behavior of a child.Therefore,

Mitzi is extremely afraid of cats because she was badly scratched by one when she was younger.Abby is also afraid of cats, although she has never been scratched by one.However, Abby's mother is also afraid of cats. (a) Explain the way that Mitzi developed her phobia, using the US, UR, CS, and CR. (b) Explain the way Abby developed her phobia. (c) Describe how both of these women could overcome their phobias.

If you have ever learned your way through some of the levels found in many video games, you have developed a(n) _____ of the video game.

By observing a model, a person may learn

Three-year-old Jake ran up to the neighbor's new lab puppy.The puppy barked loudly and playfully jumped up on Jake, knocking him down.Although he was not hurt, the experience did frighten Jake.The next time he saw another lab puppy in the park, he hugged his mother's knees and began to cry.The puppy would be the conditioned stimulus in this example.

The observational learning studies indicate that

Compared with learning by rote, discovery learning produces a better understanding of new problems.

Which of the following is an effective recommendation for the use of punishment?

_____ tends to lead to a better understanding of new or unusual problems.