Exam 6: Learning

The concept of equipotentiality suggests which of the following?

In S-O-R learning, what does the "O" stand for?

When you learned that red lights mean "stop" and green lights mean "go" you were being trained to use a classical conditioning concept called stimulus ________.

Conditioned taste aversions result from only one pairing of the ________ and ________.

An example of a discriminative stimulus might be ________.

A Skinner box is most likely to be used in research on ________.

Allowing students with A-averages exemptions from taking a final exam is an example of ________ reinforcement.

________ suggested that aggression is learned by watching aggressive models.

In Watson's study involving "Little Albert", a ________ was the CS.

The reappearance of a learned response after extinction has occurred is called ________.

The sudden appearance of an answer to a question or puzzle after having contemplated the issue for a period of time illustrates ________.

A fixed ratio schedule of reinforcement involves

Which two theorists laid the groundwork for the theory of operant conditioning?

Shelly has developed a fear of bridges due to the recent, graphic news coverage of people falling from a collapsed bridge. Which of the following is the CS?

Providing a child with a homework pass if she completes five word problems during class represents both ________ reinforcement and a ________ schedule of reinforcement.

You wake up at 3.00 am craving a glass of water. You get out of bed and walk to the kitchen but you do not turn on the light. Your ability to successfully navigate the house in the dark is due to the presence of ________.

________ is an example of a primary reinforcer, whereas ________ is an example of a secondary reinforcer.

Studies of latent learning emphasise the importance of ________ on learning.

If Sam is afraid of spiders, the two-process theory suggests that his fear of spiders is the result of ________ conditioning and this fear is maintained by ________ conditioning.

________ was the first person to describe learning as acquired through classical conditioning while studying the digestive process of dogs.