Exam 28: Conditioning and Learning: Types of Learning

Children tend to act as if parents give them the message,"Do as I do,not as I say." This is because of the powerful effect of

In recent years,the violent crime rate among youth has risen even as sales of violent video games have declined.

A relatively permanent change in behavior as a result of experience is the definition of

The effects of modeling and imitation underlie

Learning that occurs without obvious reinforcement and remains hidden until reinforcement is provided is known as

Which of the following is a type of programmed instruction that allows learners to freely make mistakes and learn from them and gives hints about why an answer was wrong and what needs to be corrected?

Which of the following is a real world example of using feedback to change people's behaviors so that they will increase their conservation efforts?

Greg is trying to read the paper and is becoming very frustrated with his oldest child Tommy,who is making a lot of noise near him,so he "swats" Tommy on his rear end and tells him to be quiet.Later,Tommy is fussing at his younger brother for touching his toys.Greg tells his oldest son to be nice to his little brother.From the learning that took place in these two situations,Tommy will most likely

Which of the following is based on what happens before we respond and begins with a stimulus that reliably triggers a response?

Watching and imitating the actions of another person or noting the consequences of those actions is called observational learning,or

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 using their textbook and notes.Dr.Windham is using a type of

When she hears her father at the door,three-year-old Ashley runs to the front door,where she gets a hug from her father.This hug is considered a(n)

Violent video games tend to make aggressive behavior more likely because

"After visiting Chattanooga,Tennessee last summer,I can imagine the layout of the city in my mind." This is an example of

If you smoke cigarettes,psychologists would urge you to quit so your children won't learn to smoke by

When it is frequent,immediate,and detailed,which of the following is more likely to be effective?

Earlier studies of modeled aggression suggest that

Internal images or other mental representataions of an area (maze,city,campus,etc. )that underlie an ability to choose alternative paths to the same goal is a(n) _______.

Skills,such as dancing,tying your shoe,or playing a guitar,are most easily learned through modeling,or ___________ learning.

When three-year-old Ashley hears a truck pull into the driveway,it means that Daddy is home.The sound of the truck would be a(n)