Exam 7: Basic Principles of Learning

Let's say you have a hungry cat in your kitchen.You use your electric can opener,which makes a rather loud sound,to open a can of cat food.You have done this many times before.The hungry cat runs toward the plate of food when it sees it being set on the floor.In this example,running toward a plate of food when set in front of the cat is a/n

If a student in a classroom was given a piece of candy for,on average,every three words correctly spelled,this would be an example of being reinforced on a ______ schedule.

Reinforcers that are acquired through learning are called _______ reinforcers.

In Pavlov's classic experiment,the unconditioned stimulus was the sound of a metronome.

Which of the following is an example of a fixed ratio schedule of reinforcement?

Rats who know where something is in a maze relative to a starting place possess a cognitive map.

What is the overall effect of delay of reinforcement?

If the state troopers drive yellow Fords in your state,there may be an immediate braking response when you see any yellow Ford.This reaction is known as

Which of the following is an example of avoidance conditioning?

In classical conditioning,an unlearned,inborn reaction to an unconditioned stimulus is a(n)

Jill was trying to operantly condition her dog to roll over.Each time her dog rolled over she immediately said "good dog." However,the dog did not learn to roll over on command.Which of the following may best explain why?

The abbreviation UCS stands for uncontrollable stimulus.

Food,water,warmth,novel stimulation,physical activity,and sexual gratification are all examples of

In classical conditioning,which of the following is true of the unconditioned stimulus?

When a conditioned response that was extinguished suddenly returns after an interval of rest,what has occurred?

When the frequency of a behavior decreases following a negative consequence,punishment has occurred.

When the original source of learning is removed and a particular response diminishes,______ has occurred.

The ultimate goal of negative reinforcement is to strengthen behavior.

The notion of response prevention suggests that avoidance responses can be extinguished by

An example of a fixed ratio schedule of reinforcement is the case of the