Exam 4: Learning

A reinforcer that removes something unpleasant from a situation is called a __________ reinforcer.

B.F.Skinner is known for his theory of:

Bandura conducted a classic study known as the "Bobo" doll study.The term Bobo refers to ____________.

A behavioral psychologist tries to train a bird to climb a tree to get a reward of a piece of fruit.At first,the bird learns how to climb the tree with its legs and beak.After a while,it starts flapping its wings and hopping around before it starts to climb.Eventually,the bird flies up to the piece of fruit,even though that prevents it from getting the fruit.According to the Brelands' analysis of biological constraints,the bird is demonstrating ___________.

Corky's mouth waters when he sees Ball Park Franks,but not when he sees other brands of franks.This response is known as:

On a fixed-ratio schedule reinforcement is given _________ .

An example of a discriminative stimulus might be a _______________.

When Luke kissed Laura,her heart rate increases.Luke always wore Old Spice After Shave.Whenever Laura smelled Old Spice thereafter,her heart raced.Old Spice After Shave was the:

Learning to make a reflex response to a stimulus other than to the original,natural stimulus is called _____________.

Scott works at a job where he is paid a salary every 2 weeks.Scott is being reinforced on a _______ schedule.

The partial reinforcement effect refers to the fact that a response that is reinforced after some,but not all,correct responses ____________.

Which letters correspond to the four elements of modeling from Bandura's theory?

The Internal Revenue Service threatens Sue with a penalty if she fails to pay her back taxes.She pays,and the threat is withdrawn.In the future,she is more prompt in meeting her obligation.This is an example of the use of _______ to control behavior.

Some researchers believe that classical conditioning takes place only because:

Which schedule of reinforcement reinforces the first correct response after a constant interval of time has elapsed?

Bill hates to clean up after dinner.One night,he volunteers to bathe the dog before cleaning u

Any event whose presence decreases the likelihood that ongoing behavior will recur is __________.

By pairing the ringing of a bell with the presentation of meat,Pavlov trained dogs to salivate to the sound of a bell even when no meat was presented.In this experiment,the presentation of the meat was the _______.

Which of the following would be most appropriate for the use of biofeedback procedures?

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