Exam 4: Learning

What was the conditioned stimulus (CS)in the case of Little Albert?

The fact that some kinds of stimuli (like a taste)are more easily and quickly connected to a response (like nausea)is explained by the concept of ______.

The mental storing of an entire image of an area,such as a maze or floor plan of a building is called______.

A research participant hears a tone followed by a puff of air directed toward his eye.Later,he blinks when he hears the tone.Before ending the experiment,what could the researcher do in order to extinguish the blinking to that tone?

In order to get her 2^nd grade students to memorize the poems written on the chalkboard,Mrs.Thyberg gives the students stickers for each poem they can recite from memory.After earning 5 stickers,a student gets to pick a prize out of the goody box.Mrs.Thyberg is using (a)________________ to modify the children's behaviors.

The mental image of an area,such as a maze or the floor plan of a building,is called _____________.

When Luke kissed Laura,her heart rate increases.Luke always wore Old Spice After Shave.Whenever Laura smelled Old Spice,her heart would race.Laura's increased heart rate when she smelled Old Spice was the:

Thorndike was known for his work with __________.

__________ is any relatively permanent change in behavior brought about by experience or practice.

When the number of responses is important to a schedule of reinforcement,that schedule is called a _____________ schedule.

A negative reinforcer is a stimulus that is ________ and thus ________ the probability of a response.

Which of the following statements is true about operant conditioning?

When a CS is repeatedly presented by itself,______ will occur.

Which schedule of reinforcement is programmed into slot machines?

Abigail is trying to figure out how she can BEST use employee pay to shape her employees' behavior.She is worried about consistent behavior,not speed.Therefore,she is interested in getting a slow but steady rate of response from her workers.According to reinforcement principles,she should probably use a ________ schedule.

What was the unconditioned stimulus (UCS)in the case of Little Albert?

Karawynn Long attempted to toilet train her cat.The principle of learning that was in operation was ____________.

The idea that learning occurs and is stored up,even when behaviors are not reinforced,is called __________.

Alan always turns the aquarium light on before putting fish food into the tank.After a while he notices that the fish swim to the top to look for the food as soon as he turns on the light.In this example,the ____________ is the unconditioned stimulus.

Learning is a process by which experience results in: