Exam 4: Learning

In Bandura's study of observational learning,the abbreviation AMIM stands for _____________.

Learning that occurs but is not immediately reflected in a behavior change is called __________.

Reinforcement is to punishment as:

Normally,when food is placed in the mouth of any animal,the salivary glands start releasing saliva to help with chewing and digestion.In terms of Pavlov's analysis of learning,salivation would be referred to as ________.

Pavlov placed meat powder in the mouths of dogs,and they began to salivate.The food acted as a (an) ____________.

The presentation of an aversive stimulus following a particular operant response is called:

What has occurred when there is a decrease in the likelihood or rate of a target response?

Of the following phenomena,which one best explains the spreading of phobias to objects similar to the one to which the phobia was originally acquired?

A small boy has just recently delighted his parents because he learned to call his father "daddy." However,it has now become an embarrassment to his mother when she takes him out with her because he keeps calling other men "daddy." This is an example of:

Laura's heart rate had been conditioned to increase whenever she smelled Old Spice After Shave.However,her heart would also race to the aroma of Brut and English Leather.This reaction is known as:

A monthly paycheck best represents a ________ schedule of reinforcement.

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

What would you predict about Little Albert based on the principle of spontaneous recovery?

Which of the following is a primary reinforcer?

Any behavior that is voluntary is referred to as a(n)______________.

Conditioned taste aversions are an example of something called ____________.

If a POSITIVE REINFORCER is added after a behavior and the behavior is strengthened/increased,the process used is called:

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,salivation to the meat was the _______.

An operant conditioning technique in which a learner gains conscious control over his or her own biological response is _______________.

When Keller and Marian Breland,two psychologists who became animal trainers,decided that it would be cute to have a pig drop a big wooden coin into a box,they found that ___________.