Exam 7: Learning and Bahaviour Analysis

In the classic study of fear conditioning in a human infant (the "Albert" experiment),what was the UCS?

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

A pigeon learns to peck only at a red disk.It will not peck at an identical disk of any other colour.This illustrates the concept of ___________.

An automatic,innate,and involuntary response to an environmental event is a(n)________.

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

A child is praised for using his fork instead of his fingers to eat some spaghetti.This is an example of __________ reinforcement.

Emitted,voluntary behaviour is BEST modified by _____________.

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

Gretta spends a lot of time at the race track betting on ponies,and occasionally she wins.The frequency of her betting is controlled by which of the following?

Shaping is achieved through:

In the experiment with Little Albert,the unconditioned response was _______.

An experiment finds that a certain male subject always has an increased heartbeat when he hears a certain piece of music.The experimenter sounds a buzzer and then plays the piece of music.The experimenter repeats this procedure until the man responds with an increased heartbeat to the sound of the buzzer alone.In this situation the UNCONDITIONED response is the:

Which type of learning occurs when we observe other people act?

Wearing sunglasses ALL THE TIME because people tell you they make you look "irresistible" is an example of which of the types of punishment and reinforcement?

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

Which of the following is a primary reinforcer?

The "law of effect" was first proposed in the modern scientific community by:

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?

Positive reinforcers:

Most young children put their hands over their ears when they hear the loud boom of firecrackers at a Canada Day festival,but at first pay just scant attention to the person lighting the firecrackers.However,after just a few firecrackers have been exploded,some of the children put their hands over their ears as soon as they see the person approach the firecracker with a match! What is the unconditioned stimulus?