Exam 7: Learning and Conditioning

Elizabeth was given a $1000 raise after her last performance evaluation.Her raise is a

Which of the following is NOT a negative reinforcer?

Social learning theory's foremost proponent is __________ .

Aunt Bea gave Opie fried chicken livers every time he made his bed.Opie began making his bed more often than he used to.In this example,chicken livers are a _______ reinforcer.

Bobby and Sue were parked at Lover's Lane.When Bobby kissed Sue,his breathing accelerated.Sue always wore Chanel #5 when she went out with Bobby.Bobby's accelerated breathing when he and Sue kissed is the:

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

Rachel has found that when she opens up the cupboard door to get the cat food,the cats come running to the kitchen.Rachel knows that this is classical conditioning,that the unconditioned stimulus is the __________ and that the conditioned stimulus is the ___________.

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 ringing of the bell was the __________.

We associate the name of _______ most closely with classical conditioning.

Of the four basic elements of classical conditioning,the one the organism learns to respond to is the:

Bobby and Sue were parked at Lover's Lane.When Bobby kissed Sue,his breathing accelerated.Sue always wore Chanel #5 when she went out with Bobby.Whenever Bobby smelled Chanel #5,he began to breathe faster.Sue's kiss was the:

Which of the following statements about classical conditioning is true?