Exam 7: Memory

David's mother is terrified of snakes. When David sees how much snakes scare her, he also feels scared of snakes. This is an example of

Kaori is playing on the floor while her mother cooks. Her mother sets a spoon on the counter and goes to the refrigerator. Kaori grabs the spoon, burns her fingers, jerks her hand away, and begins to cry. The next time her mother sets a spoon down on the counter, Kaori remembers that she got burned the last time and does not try to touch it. We can say that this experience produced a relatively enduring change in Kaori's behaviour; in other words, Kaori has _____________________ something.

Ian is starting to eat baby food. He really likes it. Soon he gets really excited when he hears the pop occurs when the sealed bottles of baby food are opened. One day his mom is opening a bottle of mustard pickles. Ian comes running when he hears the pop. Ian's response to the popping of a sealed lid is exhibits that he has _________the popping sound from his baby food bottles.

Jessie is a dog trainer who needs to coax a dog to put on a muzzle without being anxious. Since the dog is unlikely to spontaneously begin putting on the muzzle, Jessie first rewards his dog for going near the muzzle, then for touching the muzzle, then for putting his head in the muzzle, and so on until the dog puts on the muzzle easily. This process is called

Gavin recently went deep-sea fishing with some friends. Unfortunately, he was extremely seasick the entire time he was on the boat, and now when he sees boats he feels queasy. In this situation, the conditioned stimulus is the

Trent's cat comes running when he shakes a can of treats. Trent wants to teach his cat to come when he says, "Do you want a treat?" To do this, he will ask, "Do you want a treat?" before he shakes the can of treats. Trent is

After Albert Bandura showed children videos of grownups beating up a Bobo doll, the children beat up Bobo in exactly the same way. This is an example of

Andrew has been diagnosed as autistic. He has trouble mimicking the facial expressions of people around him. This creates issues because people assume he does not care about them. He may simply have deficits with his

Irinia's dog loves to go for walks, and she always puts a leash on him when they go out. The dog used to wag his tail as soon as they got outside, but now he wags his tail when Irinia picks up the leash. The period of time in which the dog learned to associate the leash with walks is called the ____________________ interval.

Irinia's dog loves to go for walks, and she always puts a leash on him when they go out. The dog used to wag his tail as soon as they got outside, but now he wags his tail when Irinia picks up the leash. One day, Irinia is cleaning out her garage and pulls some old bungee cords out of a box. Her dog begins to jump around and wag his tail the same way he does when he thinks they are going for a walk. The dog has ___________________ the stimulus of the leash to the bungee cords.

Stuart hates passing the neighbours' house on his walk home from school because the bulldog there barks at him. Because of this, Stuart became anxious around all dogs; however, his family recently adopted a Labrador retriever. The dog is very gentle and never barks at Stuart, and now Stuart is anxious only around the bulldog down the street. Stuart has learned to

You use a(n) ______________ schedule of reinforcement when you are teaching someone to do something new. You use a(n) ______________ schedule of reinforcement after they have learned a behaviour and you want to maintain it.

Gavin recently went deep-sea fishing with some friends. Unfortunately, he was extremely seasick the entire time he was on the boat, and now when he sees boats he feels queasy. In this situation, the conditioned response is the

When they go grocery shopping, Sonia's mother is often busy and doesn't pay very much attention to her. When Sonia throws a tantrum in the store, her mother pays attention and scolds her. Though she doesn't like being scolded, Sonia prefers getting some attention to having no attention at all. Sonia learns that when she wants her mother's attention, she should scream or cry. Sonia's mother is unintentionally teaching her daughter using which type of learning?

About 65 percent of adults over the age of 20 are overweight. Based on what we know about operant conditioning, which of the following may contribute to the problem?

Getting a paycheque every two weeks is an example of a

Audrey has decided to start doing Sudoku puzzles every day. She says, "Use it or lose it". This supports which of the following neuroanatomical concepts

Sonia's mother is often busy and doesn't pay very much attention to her, but when Sonia cries or screams, her mother scolds her. Though she doesn't like being scolded, Sonia prefers getting some attention to having no attention at all. Sonia learns that when she wants her mother's attention, she should scream or cry. Eventually, however, Sonia's mother realizes that Sonia only wants attention, so she stops coming over when Sonia cries and screams. What should happen as a result?

The Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) says it is desirable that two or more compatible rats be housed together in an appropriate cage. Post-puberal males are usually compatible, particularly if they have been together since an early age. The CCAC is using another rat to _________.

Investigations of subconscious racial bias measures the ___________ between different ideas, such as race and crime. Faster reaction time is an indicator of a stronger link.