Exam 7: Learning

Which of the following occurs in a learned helplessness situation?

Under which condition is a rat most likely to experience anxiety rather than fear?

What is the true relation between the CR and the UR?

Nursery school children typically enjoy drawing pictures. Which of the following is most likely to reduce their intrinsic motivation for engaging in this activity?

Learning often includes changes in behavior or the development of new skills. But it can also involve __________.

Of the options presented, what is the most effective way to form a second-order CR?

Little Jimmy has met his grandmother only once, but that experience was very positive. In fact, the experience was so wonderful that every time he sees an older-looking woman, he runs over to her with a big smile and his arms outstretched. Which conditioning phenomenon does Jimmy demonstrate?

If an animal undergoes an extinction procedure, then is left alone for a rest interval, what often occurs when the CS (conditioned stimulus) is again presented (after the rest period)?

Research on which of the following best shows the importance of surprise in classical conditioning?

When is an organism reinforced on a ratio schedule?

According to the principle of belongingness, which of the following would be the most difficult to do?

After a conditioned response is extinguished, an animal is given 24 hours of rest. What will the animal do if, the next day, it is presented with the CS?

Which of the following represents Edward L. Thorndike's major contribution to the field of psychology?

Pavlov's dogs learned that it was the metronome and not other events in the laboratory that were associated with meat powder. According to a contingency view of classical conditioning, this is not only because the CS preceded the US but also because the __________.

In studies on spatial knowledge and cognitive maps, what happens to rats that are trained to find food in an eight-arm radial maze?

Conditioning works best when __________.

Which of the following statements is false?

A male rat was repeatedly exposed to female rats in heat that were sprayed with the scent of wintergreen. He was also repeatedly exposed to female rats who were not in heat and who were sprayed with the scent of oil of cloves. When tested later, the male rat's testosterone levels rose whenever he smelled oil of wintergreen but not when he smelled oil of cloves. What did the male rat exhibit?

Which of the following would be an accurate reflection of a learning theorist's viewpoint regarding learning?

You used to like to color and draw when you were younger. However, in grade school you were ridiculed and teased as being a poor artist. Today, you hate anything to do with art and call yourself an art dummy. It is likely that you have experienced which phenomenon that may account for your attitude towards art today?