Exam 6: B: Learning

A pigeon learns to peck only at a red disk.It will not peck at any disk that is identical except for its colour.This illustrates the concept of ______________.

An animal trainer is trying to teach a lion to perform tricks for the circus.First the lion is given food if he sits quietly on a chair.Next the lion is given food if he raises one paw.Finally the lion is given food if he gives the trainer a "high-five." In this example,the lion is being trained by ________________.

Which of the following is an example of negative reinforcement?

Repeatedly presenting a CS by itself will result in ______________.

People diagnosed with psychopathy show an impaired ability to learn to

Last month,Walter became sick after eating two chili dogs,and he now finds the very thought of chili dogs to be repulsive.Walter has experienced ________________.

Which of the following would be an example of advertisers applying classical conditioning to the marketing of a product?

You classically condition your dog Milo to salivate when middle C is played on the piano,but you find that he also salivates when a high G is played.You make a point of playing high G and not giving Milo any food afterward,whereas you do give him food after you play C.After a few days,Milo stops salivating when high G is played but continues to salivate to middle C.This phenomenon is known as ________________.

The association or link between which two classical conditioning elements is,by definition,unlearned?

People appear to have a biological predisposition to associate nausea with what type of stimuli?

Sarah has just received her driver's licence and is now ready to drive to school.Although she's never driven to her school before,Sarah knows the way.The fact that Sarah can drive herself to school suggests that _________ has occurred.

Which of the following is a secondary reinforcer?

__________ was one of the first people to describe learning as acquired through classical conditioning while studying the digestive process of dogs.

In Pavlov's "salivating dogs" studies,the CR was _____________.

In classical conditioning,the stimulus that normally evokes an automatic response without new learning is called the _____________.

Thorndike was known for his work with ______________.

As an infant,Stephanie received many penicillin injections from the doctor.When she later saw a photographer in a white coat that was similar to the doctor's coat,she started to cry.This is an example of ______________.

__________ is an example of a primary reinforcer,whereas __________ is an example of a secondary reinforcer.

For several weeks Allen had to clean the men's restroom at the restaurant where he worked.The task always made him nauseated.He has since gone on to better things,but still cannot walk by the door to a men's restroom without becoming slightly queasy.For Allen,the door to the men's room has become a(n)________________.

A punisher is any outcome presented ___________ a behaviour that ___________ the likelihood of the behaviour reoccurring.