Exam 6: D: Learning

The process of presenting the conditioned stimulus alone so often that the learner no longer associates it with the unconditioned stimulus and stops making the conditioned response is called _________ .

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 presentation of the meat was the:

When Luke kissed Laura,her heart rate increased.Luke always wore Old Spice After Shave.Whenever Laura smelled Old Spice thereafter,her heart raced.Old Spice After Shave was the

The process by which experience results in a relatively permanent change in what one is capable of doing is called:

The opposite of stimulus generalization is

Which learning principle is characterized by a less-pronounced response to stimuli that differ from the original stimulus?

John's heart has been conditioned to beat rapidly whenever he smells Windsong perfume on a woman.However,John's heart also races when he smells Chanel 5 and other perfumes.This illustrates

What is the typical dependent variable used in studies of the operant conditioning of lever pressing in rats?

Which of the following statements about classical conditioning is true?

Peggy wanted to teach her dog how to roll over.She tried giving him instructions,but it didn't work.She tried waiting for him to roll over so she could reinforce the behaviour,but she had to go to bed before the dog rolled.Finally,she began reinforcing the dog when it made behaviours that more closely resembled rolling over.At last,using _______,she was able to teach the dog to do the trick.

In Bandura's classic (1965)study of children exposed to a film of an adult hitting a Bobo doll,__________ .

A small boy has just recently delighted his parents because he learned to call his father "daddy." However,it has now become an embarrassment to his mother when she takes him out with her because he keeps calling other men "daddy." This is an example of

A person is conditioned to fear white rats.Soon after,she also begins to fear white cats,white dogs,and white rabbits.Her new,unconditioned fears result from _______.

Nagging someone to do something until they do it is an example of __________.

Which of the following is an example of classical conditioning?

Which of the following statements about punishment is NOT true?

Drew works for an advertising company and is trying to sell a new product called "day goggles".He knows he needs to make the day goggles appear cool and desirable,so he decides to have well-known Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie wear his goggles.Despite his intensive ad campaign featuring the famous actress,he found little evidence that having Angelina Jolie in his advertisement affected preferences for his goggles and did not see any changes in sales.Which learning principle most likely underlies this disappointing outcome?

When someone uses negative reinforcement to change a behaviour,the behaviour is likely to __________ .

Which of the following is NOT negative reinforcement?

A key to observational learning is ____________.