Exam 6: D: Learning

To avoid getting a headache,Lory always lets her dog outside when it sits by the door and howls.This is an example of which type of punishment or reinforcement?

Which of the following statements about positive reinforcement is accurate?

One of the best-known examples of classical conditioning in humans was the Little Albert study,conducted by _______.

Chiquita is afraid of robots.When she avoids them,her anxiety is reduced.Which learning principle most likely underlies the persistence of Chiquita's phobia?

Johnny watches as his older brother,Billy,jumps up and down on their parent's bed squealing with delight.Johnny wants to join in,but stops himself when he sees Billy fall off of the bed and hurt his arm.From this experience,Johnny never ever wants to jump up and down on their parent's bed.Which term best explains Johnny's behaviour?

Sweet taste seems to play a role in ___________.

Training a rat to push a lever to escape from an electric shock is an example of

Which scenario would result in the fastest acquisition of a classically conditioned response?

When a stimulus similar to the CS also elicits the CR,the phenomenon is called _______.

Little Albert learned through classical conditioning to fear ______.

Which scenario is an example of classical conditioning?

Anything that follows a response,making that response more likely to recur,is

Negative reinforcement is to punishment as _______ is to _______.

Who was Little Albert?

When a CS is repeatedly presented by itself,______ will occur.

When you were first learning to make your bed,your parents told you that you did a good job when you got the bedspread pulled up,even though the bed was still a little messy.For the next week they showed you how to be a little neater each time you made the bed.What operant conditioning procedure did your parents use?