Exam 4: Learning

Classical is to _______ as operant is to _______.

At the National Zoological Park in Washington,D.C. ,a polar bear suffered a broken tooth,and keepers needed a safe way of treating the problem.The bear was rewarded first for sticking its nose through a slot in the cage door,then for allowing a keeper to lift its lip and touch its teeth.Finally,a veterinarian was able to treat the damaged tooth while the bear waited placidly for its familiar reward.This is an example of _______.

Which of the following is a primary reinforcer?

New learning that works in the opposite direction from the original learning results in ________.

Which of the following statements about classical conditioning is true?

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

Wearing sunglasses ALL THE TIME because people tell you they make you look "irresistible" is an example of which of the types of punishment and reinforcement?

Insight is a concept associated with ________ learning theory.

Which of the following statements is true?

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:

The person MOST closely associated with the Law of Effect is __________.

What must be paired together for classical conditioning to occur?

Bobby and Sue were parked at Lover's Lane.When Bobby kissed Sue,his breathing accelerated.Sue always wore Chanel #5 when she went out with Bobby.Bobby's faster breathing rate when he smells Chanel #5 is the:

Thorndike's main apparatus in his operant conditioning research was:

Which of the following statements about learning is TRUE?

Rachel has found that when she opens the cupboard door to get the cat food,the cats come running to the kitchen.Rachel knows that this is classical conditioning and that the conditioned stimulus is the __________.

Which of the following statements about punishment is NOT true?

An experimenter finds that a certain male subject always has an increased heartbeat when he sees a picture of a nude female.The experimenter sounds a buzzer and then presents such a picture.The experimenter repeats this procedure until the man responds with an increased heartbeat to the sound of the buzzer alone.In this situation the UNCONDITIONED response is the _______.

Once conditioning has been acquired,presenting just the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus produces:

The Law of Effect was proposed by: