Exam 4: Learning

A procedure used to teach a whole behavior by first training its parts is called:

The process of learning to respond only to a single specific object or event is called _______.

Stimulus discrimination:

Corky's mouth waters when he sees Ball Park franks,but not when he sees other brands of franks.This response is known as:

Emitted,voluntary behavior is BEST modified by _____________.

During your very first visit to your campus,you probably needed a map to get around efficiently.However,a little while later you no longer needed the map,because _______ had occurred.

Thorndike was known for his work with __________.

Which of the following is an example of learning?

Learning that is not manifested until some later time is called _________.

An experiment finds that a certain male subject always has an increased heartbeat when he hears a certain piece of music.The experimenter sounds a buzzer and then plays the piece of music.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:

If a POSITIVE REINFORCER is added after a behavior and the behavior is strengthened/increased,the process used is called:

On a variable-interval schedule,reinforcement is given _________ .

A child is praised for using his fork instead of his fingers to eat some spaghetti.This is an example of __________ reinforcement.

Pairing the US and CS is essential for _______ to occur.

Negative reinforcement is negative in the sense that:

Learning is a process by which experience results in __________.

Some of the simplest and most basic learning,that involves the acquisition of fairly specific patterns of behaviors in the presence of well-defined stimuli is:

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 behavior,but she had to go to bed before the dog rolled.Finally,she began reinforcing the dog when it made behaviors that more closely resembled rolling over.At last,using _______,she was able to teach the dog to do the trick.

Which of the following is a primary reinforcer?

When Casey opens the closet door to get some dog food,her dog salivates.What is the conditioned stimulus in this example?