Exam 4: Learning

On a fixed-interval schedule,reinforcement is given _______.

Most young children put their hands over their ears when they hear the loud boom of firecrackers at a Fourth of July festival,but at first pay scant attention to the person lighting the firecrackers.However,after just a few firecrackers have been exploded,some of the children put their hands over their ears as soon as they see the person approach the firecracker with a match! What is the conditioned stimulus?

Repeatedly presenting a CS by itself will result in ________.

Insight is a concept associated with _______ learning theory.

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

Changing behavior through the reinforcement of partial responses is called _______.

The fact that a reward will increase the future likelihood of a response that produced it is known as:

Lila doesn't like her psychology class because the instructor uses unannounced pop exams to test the class.As a result,she never knows when she will be tested.Her instructor is testing her on a __________ schedule.

The Internal Revenue Service threatens Sue with a penalty if she fails to pay her back taxes.She pays,and the threat is withdrawn.In the future,she is more prompt in meeting her obligation.This is an example of the use of _______ to control behavior.

A negative reinforcer is a stimulus that is ________ and thus ________ the probability of a response.

According to the Law of Effect,a behavior is MOST likely to be stamped in,or repeated,when it is __________ .

Thorndike is to _______ as Skinner is to _______.

The opposite of stimulus generalization is:

Anything that increases the likelihood that a behavior will occur more frequently is called a(n)__________ .

On a fixed-ratio schedule,reinforcement is given ________.

The spread of conditioning to stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus is called:

On a fixed-interval schedule,reinforcement is given for the __________.

As she walked through her neighborhood,Jodie,a 6-year-old girl,frequently saw a large brown dog.She repeatedly walked to the dog to pet it,but as her hand approached the animal,it barked and bit her.The bite was painful and caused her to cry.Now Jodie cries when she sees dogs of any color or size.In the example,the dog's bark and bite is the:

Which schedule of reinforcement is programmed into poker machines?

When Luke kisses Laura,her heart rate increases.Luke always wore Old Spice After Shave.Whenever Laura smelled Old Spice,her heart raced.Laura's increased heart rate when Luke kissed her was the: