Exam 5: Learning

When a stimulus is removed from a person or animal resulting in a decrease in the probability of response,it is known as ________.

When the number of responses is important to a schedule of reinforcement,that schedule is called a ________ schedule.

Karawynn Long attempted to toilet train her cat.The principle of learning that was in operation was ________.

College students faced with unsolvable problems eventually give up and make only half?hearted attempts to solve new problems,even when the new problems can be solved easily.This behavior is probably due to ______.

Imagine that you try to condition someone so that a particular sound elicits a literal "knee jerk response." Which of the following is accurate?

Olivia is punished for spilling her cereal.Her parents give her a spanking and send her to her room where she cries.Later,her puppy makes a mess on the floor.Olivia kicks her puppy and puts it out in the yard where it whines sadly.Which of the following statements explains her behavior toward the puppy?

Which of the following statements is true about operant conditioning?

Which type of learning occurs when we observe how other people act?

Which of the following statements is true about behavior modification?

Thorndike was known for his work with ________.

In the context of classical conditioning,which of the following components "elicits" a response?

What kind of reinforcement is used if Sally's parents give her $10 every time she accumulates six A's on her tests?

Human beings generally have an aversion to bitter and sour foods.Some researchers suggest that this is because foods that are inedible or even poisonous are often bitter or sour.The tendency of human beings to find these potentially harmful foods repulsive is an example of ________.

A farmer is being troubled by coyotes eating his shee

Little Albert was conditioned to fear a ______.

For years,parents have wondered whether physical discipline of their children (spanking,for example)was an effective and acceptable practice.What findings from many research studies have promoted the idea that spanking a child may be a bad idea?

Which learning theorist is responsible for the discovery of conditioned taste aversions?

Harmony notices that her cat salivates as soon as it hears the sound of Harmony opening a can with an electric can opener.In this example,the ________ is the conditioned stimulus.

Who is best known for studying the phenomenon of insight in animals?

A child is punished and temporarily stops his or her well-established bad behavior.However,the child soon goes back to acting badly.This is probably because ________.