Exam 7: Learning

The acquisition of mental information by observing events,watching others,or through language is called

A biological predisposition to learn associations that have survival value is referred to as

Albert Bandura's work has provided social models for all of the following EXCEPT

The smell of a mouthwash that repeatedly precedes the experience of a painful dental procedure first begins to trigger a conditioned anxiety response during the process of

Learning that certain events occur together is called

The tendency for a CR to be evoked by stimuli similar to the CS is called

Although Josh learned aggressive behaviors by watching a violent movie,he did not imitate those behaviors until days later,when he was offered money to do so.Josh's behavior best illustrates the importance of

When given a red pen rather than a black pen for correcting essays,people spot more errors.This best illustrates the subtle impact of

Extinction occurs when a ________ is no longer paired with a ________.

Who believed that basic laws of learning were similar in all animals?

A stimulus that acquires reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer is called a ________ reinforcer.

The introduction of an unpleasant stimulus is to ________ as the withdrawal of an unpleasant stimulus is to ________.

In classical conditioning,a stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning is called a(n)

New golfers learn putting skills best if they are first reinforced for effective short putts followed by reinforcement for increasingly longer-distance putting effectiveness.This best illustrates the value of

Pavlov demonstrated that all organisms can learn by means of

Professor Kingston emphasizes that learned fears reflect the interacting influences of a person's inborn emotional reactivity,family life history,and capacity to generalize from previous experiences.The professor's emphasis best illustrates

Mike,a college student,always chews the top of his ink pens when he is writing a paper.His mother says that he has done this since he was in elementary school.This demonstrates how

A negative reinforcer ________ the behavior it follows.

Research has shown that,compared with nonabused children,those children who have experienced a history of abuse show a stronger brain-wave response to an angry face.This best illustrates

Innately satisfying stimuli that fulfill biological needs are called ________ reinforcers.