Exam 7: Learning

A type of learning in which a behavior becomes more likely to recur if followed by a reinforcer or less likely to recur if followed by a punisher is called

A learned association between two stimuli is most central to

Which researcher is most closely associated with the initial studies of classical conditioning in dogs?

In explaining serious childhood misbehavior,B.F.Skinner would most likely have emphasized

Who showed us how a process such as learning could be studied objectively?

Conditioning is the process of

Observational learning was illustrated by a famous experiment that involved

The fact that learning can occur without reinforcement is most clearly demonstrated by studies of

The removal of electric shock is to the receipt of money as ________ is to ________.

An organism learns associations between events it does not control during the process of

Through direct experience with animals,we come to anticipate that dogs will bark and that birds will chirp.This best illustrates

A partial reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response that occurs after an unpredictable period of time is a ________ schedule.

Psychologists are currently debating whether our physical capacity for mentally simulating the observed behavior of others is due to specialized

Children of violent parents can often learn to be aggressive by imitating their parents.This best illustrates the impact of

By directly experiencing a thunderstorm,we learn that a flash of lightning signals an impending crash of thunder.This best illustrates

Nikki has learned to expect the sound of thunder whenever she sees a flash of lightning.This suggests that associative learning involves

B.F.Skinner is most closely associated with

A biological predisposition to learn associations that have survival value is called

A year after surviving a major car accident at a highway on-ramp,Kim-Li still responds with terror when he enters a highway ramp.This reaction best illustrates

Punishment ________ the rate of operant responding,and negative reinforcement ________ the rate of operant responding.