Exam 7: Learning

It is easier to train a dog to bark for food than to train it to stand on its hind legs for food.This best illustrates the importance of ________ in learning.

Purchasing state lottery tickets is reinforced with monetary winnings on a ________ schedule.

If one chimpanzee watches a second chimp solve a puzzle for a food reward,the first chimp may thereby learn how to solve the puzzle.This best illustrates

Lee is helping his son learn to read.Each night his son attempts to read a story and Lee assists.His son will be most successful in learning to read if Lee rewards him based on

Latent learning can occur in the absence of

When Jake is with his girlfriend,he feels so in love,happy,and content.Because he and his girlfriend text and talk on the phone frequently throughout the day,Jake has set up a special ring tone for his girlfriend.Now,when he hears the ring tone,he feels happy and content.Which of the following is the unconditioned response in this example?

To help Miguel learn how to use the toilet,his mother gives him a sticker each time he goes to the bathroom and sits on the toilet correctly.The sticker is an example of a

It's easier to train a pigeon to peck for a food reward than to flap its wings for a food reward.This illustrates the importance of ________ in learning.

According to B.F.Skinner,human behavior is shaped primarily by

When seeing a couple warmly kiss and embrace,observers may vicariously experience and mentally simulate the romantic interaction.Some researchers would say that the reaction of the observers is partially attributable to the activation of

Watching the night sky for shooting stars is likely to be reinforced on a ________ schedule.

Acquiring new responses by watching the behaviors of a teacher is called

Vicki once loved the taste of carrots.But after eating some carrots that had been contaminated by nausea-producing toxins,she developed a taste aversion to carrots.This best illustrates the impact of

Copying an adult,young children will wave a stick over a box and then use the stick to push on a knob that opens the box when all they needed to do to open the box was to push on the knob.This best illustrates

Researchers condition a flatworm to contract its body to a light by repeatedly pairing the light with electric shock.The stage in which the flatworm's contraction response to light is established and gradually strengthened is called

When Henry's little brother accidentally locked himself inside his mother's car,Henry used his mother's car key to unlock the door.Henry's action could best be described as a(n)

A fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement is one in which a response is reinforced only after a(n)

Who developed a behavioral technology that revealed principles of behavior control?

Inferring another's mental state is an ability known as

Rebekah has a fear of flying.What conditioning technique might a psychologist use to help her overcome her fear?