Exam 7: Learning

Andrea returns her library book a few days late and has to pay a fine of 50 cents.The next time she signs out a library book,she makes sure to return it on time.What kind of learning is this?

On most occasions,drivers you let into your lane acknowledge the favour in some way; sometimes,though,they don't.The behaviour of letting drivers in is maintained by ___ reinforcement.

Learning about events in our own lives is called ___ learning.Learning about facts is called ___.

Which of the following statements best expresses the relationship among the terms associative learning,non-associative learning,habituation,and sensitization?

Describe the symptoms of dyslexia.

A ___ punisher is one that is naturally aversive to an organism,whereas a ___ punisher is one that becomes aversive through learning.

The difference between implicit learning and latent learning is that implicit learning ___ while latent learning ___.

If someone was problem solving and made the sound 'ah-hah',what would you assume?

Pay cheques are delivered on a ___ schedule of reinforcement.

Stimulus generalization occurs when

Miriam has just purchased several baby educational videos in the hopes that it will help her three-month-old daughter with language development.What advice would you give to Miriam about how effective this strategy will be?

Name one type of learning that does NOT involve the provision of obvious reinforcement.

Spatial learning,insight learning,and latent learning

Faeq has extremely poor handwriting,struggles with spelling and grammar,and has great difficulty expressing his thoughts in a written form.What could be going on with Faeq?

According to Tolman,what is the difference between learning a maze with and without reinforcement?

The fact that newborns can copy the facial expressions of an adult model suggest that

Describe how extinction occurs in the context of classical conditioning.

What bit of evidence suggests that the ability to imitate the behaviour of another is instinctual?

In classical conditioning,how are the neutral stimulus and the CS related?

Serena's grandmother gave her $1.00 for clearing the dishes from the table.Later Serena sees her grandmother give her little brother $2.00 for putting away the dishes.The next time Serena's grandmother asks her to do something,what will be the likely outcome?