Exam 7: Learning

Lucas works at a drive-thru.Every time the window opens,he hears an audible 'click' followed by a blast of freezing cold air.One day his window is stuck,and it gives the 'click' sound but doesn't open.Lucas finds himself shivering to the sound of the 'click' alone.In this example,the 'click' is the

Which of the following can be classified as learning?

You study for a psychology midterm by reviewing 60 minutes per day on each of the ten days leading up to the test.However,you study for your sociology test from 7 p.m.the night before the test straight through till 5 a.m.the morning of the test.Your method of preparing for your sociology test is termed ___ practice.All else being equal,you should perform ___ on your sociology test than on your psychology test.

Keith was beaten with a belt when he was little every time he did something wrong.He always knew it was coming because he would hear the jingling of his father's belt coming down the hallway right before the beating began.To this day,Keith can't stand the sound of belt buckles,keys,or anything metallic.The fact that sounds similar to belt buckles also trigger the same fear response is called

Edwin is watching his wife swim laps in their pool.Even though Edwin isn't swimming himself,it is likely that there is activity in his ___.

All the following kinds of learning have been demonstrated prenatally or shortly after birth EXCEPT

Which of the following newborns is showing evidence of classical conditioning?

What is the difference between a primary and secondary reinforcer? Provide an example of each.

Which of the following would result in an increase in response over time?

Provide one circumstance when "time out" may be effective and one when it might be ineffective.

The clear majority of learning that occurs in complex organisms is ___ learning.

Neuroimaging studies have revealed that as compared to children without the disability,children with dyslexia have reduced blood flow in the

Duyi is participating in an experiment that requires him to do the Stroop Test.To which of the following stimuli would you expect him to respond the fastest?

Ivan Pavlov was a Russian psychologist.

Why are learning and memory treated separately in most introductory textbooks in psychology?

You don't receive a smile or a "thank you" each time you hold a door for the person behind you,just some of the time.Door-holding is reinforced on a(n)___ reinforcement schedule.

How can Thorndike's law of effect account for why someone would self-injure?

Daan's niece is learning baseball for the first time so he takes her out to an empty diamond,so they can practice.He shows her where to stand,how to hold the bat,and how to swing.Then she tries to do it just like Daan.What learning technique is this?

Operant and instrumental conditioning refer to the same concept.

Repeating behaviour is to ___ as weakening behaviour is to ___.