Deck 6: A: Learning

Question 1

The process of observational learning would explain how 3-year-old Ryan knows how to lather up his own face after watching his dad shave earlier that day.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Like other forms of classical conditioning,conditioned taste aversion requires multiple pairings of stimuli.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Having a gold star placed on one's spelling quiz would be a secondary reinforcer.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Extinction is the result of forgetting a previously learned association.

Question 5

Operant conditioning occurs when a stimulus similar to one that has already been conditioned elicits the same conditioned response.

Question 6

Classical conditioning involves reflexive behaviours whereas operant conditioning involves voluntary behaviours.

Question 7

In order for latent learning to occur,there must be reinforcement.

Question 8

An unconditioned stimulus is a stimulus that elicits a response automatically or reflexively.

Question 9

To encourage Gwyneth to clean her room more often,her mother tells her that for each day her room remains dirty,she will lose a day of television privileges.This is an example of positive punishment.

Question 10

An example of discrimination would be developing a conditioned taste aversion to spearmint gum and then noticing that you had also developed a taste aversion to <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>peppermint</i> gum.