Exam 5: Learning

Which of the following is not an effect of media violence?

Carrie fed her cat canned tuna that was opened with an electric can opener. Even when she was merely opening a can of corn, her cat responded physically as if it were about to be fed. In this example, the unconditioned stimulus is the

Even though Nicholas's handwriting was not very good, the teacher complimented him because the writing was better than in his previous attempts. The teacher is using a procedure called

How does extinction occur in operant conditioning?

Tom is in love with Peggy. He now thinks of her when he passes a place where they took a walk, when he hears a song that they listened to together, or when he notices an advertisement for a movie at the cinema they visited. Each of these responses is an example of

Ali grew-up in a country where police committed horrible atrocities against civilians. Now in Canada, when Ali sees a police officer he is overcome by a great fear. The fact that Ali is now fearful of all police officers in Canada suggests that

The probability of a response is increased by

What is discrimination in classical conditioning?

The term learning applies to behaviour changes

Which of the following illustrates the use of classical conditioning in advertising?

Lee's work performance improves after she witnesses Jane receive a 10 percent wage cut due to poor work performance and low production. Lee's improvement is probably the result of

Failure to occasionally pair the conditioned stimulus with the unconditioned stimulus will lead to

In order to extinguish a classically conditioned response, you must repeatedly present the ________ without the ________.

How are responses acquired through operant conditioning?

The systematic use of learning principles to change behaviour is called

Describe the biological perspective on classical conditioning.

Acquiring new forms of behaviour by watching and imitating others is called observational learning or

In the partial-reinforcement effect, the partial reinforcement results in partial learning.

What technique can be used when the behaviour desired from an organism is complex and not one that is likely to occur naturally?

One account of why poverty is so difficult to overcome suggests that people living in poverty have given up, perceiving that their condition is inescapable. This explanation sounds most like