Exam 5: Learning

How does a discrimination stimulus affect behaviour?

Positive reinforcement tends to ________ the probability of a response; negative reinforcement tends to ________ the probability of a response.

Operant conditioning is to ________ subjects as classical conditioning is to ________ subjects.

Video lottery terminals are so appealing to people because they are

You are doing homework. Your mother drops in at random times and gives you a treat if she finds you have been doing your work. What reinforcement schedule does she have you on?

Following conditioning, repeated presentations of the conditioned stimulus in the absence of the unconditioned stimulus will lead to a reduction and eventually a disappearance of the conditioned response. This phenomenon is referred to as

Receiving a paycheque and being praised are examples of

Observational learning is particularly useful when we find ourselves in ______ situations.

How do positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement reach the same goal?

Positive reinforcement ________ responses that precede it.

The purpose of a time out in behaviour modification programs is to

Which schedule of reinforcement yields the lowest response rate?

Describe how you could use a token economy to change one of your own behaviours.

Negative reinforcement is to ________ as punishment is to ________.

Food, water, and sex are examples of

How does punishment compare and contrast with negative reinforcement?

Juanita had an automobile accident on a bridge, and now she becomes very nervous whenever she has to cross any bridge. Which process accounts for this feeling?

Which of the following statements about the token economy is not true?

In classical conditioning, if an animal responds to a stimulus the first time the stimulus is presented, the response is called the

In observational learning, the person who demonstrates a behaviour or whose behaviour is imitated is called the