Exam 5: Learning

In order to teach an animal to salivate when only a certain tone is played, you must

Over the course of 38 therapy sessions, Watson and Mary Cover Jones used all of the following strategies to remove Peter's fear of the white rabbit, except

Learning to perform a behaviour because it terminates an aversive event is called ________ learning, and it reflects the power of ________ reinforcement.

An effective method of applying punishment is for one parent to punish a behaviour and another parent ignore the same behaviour.

A secondary reinforcer is acquired or learned.

Describe the processes that are comparable in classical and operant conditioning.

Ideally, punishment should be the minimum necessary to suppress the problem behaviour.

Which reinforcement schedule produces high, stable rates of responding?

Morgana was once frightened by big, barking dogs-she now cries when she sees a dog. After this has occurred many times, Morgana now also cries at the sight of a dog leash or collar. In this example, the conditioned response is

Classical conditioning is least likely to occur if the conditioned stimulus

Which of the following is not an example of a primary reinforcer?

John Watson conditioned little Albert to exhibit fear of a white rat and then extinguished this fear.

Which researcher is associated with the subject of observational learning?

Jane misbehaves around her parents, who do not discipline her, but does not misbehave in the presence of her grandparents, who reward her only when she behaves appropriately. The difference in her behaviour can best be explained on the basis of

In his investigation of classical conditioning, Ivan Pavlov found that dogs

Alex's grandmother always gave him candy when he saw her. Over time, he became excited and happy whenever he saw her. Years later, he experiences the same feeling when he smells her perfume in a store. This kind of conditioning is called

For years, Sylvester the cat has been fed canned tuna that has been opened with an electric can opener. Now Sylvester races into the kitchen every time he hears the can opener. What is the conditioned stimulus in this example?

Andrea's mother always puts special napkins on the table when she serves fried chicken, Andrea's favourite food. Now Andrea begins to salivate as soon as she sees the special napkins on the table. The special napkins in this situation are the

Which of the following is not a response initially learned through classical conditioning?

For better performance, reinforcement should be