Exam 10: The Learning Perspective

BEFORE conditioning occurs, a(n)_________ produces a (n)__________.

Punishers are intended to:

Why is modeling effective at producing behavior change, according to Bandura?

Briefly describe vicarious reinforcement.

The law of effect is a means of accounting for regularities in behavior

When therapy works, according to Bandura, it's because the therapy restored the person's:

In the context of conditioning, discrimination refers to responding:

Newer learning theories differ from earlier ones in that the newer ones:

To be sure classical conditioning has occurred:

All of the following are examples of secondary reinforcers EXCEPT:

Forming mental pictures of what you are seeing is called:

Negative reinforcement _________the occurrence of behavior through the_________ of something that is aversive.

Research on modeling in therapy has focused on:

Which of the following is true about symbolic models?

All of the following are reflexes EXCEPT:

The conditioning view assumes that phobic reactions are classically conditioned

According to the cognitive learning perspective, social reinforcers are among the most potent.

What is negative reinforcement and what effect does it have on behavior?

To see if classical conditioning has occurred, the conditioned stimulus is presented without the unconditioned stimulus, and the reaction is observed.

According to Bandura, vicarious reinforcers act by forming expectancies.