Exam 4: Learning and Human Nurture

Normally, when food is placed in the mouth of any animal, the salivary glands start releasing saliva to help with chewing and digestion. In terms of Pavlov's analysis of learning, salivation would be referred to as a(n)

The descriptors positive and negative, when used in reference to reinforcers, are synonyms for

Catching fish when fishing in a lake would most likely represent which of the following schedules of reinforcement?

Sue noticed that whenever she opened the door to the pantry, her dog would come into the kitchen and act hungry by drooling and whining. She thought that because the dog food was stored in the pantry, the sound of the door had become a(n)

According to Skinner, when you take an aspirin for your headache, taking the aspirin is a(n) ________, whereas the headache is a(n) ________.

Human beings generally have an aversion to bitter and sour foods. Some researchers suggest that this is because foods that are inedible or even poisonous are often bitter or sour. The tendency of human beings to find these potentially harmful foods repulsive is an example of

Contrast the four schedules of reinforcement in operant conditioning and give an example of each.

Which of the following statements is true about operant conditioning?

In the Little Albert study, the fear-producing stimulus used as a UCS was the

One factor that makes a food aversion different from most types of classical conditioning is that

In the 1980s, the Wendy's company had an adorable lady calling the pitch line "Where's the Beef?" This became the logo of the hamburger chain, and as people loved this older woman they came to visit Wendy's locations with greater frequency. This demonstrates the importance of ________ conditioning for consumers and businesses.

Mariposa is very concerned that her children's high school is misallocating their funds and not providing the newest textbooks and technologies for their children. If she really wants to get other parents in the neighborhood to share her concern and take action, what should she do?

Judy has cancer and is receiving chemotherapy at a local hospital. Her parents notice that she now rejects food that she willingly ate last week (before chemotherapy). Through the process of ________, the food is now acting as a ________.

A Vietnam war veteran who hears a "call to battle stations" alarm sound last heard in heavy combat would be expected to

After acquisition of classical conditioning, the ________ now has the ability to elicit a response that resembles the UCR.

After feeding a dog with a red bowl but never giving any food with a green bowl, the dog now salivates only to the red bowl. This is an example of:

Describe the process of classical conditioning. Provide an example of classical conditioning, identifying and explaining all the relevant stimuli and responses.

Which of the following is an example of negative punishment?

You decide that you are going to condition your dog to salivate to the sound of a metronome. You sound the metronome and then several minutes later you give the dog a biscuit. You do this several times but no conditioning seems to occur. This is probably because

Gina walks into her psychology class on the first day and she sits next to Roger. She thinks his looks are average, but by the end of the semester she finds him to be quite attractive due to