Exam 4: Learning and Human Nurture

A farmer is being troubled by coyotes eating his sheep. In an attempt to solve the problem, he kills a sheep and laces its body with a nausea-inducing drug. He leaves the sheep out where he knows the coyotes roam. He hopes they will learn not to eat the sheep. The farmer is attempting to apply the research of ________to accomplish this.

Rhesus monkeys raised in a laboratory may not have early wild exposure that will teach them to be adaptively afraid of predators, such as snakes. Galef and Laland (2005) found that the monkeys did learn this behavior when

One outcome demonstrated by Watson and Rayner's testing with Little Albert was that

One of the best therapy strategies for eliminating conditioned fears involves combining ________ in a process known as ________.

Last month Walter became sick after eating two chili dogs, so he no longer likes chili dogs. Walter has experienced

What was the unconditioned stimulus (UCS) in the case of Little Albert?

The linkage between a UCS and the UCR requires

The cognitive view would argue that learning

Imagine that you have an intense fear of flying and that that you are enrolled in a counterconditioning therapy program to help you lose this fear. Which of the following situations would GREATLY interfere with the success of this therapy for fear of flying?

Using the Premack principle, once you have finished studying for your next biology test, you should

Gertrude is about to start undergoing chemotherapy for colon cancer, and her husband is concerned that the side effects will cause her to develop a conditioned taste aversion to her favorite foods. What would be the best advice for Gertrude to avoid this outcome?

After Little Albert acquired a conditioned fear of rats, Watson wanted to see how he would react to a white rabbit, cotton wool, and a Santa Claus mask. He was studying whether or not ________ had occurred.

Which of the following is an example of a rewarding consequence?

A child learns that whenever he eats all of his dinner, he gets a cookie for dessert. This type of learning is BEST explained by

When good things happen to someone, the probability of repeating the behavior that occurred before the good things increases. This best illustrates

________ is an example of a primary reinforcer, whereas ________ is an example of a secondary reinforcer.

The fact that food aversions are ________ poses a problem for classical conditioning theory.

A telemarketer is working according to a ________ schedule of reinforcement.

Pavlov placed food in the mouths of dogs, and they began to salivate. The food acted as a(n)

The ________ principle, which delays a desired reward until a less desirable activity is completed, can be useful for parents who want their children to complete certain unpleasant tasks.