Exam 10: Operant and Cognitive Approaches

Kay raises ducks on a farm.Soon after being hatched,one of the ducks begins following Kay around.The duck's behavior is an example of:

Dr.Peck wishes to operantly condition a pigeon to pick a black card out of a set of white cards.To ensure that Peck's pigeon picks the proper card,the reinforcer must:

A newspaper article has the headline,"Scientists find innate tendency that helps learning." You realize that the "innate tendency" refers to:

Shaping is defined as:

A variable-ratio schedule indicates that behavior is reinforced after an unchanging number of behaviors have occurred.

When the principles of learning are used to alter undesirable behavior,it is called behavior modification.

Bart,the 10-foot-tall Kodiak bear,learned and performed 45 behaviors for a starring role in movies through:

Which of the following is the best example of negative reinforcement?

If you want to train a killer whale to do a trick,what positive reinforcers would work best and when?

In operant conditioning,a stimulus that increases the probability of a behavior occurring again is called a:

In operant conditioning,the response is ____.In classical conditioning,that response is ____.

Learned behaviors in operant conditioning are ____ and in classical conditioning they are ____:

As Toan gets on the bus to go to school each morning,the bus driver says,"Good morning,Toan.It's good to see you!" This is an example of:

Classical conditioning involves behavior and its consequences.

Dakota is using operant conditioning to get his dog Rover to bring him his slippers.He sounds a bell,has Rover bring the slippers,and reinforces the behavior with a dog biscuit.One day,a church bell sounds outside and Rover brings Dakota his slippers.Rover's behavior illustrates:

The basic principles of the Suzuki method of instruction closely resemble:

In classical conditioning,____ refers to the reduction in a response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer followed by the unconditioned stimulus.

A child learns that a particular large four-legged animal is a horse.When he learns that the striped animal in the zoo is a zebra,he is able to demonstrate:

The unit of behavior that Skinner could measure is called a(n):

"If you can't observe it then you shouldn't study it." Which of the following theorists would be most likely to say that statement?