Exam 5: Learning

A stimulus that naturally brings about a particular response without having been learned is called an unconditioned response.

Conditioning occurs when a previously conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears.

A primary reinforcer satisfies some biological need and works naturally,regardless of a person's prior experiences.

All of the following are techniques used by behavior analysts to modify behavior EXCEPT:

Cognitive learning theory views learning in terms of the thought processes that underlie it.

Albert Bandura believed that a major part of human learning consists of __________ learning.

A stimulus that becomes reinforcing because of its association with a primary reinforcer is called a secondary reinforcer.

A type of learning where you watch the behavior of another person or model is called ____________ learning.

A response that is natural and needs no training is called a(n)_______________.

The view that learning is accomplished through thought processes is known as _____________ learning theory.

If two stimuli are sufficiently distinct from each other that one evokes a conditioned response but the other does not,then it is called stimulus _______________.

Classical conditioning only works with animals.It does not work with humans.

A ______________ reinforcer refers to an unpleasant stimulus whose removal leads to an increase in the probability that a preceding response will be repeated in the future.

___________ conditioning is a type of learning in which a neutral stimulus comes to elicit a response,after being paired with a stimulus that naturally brings about that response.

_____________ refers to a stimulus that decreases the probability that a prior behavior will occur again.

There are two types of punishment: positive punishment and negative punishment.

A response that is natural and needs no training is called a(n)_______________.

What is the social cognitive approach to learning and who created this theory?

A once-neutral stimulus that has been paired with an unconditioned stimulus to bring about a response formerly caused only by the unconditioned stimulus is called the neutral stimulus.

A response that is natural and needs no training is called a stimulus response.