Exam 5: States of Consciousness

As part of a behavior modification program,Kendra and her partner each agree to praise the other if she completes her assigned household chores by the end of the day.Such praise is an example of:

Money is an example of a _____ reinforcer.

You have a kind of picture in your head of your hometown,a mental representation of its layout and the location of key landmarks,like rivers,buildings,freeways,and parks.This representation is called a(n):

Janine completed several tours of duty in Afghanistan.She suffers from PTSD.Now,back home in Texas,she is frightened by firecrackers and cars backfiring.The fact that these sounds scare her reflects a process of stimulus:

The reemergence of an extinguished conditioned response after a period of rest and with no further conditioning is known as _____.

A variable-interval schedule is a schedule:

_____ is a type of learning in which a neutral stimulus comes to bring about a response after it is paired with a stimulus that naturally brings about that response.

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

"Responses that lead to satisfying consequences are more likely to be repeated." This is the law of:

Which alternative below CORRECTLY pairs a learning style described in your text with one of its characteristics?

Learning reflects _____.Maturation reflects _____.

Dr.Margate specializes in using behavior modification techniques to help adults engage in health-promoting behaviors,such as exercising,quitting smoking,and so forth.Dr.Margate is a behavior _____.

Sheryl makes pleasant small talk and pays her boss a compliment before asking for a personal day,because such a strategy was successful with a few of her previous bosses.This example most clearly illustrates:

A fixed-interval schedule is a schedule:

Ewan is convinced that a woman across the bar is "sending signals." A learning theorist would term such signals:

Which of the following is true about stimulus control training?

In the latent learning study described in the text,the rats that were reinforced only during the latter portion of the experiment would be considered a(n)_____ group.

When your partner says "I'm going up to bed early," you follow expectantly.When he or she says,"I'm tired," you stay behind and say you'll read in the living room for a while.This is an example of a _____ stimulus.

Vending machine is to slot machine what _____ reinforcement is to _____ reinforcement.

Which of the following does not accurately reflect a distinction between classical and operant conditioning?