Exam 5: Learning

Anything that increases the likelihood that a behavior will occur more frequently is called a(n)__________ .

As she walked through her neighborhood,Jodie,a 6 year old girl,frequently saw a large brown dog.She repeatedly walked to the dog to pet it,but as her hand approached the animal,it barked and bit her.The bite was painful and caused her to cry.Now Jodie cries when she sees dogs of any color or size.The sight of dogs is the:

A reinforcer that adds something rewarding to a situation is called a(n)__________ reinforcer.

What has occurred when there is a decrease in the likelihood or rate of a target response?

As she walked through her neighborhood,Jodie,a 6 year old girl,frequently saw a large brown dog.She repeatedly walked to the dog to pet it,but as her hand approached the animal,it barked and bit her.The bite was painful and caused her to cry.Now Jodie cries when she sees dogs of any color or size.Jodie now cries when she sees any dog,big or small,brown or black,etc.This illustrates which of the following?

We associate the name of ___________ most closely with classical conditioning.

On a fixed-interval schedule,reinforcement is given _______.

The opposite of stimulus generalization is:

The Internal Revenue Service threatens Sue with a penalty if she fails to pay her back taxes.She pays,and the threat is withdrawn.In the future,she is more prompt in meeting her obligation.This is an example of the use of _______ to control behavior.

Rachel has found that when she opens the cupboard door to get the cat food,the cats come running to the kitchen.Rachel knows that this is classical conditioning and that the unconditioned stimulus is the __________.

The process by which experience or practice results in a relatively permanent change in behavior or potential behavior is known as __________.

The founder of Gestalt psychology and pioneer of insight problem solving was:

The spread of conditioning to stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus is called:

Classical is to _____ as operant is to _____.

Which of the following is a primary reinforcer?

Five-year-old Tommy is helping get ready for a family reunion at Thanksgiving by polishing the good silverware.If his mother gives him a dime for each piece he polishes,what kind of reinforcement schedule is she using?

On a fixed-ratio schedule reinforcement is given _________ .

Of the four basic elements of classical conditioning,the one the organism learns to respond to is the:

A pigeon learns to peck only at a red disk.It will not peck at an identical disk of any other color.This illustrates the concept of _______.

Which of the following illustrates an unconditioned stimulus (UCS)?