Exam 5: Learning

Sandy's favorite activity is to go to Las Vegas and play the slot machines.Her gambling behavior is being reinforced on a __________ schedule.

Shaping is achieved through:

Insight is a concept associated with _______ learning theory.

The process by which experience results in a relatively permanent change in what one is capable of doing is called:

On a variable-ratio schedule,reinforcement is given _______.

Billy throws rocks.Each time he throws a rock,he is immediately spanked.Spanking is a ________.

Repeatedly presenting a CS by itself will result in:

Anything that increases the likelihood that a behavior will increase is called a(n)_______.

Operant conditioning assumes that:

In classical conditioning,the interstimulus interval refers to the amount of time between ________.

Aunt Bea gave Opie fried chicken livers every time he made his bed.Opie began making his bed more often than he used to.In this example,chicken livers are a _______ reinforcer.

Which of the following statements is true?

A research participant hears a tone followed by a puff of air directed toward his eye.Later,he blinks when he hears the tone.Before ending the experiment,what could the researcher do in order to extinguish the blinking to that tone?

Perry works at a job where he is paid by commission.For every car Perry sells,he gets 10% of the profits.Perry is being reinforced on a _______ schedule.

Bobby and Sue were parked at Lover's Lane.When Bobby kissed Sue,his breathing accelerated.Sue always wore Chanel #5 when she went out with Bobby.Chanel #5 is the:

Which of the following statements about learning is TRUE?

Emitted,voluntary behavior is BEST modified by _____________.

On a variable-interval schedule,reinforcement is given _________ .

A reinforcer that removes something unpleasant from a situation is called a __________ reinforcer.

Ivan Pavlov is most closely associated with __________.