Exam 5: A: Learning

When Keller and Marian Breland,two psychologists who became animal trainers,decided that it would be cute to have a pig drop a big wooden coin into a box,they found that _______________.

Changes controlled by a genetic blueprint,such as an increase in height or the size of the brain,are examples of ___________________.

Cheryl is trying to teach her son to do the laundry by watching her.According to observational learning theory,to be effective what must occur?

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

The "aha!" experience is known as ________________.

Pavlov placed meat powder in the mouths of dogs,and they began to salivate.The food acted as a (an) ____________.

What was the unconditioned stimulus (UCS)in the case of Little Albert?

Under what circumstances will a reinforcer make the target response more likely to occur again?

Thorndike was known for his work with ______.

Learning that occurs but is not immediately reflected in a behavior change is called ______.