Exam 5: C: Learning

The concept of latent learning was developed by __________ .

The fact that a reward will increase the future likelihood of a response that produced it is known as:

Insight is a concept associated with _______ learning theory.

Which of the following is a conditioned positive reinforcer?

If a rat has learned to press a lever to obtain pellets of food and,all of a sudden,the response permanently ceases to produce any food,then _______ will occur.

On a fixed-ratio schedule reinforcement is given _________ .

Pairing the US and CS is essential for _______ to occur.

Though Jenny tried in vain to reach a puzzle on the top shelf by standing on a chair,she simply could not reach.Suddenly she realized that by placing a thick catalog on the seat of the chair,she would be high enough to reach the puzzle.Jenny's solution is best explained by which of the following?

The Internal Revenue Service threatens Sue with a penalty if she fails to pay her back taxes.She pays,and the threat is withdrawn.In the future,she is more prompt in meeting her obligation.This is an example of the use of _______ to control behavior.

Once conditioning has been acquired,presenting just the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus produces:

Some of the simplest and most basic learning,that involves the acquisition of fairly specific patterns of behaviors in the presence of well-defined stimuli is:

When Casey opens the closet door to get some dog food,her dog salivates.What is the conditioned stimulus in this example?

In the experiment with Little Albert,the unconditioned stimulus was _______.

Mary arrives home to find her son washing the dirty dishes left from his party the night before.When she discovers his first-semester grade report on the table and sees that he got straight A's,Mary rewards him by relieving him of the unpleasant task of finishing the dishes.Which operant process does the example illustrate?

In classical conditioning,one must be sure to pair the:

Classical is to _______ as operant is to _______.

Which type of learning occurs when we observe other people act?

In the experiment with Little Albert,the conditioned stimulus was _______.

A reinforcer that adds something rewarding to a situation is called a ________ reinforcer.

In classical conditioning,one must pair the _______ before conditioning can occur.