Exam 5: C: Learning

Reacting to a stimulus that is similar to the one you have learned to react to is called ___________ .

A child is scolded for using his fingers instead of his fork to eat some spaghetti.The scolding stops when he picks up his fork.This is an example of _______ reinforcement.

The idea that for classical conditioning to occur,the presentation of the conditioned stimulus must tell you something about whether the unconditioned stimulus is going to occur is called ___________ theory.

Corky's mouth waters when he sees Ball Park Franks,but not when he sees other brands of franks.This response is known as:

When Luke kisses Laura,her heart rate increases.Luke always wore Old Spice After Shave.Whenever Laura smelled Old Spice,her heart raced.Laura's increased heart rate when Luke kissed her was the:

New learning that works in the opposite direction from the original learning results in ________ .

A child who calls all four-legged animals "dogs" is exhibiting ______.

Reinforcing behaviors that more closely resemble a final,terminal behavior is called:

In a study on learning,the psychologist conducting the study seeks to explain the inner needs and desires that made learners pursue their goals.She is interested in the inner processes that result in learning.She is studying ___________ .

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

Learning is a process by which experience results in:

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

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

Repeatedly presenting a CS by itself will result in:

Cognitive maps are:

In the classic study of fear conditioning in a human infant (the "Albert" experiment),what was the CS?

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

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

Ivan Pavlov is most closely associated with __________.

Learning that depends on mental processes that are not able to be observed directly is called _________ learning.