Exam 7: Learning

When does non-associative learning develop?

Describe the methodology and the results of the Bobo doll study.

Your cat,Tikki,always comes running when you shake the bag of cat food.One day,to try to find where he is hiding,you shake a bag of rice.Even though the rice makes the same sound as the cat food,Tikki stays in his hiding place.This is an example of ___.

Habituation and sensitization both refer to a change in response because of learning.Which of the following statements best expresses the relationship between the types of changes in response denoted by the two terms?

Based on social learning theory,which of the following is the best slogan to present to a class for parents who want their children to adopt their standards of behaviour?

Positive punishment is

Which of the following people has accomplished vicarious learning?

Newborn humans demonstrate an almost immediate preference for their mother's odour.

Summarize the types of learning that occur before we are born and during early postnatal life.

Implicit learning is defined as

Describe what behaviours in habituation studies allow psychologists to determine that newborns can distinguish between new and familiar stimuli.

Siti is a newborn baby who is meeting her grandpa for the first time.Her grandpa seems to have her undivided attention,and so as a cute joke,he sticks his tongue out at her.Based on the work of Meltzoff and Moore (1977),what do you expect Siti will do?

You toss a newly-purchased felt mouse across the floor.Your cat chases it excitedly,clutches it in her paws and rolls around with it.Several tosses later,your cat yawns pointedly and settles herself for a nap.The change in your cat's behaviours illustrates ___.

Behavioural scientists study learning by measuring changes in behavioural responses.

Kichiro is in grade 3 and struggles with reading and writing.His parents had him tested because his grades were poor,and they didn't find anything wrong with his intelligence.Most likely,Kichiro

What percent of Canadian children between the ages of 6 and 15 years have a specific learning disorder?

"Responses that lead to satisfying consequences are more likely to be repeated." This is the law of ___.

An exaggerated or irrational fear of a stimulus is termed a(n)___.It is associated with increased brain activity in the ___.

Which two types of learning both emphasize the importance of the consequences of behaviour?

What behaviour occurs when prior experiences involving inescapable punishment lead people or animals to accept punishing consequences when they could be avoided?