Exam 9: Learning and Conditioning

If a dog begins to salivate at the sight of its dog food dish,then the dish is called a conditioned stimulus.

After Little Albert acquired a conditioned fear of a rat,Watson and Rayner wanted to see how he would react to a white rabbit,cotton wool,and a Santa Claus mask.They were studying whether or not _______________ had occurred.

Which school of thought heavily influenced the study of learning in the twentieth century?

Paul is coming down with the flu,but he eats spaghetti anyway and subsequently becomes violently ill.A month later he sees that spaghetti is being served in the dining hall and is overcome by nausea.What type of learning is illustrated by this episode?

Every week,Jade spends her allowance on ½ pound of sour lemon gummy candies even though they always make her mouth water.One day,as she is walking down the street,Jade sees a girl carrying a little white bag that looks like a candy shop bag! Jade notices that her mouth is puckering and overflowing with saliva.In this example,the unconditioned stimulus is the

Which of the following is a primary reinforcer?

Negative emotions and dislikes can be classically conditioned,but it is difficult to use this technique to condition positive emotions.

Thorndike was known for his work with

In a recent study cited in your text,people who had just attended a violent movie were likely to take ___________to respond to a young women struggling to pick up her crutches than those who watched a nonviolent movie.