FiltersDone

Question type

Essay

Multiple Choice

Short Answer

True False

Matching

Exam 6: Learning

Show Answer

Share

---

All types

Filters

Study FlashcardsPractice ExamLearn

Question 51

Multiple Choice

Review LaterAdd Note

Review Later

Your spouse withdraws attention from you each time you begin criticizing her cooking.Eventually,you stop criticizing your spouse's cooking.The withdrawal of attention can be categorized as

A) punishment.
B) observational learning.
C) negative reinforcement.
D) modeling.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

Question 52

Multiple Choice

Review LaterAdd Note

Review Later

After watching his father wash the car,five-year-old Bob washes his bike.This is an example of

A) superstitious behavior.
B) classical conditioning.
C) observational learning.
D) positive reinforcement.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

Question 53

Multiple Choice

Review LaterAdd Note

The major difference between a conditioned stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus is

An operantly conditioned response that is very durable and relatively hard to extinguish is said to show

When an organism responds to a specific stimulus or conditioned stimulus and doesn't respond to another stimulus that is similar to the conditioned stimulus,it is referred to as

When personal likes and dislikes are acquired through processes of classical conditioning,the learning is referred to as

The study by Domjan et al.(1998) ,which investigated the adaptive significance of sexual conditioning,may shed some light on

Traffic lights serve as discriminative stimuli for the operant behavior of driving.

Concerns about the use of punishment as a disciplinary measure include concerns about side effects including anxiety,anger and resentment.

Escape and avoidance responses are both initially acquired through negative reinforcement.

Kelly's parents always leave her with the same baby-sitter when they go out.Within minutes of the sitter's arrival her parent are gone.Kelly's baby-sitter arrives at her birthday party; as soon as Kelly sees her she begins to cry.Using the principles of classical conditioning,explain why Kelly cried when she saw the baby-sitter.

The studies of Garcia and his colleagues demonstrate that rats very easily learn to associate a taste CS with

Research shows that children who are spanked tend to

According to Skinner,a stimulus is a reinforcer if it

Negative reinforcement and punishment are similar in that they both weaken the tendency of the organism to make a response.

Food would be considered a(n)____________________ reinforcer,while money would be considered a(n)____________________ reinforcer.

Jane was ridiculed at school for wearing a particular style of shirt.Now,she no longer wears that style of shirt to school.Being ridiculed is an example of

Research on conditioning generally has demonstrated the importance of ____,but findings regarding the biological constraints on conditioning have shown that ____ is also very important.

Jeremy stops gambling five minutes after his slot machine last paid off; Jessica is still gambling,even though her slot machine hasn't paid off in over an hour.In this example,Jeremy's behavior ____ while Jessica's behavior ____.

In general,interval schedules of reinforcement tend to produce more rapid responding than ratio schedules.