Psych Unit 2 Flashcards
Cognitive maps are associated with the work of
Tolman (think Tolkien and maps)
Every Saturday morning, Arnold quickly washes the family’s breakfast dished so that his father will allow him to wash his car. In this case, washing the car is a(n)
Positive reinforcer
A child’s learned fear at the sight of a hyper denim needle is a
Conditioned response
Receiving deicious food is to escaping electric shock as ________is to ________.
Positive reinforcer; negative reinforcer
In pavilions experiments on the salivary conditioning of dogs, the US was
Presentation of food in the mouth
In a social dilemma, the goals or the individual compete wit the goals of other individuals (T/F)
T
Children with abusive parents often learn to be aggressive by imitating their parents. This illustrates the importance of
Observational learning
A fixed ratio schedule of r indorse met is one in which a response is reinforced only after a
Specified number of responses have been made
Skinner is to shaping as Bandura is to
Modeling 💃
CAI stands for Conditioned Automatic Indicator (T/F)
F
Dan and Joel - superman - roof
Observational learning
For proffesional baseball players, swinging at a pitched ball is reinforces with a home run on a ______ schedule
Variable-ratio
In Pavlovs experiments, the sound of the tone triggered the dogs salivation. Salivation to the sound of a tone was a
Conditioned response
A real estate agents showed Gavin pics of a lakeside property while feeding him delish foods. Gavin drooled when he visited the lakeside
CS
Pigs pick up wooden coins and deposit into piggy bank. Subsequently dropping and repeatedly pushing them with their snouts. Best illustrates the importance of _______ in operant conditioning
Biological predispositions
People are born with a set of cognitive maps that are ready to be used (T/F)
F
Both aggression and altruism can be learned (T/F)
T
Insight learning
“Aha” moment
Animals tend to revert from newly learned habitats to edgier biologically predisposed behaviors. This is an example of
Instinctive drift
Blake is a carpet installer who wants to be paid for each square foot of carpet he lays rather than with an hourly wage. He prefers working on a _______ sched of reinforcement
Fixed-ratio
Situation in which the behavior that creates the most positive outcomes for the individual may in the long run lead to negative consequences for the group as a whole
Social dilemma
Five year old Trevor is emotionally disturbed and refuses to communicate with anyone. To get him to speak, his teacher gives him candy for each utterance, then only fro clearly spoken word, and finally only for a complete sentence. The teacher is using a method of
Shaping
The O in SOR stands for operant (T/F)
F
After learning to fear a white rat, little Albert responded with fear to the sight of a rabbit. This best illustrates the process of
Generalization
Myron quit gambling after he lost over a thousand dollars betting on horse races. This best illustrates the effects of
Punishment
After one chimpanzee sees a second chimp open a box that contains a food reward, the first animal opens a similar box with great speed. This best illustrates
Observational learning
