Quiz Bank 6 Flashcards
If a stimulus plus a response results in a satisfying outcome, the probability of that response occurring again ________.
increases
In classical conditioning, the association that is learned is
between a ________.
neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus
Harold catches fish throughout the day at unpredictable intervals. Which reinforcement schedule is this?
variable-interval
To maximize learning, a ________ should be presented on a(n)
________ schedule.
CS + UCS; continuous
What are innate behaviors that are triggered by a broader range of events, such as aging and the change of seasons?
Instincts
In operant conditioning, what describes adding something to
decrease the likelihood of behavior?
punishment
Which term best describes rewarding successive approximations of a
target behavior?
shaping
What do psychologists call a relatively permanent change in behavior or knowledge that results from experience?
learning
Which of the following is the decrease in the conditioned response when the unconditioned stimulus is no longer presented with the
conditioned stimulus?
extinction
Which of the following is a process by which we learn to associate stimuli and, consequently, to anticipate events?
classical conditioning
In the initial period of learning, ________ describes when an
organism learns to connect a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus.
acquisition
In operant conditioning, ________ is when something is removed to increase the likelihood of a behavior.
negative reinforcement
________ reinforcers have innate reinforcing qualities.
primary
In ________ conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus
unconditionally elicits a reaction. For example, a bit of black pepper blown into the eye produces a blinking response.
classical
Who experimented with rats to demonstrate that organisms can learn even if they do not receive immediate reinforcement?
Edward C. Tolman
Which of the following is an example of observational learning?
teaching yourself yoga by watching a yoga group in the park
Learning that occurs but is not observable in behavior until there is a reason to demonstrate it is called ________ learning.
latent
Grace whistles while tickling Khaleel with a feather. Eventually, Khaleel starts to squirm and giggle every time Grace whistles, even when he is not being tickled. In this example, squirming and giggling is a(n) ________.
conditioned response
Learning that occurs while watching others and then imitating, or modeling, what they do or say is called ________ learning.
observational
If a slamming door is a conditioned stimulus, then being able to distinguish between the sound of a slamming door and the sound of a heavy item being dropped would represent ________.
stimulus discrimination
