Chapter 6: Learning

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What did John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner demonstrate with their studies of Little Albert?

boys display fear differentyl from girls ???

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

Birds migrating, cats chasing prey, sea turtles moving toward the ocean immediately after birth, and joeys moving to the mother's pouch immediately after birth are all examples of ________.

instincts

Which of the following is an example of fixed ratio reinforcement schedule?

knowing you will get to play miniature golf as soon as you collect 10 gold stars for your reward chart

What do psychologists call a relatively permanent change in behavior or knowledge that results from experience?

learning

Which statement about B. F. Skinner is correct?

He is famous for demonstrating the principles of operant conditioning: The motivation for a behavior happens after the behavior is demonstrated.

In ________ reinforcement, the person or animal is not reinforced every time a desired behavior is performed.

partial

In operant conditioning, what describes adding something to decrease the likelihood of behavior?

punishment

Which of the following is an example of observational learning?

teaching yourself yoga by watching a yoga group in the park

You call a friend on the phone and repeatedly get sent to voicemail, so you continue to call her every 5-20 minutes hoping to speak to her personally. Which reinforcement schedule is this?

variable interval


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