Psychology: Module 20 LC

in Watson and Rayner's study with little Albert, the conditioned stimulus used to produce fear was a

loud noise

according to Ader and Cohen (1985) classical conditioning even works on the body's disease-fighting immune system. According to this research, which of these would be the MOST likely to produce this response?

repeated pairing of coffee with the immune enhancing drug

what statement best describes the relationship between stimulus generalization and stimulus discrimination?

they are opposites

conditioning is the process of

learning associations

jeff's psychology assignment is to observe and list any behaviors of his relatives that indicate learning. Which example should be included on his list?

Jeff's little brother whines whenever he wants something

not an example of classical conditioning?

Marcus always pays his cell phone bill on time in order to avoid a late charge

not an example of learning?

a woman reflexively pulls back her hand from a hot burner

after John Watson lost his professorship at John Hopkins university, which career did he enter?

advertising

Classical and operant conditioning involve learning through -, whereas observational learning involves learning through -

association; imitation

what example demonstrates that learning has occurred?

avoiding speeding in an area where you received a ticket previously

people and animals learning the association between two stimuli through - conditioning

classical

when Miguel was a child, he was attacked by a swarm of hornets in his backyard. Now, every time he hears the sound of hornets he immediately becomes frightened. This is an example of _____ conditioning?

classical

five-year-old Destiny is frightened by the noise thunder makes. Destiny associates lightning with thunder because lightning always precedes thunder. Thus, when Destiny sees lightning she often cries in anticipation that she will hear thunder soon afterward. This is an example of

classical conditioning

lightning is associated with thunder and always precedes it. Thus, when we see lightning we often anticipate that we will hear thunder soon afterward. This is an example of

classical conditioning

while 5-year-old Martha was looking at one of the balloons her mother set out for her birthday, Martha's brother Timmy took a pin and popped the balloon, causing her to flinch and blink quickly. Later during the party, Martha's mother approached her with a balloon and she blinked and flinched. This is an example of

classical conditioning

what choice correctly pairs a type of learning or conditioning with a closely related concept?

cognitive learning - observational learning

jonas, a veteran of the war in Iraq, suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder. Now back home in a quiet California neighborhood, he jumps when he hears a firecracker or a car backfire. In the terminology of classical conditioning, these sounds are BEST thought of as _____ stimuli

conditioned

pavlov noticed that dogs began salivating at the mere sight of the person who regularly brought food to them. For the dogs, the sight of this person had become a(n)

conditioned stimulus

a scientist conditions a dog to salivate in response to the sound of a high-pitched tone. The researcher then presents a low-pitched tone. The dog fails to salivate. The dog is demonstrating

discrimination

john just started his vacation from work and scheduled a tee time with friends to play golf Monday morning. On Monday morning, he started driving his car to work instead of the golf course. Driving his car to work instead of the golf course is an example of

habitual behavior

Watson and pavlov agreed that

laws of learning are the same for all animals

if Jamal wants to train his dog to sit and lie down when he commands the behavior, which type of conditioning should he utilize to train his dog?

operant conditioning

which statement correctly classifies one of the types of learning mentioned in the textbook?

operant conditioning is a type of associative learning

- is the reappearance, after a pause, of an extinguished conditioned response

spontaneous recovery

ruben is reading the descriptions of some of the psychology courses in his college's course catalog. The description of one course reads in part, "An introduction to the processes whereby new and enduring behavior and information is acquired through experience." This course is MOST likely titled?

the psychology of learning