Psych learning
When Tito was young, his parents decided to give him a quarter every day he made his bed. Tito started to make his siblings' beds also and help with other chores. Behaviorists would say that Tito was experiencing
Generalization
Try as you might, you are unable to teach your dog to do a somersault. He will roll around on the ground, but he refuses to execute the gymnastic move you desire because of
Instinctive Drift
Which of the following phenomena is illustrated by Tolman's study in which rats suddenly evidenced that they had learned to get through a maze once a reward was presented?
Latent Learning
Just before the doors of the elevator close, Lola, a coworker you despise, enters the elevator. You immediately leave, mumbling about having forgotten something. Your behavior results in
Negative Reinforcement
With which statement would B. F. Skinner most likely agree?
All learning is observable
A rat evidencing abstract learning might learn
Press a lever when he sees pictures of dogs but not cats
Which of the following is an example of positive reinforcement?
buying a child a video game after she throws a tantrum
Lily keeps poking Jared in Mr. Clayton's third-grade class. Mr. Clayton tells Jared to ignore Lily. Mr. Clayton is hoping that ignoring Lily's behavior will
extinguish the behavior.
The classical conditioning training procedure in which the US is presented before the CS is known as
Backward Conditioning
Just before something scary happens in a horror film, they often play scary-sounding music. When I hear the music, I tense up in anticipation of the scary event. In this situation, the music serves as a
CS
Before his parents will read him a bedtime story, Charley has to brush his teeth, put on his pajamas, kiss his grandmother good night, and put away his toys. This example illustrates
Chaining
. In teaching your cat to jump through a hoop, which reinforcement schedule would facilitate the most rapid learning?
Continuous
Many psychologists believe that children of parents who beat them are likely to beat their own children. One common explanation for this phenomenon is
Modeling
Which of the following is an example of a generalized reinforcer?
Money
Tina likes to play with slugs, but she can find them by the shed only after it rains. On what kind of reinforcement schedule is Tina's slug hunting?
Variable Interval