gen psych quiz 5

Who defined the term "Law of Effect" as any behavior followed by favorable consequences is likely to happen again and any behavior that is followed by unfavorable consequences is less likely to happen again?

Thorndike

When Pavlov removed the food from his classical conditioning experiments, the dogs continued to drool at the sound of the bell alone.

True

Which is the correct order of the four parts of learning theorized by Bandura?

attention, retention, initiation, motivation

In Pavlov's experiments, what type of stimulus was the bell, generally?

conditioned

When Pavlov introduced the ringing of a bell with the presentation of food, the bell was called a(n) _______________ stimulus

conditioned

Which of the following one sentence summaries of the science of learning is most accurate?

in terms of learning and memory, it's not just the time you spend that matters, but how you spend it

When we watch someone's behavior and learn from their behavior, we call this ____________.

modeling

Two-year-old Malia learns that if she says "more milk, please" she always gets milk, which leads her to say please more often. Which concept best describes Malia's learning process?

operant conditioning

Effects that increase behaviors are __________; effects that decrease them are ____________.

reinforcers; punishers

According to the Law of Effect, which two forces guide behavior?

reward and punishment

________ occurs when a response to a repeated stimulus increases with exposure.

sensitization

according to Social Learning Theory, children who observed violent behavior were more likely to be violent.

true

When a dog naturally drools because he anticipates food, the food is a(n) ________________

unconditioned stimulus

In Bandura's first social experiment, what were children shown prior to being in the room with the doll?

Adults beating up a Bobo doll

Punishment is intended to ___________ any behavior

Decrease the occurrence of

The man who discovered associative learning learned about it with his experiment with ______?

Dogs

Negative reinforcement is another way to say punishment.

False