Psych Chapter 5

Fixed-Interval

A teacher gives his class a quiz very Friday. The teacher is attempting to influence his students' study habits by using a ___________ schedule.

Classical Conditioning

Advertisers who show products being used by attractive models

A Conditioned Response

Allison is a rock star, so flashing cameras are a big part of her life. Her pupils respond to the clicks of a camera by contracting slightly, even when a flash is not being used. This contraction of her pupils in the absence of a flash is a

Spontaneous Recovery

As a child, Rudy was attacked by a dog and subsequently developed a severe fear of them. Rudy is now an adult. While walking in a park, he recently saw a dog who was barking ferociously. He felt slightly fearful even though the dog was on a leash and clearly under his owner's firm control. Rudy's fear response is an example of

Higher-Order Conditioning

Denny is quite fearful of going to the dentist. Over time he has noticed that he becomes anxious at even the smell of the dentist's office. Every step Denny takes right up until the dentist starts to drill a tooth seems to cause muscle tension and anxiety. Denny is experiencing...

Example of Observational Learning

Ingrid swam poorly until she noticed the efficient stroke of the man in the next lane; now her swimming is greatly improved.

How reliably the conditioned stimulus predicts the unconditioned stimulus

Jason is unsuccessfully trying to train his dog to salivate at the sound of atone. However, Jason does not always follow the tone with the presentation of food. Jason's design violates which factor that influences classical conditioning.

Law Effect

Learning results when a behavior leads to a desirable consequence

Discriminative Stimulus

Lori's dad is in a bad mood having just learned that he is scheduled to be laid off from his job next month. Seeing this mood, Lori decides not to ask him to stop for ice cream on the way home from school. In this case her dad's mood might have served as a...

Watson's experiment with little Albert

Lucy will not wear a jacket that is trimmed with artificial fur because seeing fur of any kind triggers the same feeling of panic she felt when, as a 5 year old, her face was severely and repeatedly scratched by a cat. What experiment is most likely similar to Lucy's behavior?

Increase; Increase

Positive reinforcement tends to ____________ the probability of a response; and negative reinforcement tends to ___________ the probability of a response

Helping restaurants streamline menu offerings

Practical uses for research on taste aversions exclude

A token Economy

Resthaven Hospital rewards points to patients on the basis of their cooperation with the staff and participation in therapy sessions. Patients can exchange the points for enjoyable activities such as playing video games, watching TV, and using the hospital's gym. Resthaven is using ___________ in an effort to increase patients' cooperation and participation.

Latent Learning

Tameka has just received her driver's license and is now ready to drive to the mall. Although she's never driven to the mall before, Tameka knows the way. The fact that Tameka can driver herself to the mall suggests that ___________ has occurred.

Extinction

Toya's young son, Troy, had a habit of nagging and throwing tantrums while in stores. Toya learned from a parenting book that she should ignore the tantrums. When she did so, the tantrums diminished significantly and subsequently disappeared altogether. Troy's behavior change is an example of _____________.

Roy spends hours playing poker online because he always thinks his next hand will be a winning one

What is an example of partial-reinforcement effect?

Escape

When a rat has learned to press a lever in order to terminate an unpleasant stimulus, such as a loud noise, what kid of learning has taken place?