LearningCurve Module 20

Marshall ate a hamburger he purchased from his favorite fast-food restaurant. An hour later, his stomach became very upset and he spent the rest of the evening vomiting. A week later, he entered the restaurant and immediately became nauseous when he saw a hamburger. Marshall's nausea when he saw the hamburger is an example of:

classical conditioning.

Justina wishes to make a 10-minute meditation session part of her morning routine. Based on research described in the textbook, Justina should meditate every day for just over _____ days to ensure that meditation becomes a habit.

60

_____ is the process of learning associations.

Conditioning

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.

Every time Martin opens the cabinet door where he stores his dog's treats, his dog begins to bark in anticipation of getting a treat. This is an example of:

associative learning.

Because we are human, language allows us to learn things we have neither experienced nor observed. This type of learning is called:

cognitive learning

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) _____ stimulus.

conditioned

Three-year-old Antoine is waiting with his older brother in his pediatrician's examination room. As soon as the nurse wearing a white uniform enters the room, his older brother screams and cries loudly, which scares Antoine and causes him to begin screaming and crying as well. The next week when Antoine is going for his first dentist appointment, his mother is afraid that he will cry and scream when she takes him to his appointment. The dental assistant enters wearing her white uniform and Antoine shows no sign of fear. Antoine's lack of a fear response to the white uniform worn by the dental assistant is an example of:

discrimination.

What happened after Watson classically conditioned Little Albert to fear a tame white rat?

generalization occurred; Little Albert responded with fear to other furry animals and fuzzy objects

Dan wanted to train his dog, Rocket, to come to him when called. Every time Dan called Rocket and he came, Dan would give him a treat and pet him. Soon Rocket would come every time he was called. Which type of learning is Dan using?

operant conditioning

Carla had leukemia as a child and had to undergo numerous bouts of chemotherapy. The chemotherapy always made her nauseous. As she underwent a year of treatment, the waiting room started to make her nauseous. The nausea from the chemotherapy is the:

unconditioned response.