What is Learning? General Psychology
Which of the following statements about Ivan Pavlov is true?
He is known for establishing the principles of classical conditioning.
What should be changed to make the following sentence true? In classical conditioning, the initial period of learning is known as latent.
The word "latent" should be changed to the word "acquisition."
What should be changed to make the following sentence true? In operant conditioning, organisms learn to associate events that repeatedly happen together.
The word "operant" should be changed to the word "classical.
Which of the following is an example of a reflex that occurs at some point in the development of a human being?
infant suckling on a nipple
What are innate behaviors that are triggered by a broader range of events, such as aging and the change of seasons?
instincts
Which experiment involves the use of classical conditioning?
knowing that a student fears exams, the instructor wears a bright red shirt only on exam day, every exam day, to see how long it is before the red shirt becomes an object of fear to the student
Learning is best defined as a relatively permanent change in behavior that
occurs as a result of experience
Hideki tells a lie and is grounded. He does this several times, finally learning that his behavior (lying) is associated with a consequence (being grounded). Which kind of learning is this?
operant conditioning
Kicking your leg when your knee is tapped and quickly pulling your hand back when you accidentally touch a hot stove are both examples of
reflexes
What is the main idea of operant conditioning?
Behavior is motivated by the consequences we receive for the behavior: reinforcements and punishments.
What is the primary conclusion John B. Watson's made after working with Little Albert?
Emotions can be a conditioned response.
Which of the following is false about John B. Watson?
He is considered the founder of behaviorism
Identify the major flaw with John B. Watson's Little Albert experiment.
It is unethical for a researcher to induce fear in a child, since it is harmful to induce fear.
According to Albert Bandura, .
Learning can occur by watching others and modeling what they do or say.
What was the main point of Ivan Pavlov's experiment with dogs?
Learning can occur when a conditioned stimulus is paired with an unconditioned stimulus.
Which of the following experiments involves the use of social learning theory?
determining how long it takes a person to learn how to knit if she is only allowed to watch YouTube videos of people knitting
Which of the following experiments involves the use of operant conditioning?
rewarding a child for finishing his oatmeal mush and counting how many times the child needs to be rewarded before he finishes his oatmeal voluntarily.