Category I
Amy's friend was caught cheating on her test and kicked off her soccer team. Amy learned not to cheat on a test due to.......
vicarious conditioning.
What scientist demonstrated operant conditioning by placing cats in a "puzzle box" until they learned to push a pedal, open a door, and receive food?
Edward Thorndike (Thorndike's Puzzle Box)
A change in behavior that results from experience is called.....
learning.
Learning that takes place in the absence of reinforcement is called _____ _____.
latent learning
What scientist placed mice in a box and, through operant conditioning, the mice learned to press a lever and either receive food, have food taken away, get shocked, or turn off the shock?
B.F. Skinner (Skinner's Puzzle Box)
When Pavlov used a metronome to condition his dogs, the metronome was a _____ ______ until the dogs learned to associate the metronome with food, then it became a ______ ______.
neutral stimulus; conditioned stimulus (CS)
Fred lives near the train tracks. At first, he couldn't sleep at night due to the loud sounds. A month later, he sleeps through the night because he doesn't hear the train anymore. This is known as.....
habituation.
If your parents offered to upgrade you to a new Iphone if you get an A on your midterm, this would motivate you to study harder.
The Iphone would be an example of ........
positive reinforcement.
Pavlov's dogs stopped drooling when the learned they weren't getting food while the metronome played. This is an example of
extinction.
Newborns learned to mimic the facial expressions of their parents. This form of "learning by watching others" is known as
modeling.
Everyday, when you leave school, you never need to use a GPS to go home. This is because you have a _____ of the way to go.
cognitive map
A month after the dogs stopped drooling, the metronome was played again and the dogs started drooling again. This is an example of _____ ______.
spontaneous recovery
What scientist is considered to be the father of classical conditioning?
Ivan Pavlov (Pavlov's Dog Experiment)
Your seatbelt alarms beeps until you put on your seatbelt. Once you click it, the beeping stops. This is an example of
negative reinforcement.
A teenager gets a speeding ticket. When he/she gets home, mom & dad take away the car keys. Losing your driving privileges is an example of _____ _____.
negative punishment