Definitions
learning is best defined as
what is the process of acquiring through experience, new and relatively enduring information or behaviors
for the most rapid conditioning, a CS should be presented
what is before the US
After watching coverage of the Olympics on TV recently. Lynn and Susan have been staging there own summer games. Which of the following best accounts for their behavior.
what is observational learning
On an intermittent reinforcement schedule reinforcement is given
what is only some of the time
in promoting observational learning the most effective models are those we perceive as
what is having all of these attributes
shaping is a _____ technique for ______ a behavior
what is operant; establishing
During extinction the ____ is omitted as a result the _____ seems to disappear
what is US;CR
Regarding the impact of watching TV violence on children most researches believe that
what is watching violence on TV contributes to aggressive behavior
the highest and most consistent rate of response is produced by a ____ schedule
what is Variable-ratio
the peace work or commission method of payment is an example of which reinforcement schedule
what is fixed-ration
a cognitive map is
what is a mental representation of ones environment
Experiments on taste-aversion learning demonstrate that
You teach your dog to fetch the paper by giving him a cookie each time he does so this is an example of
what is operant conditioning
punishment is a controversial way of controlling behavior
what is all of these reasons
which of the folowng is an example of reinforcement
what is all of the above
cognitive processes are
what is important in both classical and operant conditioning
for operant conditioning to be most effective when should the reinforcers be presented in relation to the desired response
what is immediately after
You always rattle the box of dog biscuits before giving your dog a treat as you do so your dog salivates. Rattling the box is a ______your dogs salivation is a ______.
What is CS;CR
When a CS is presented without an accompanying US ______ will soon take place
what is extinction
an example of a conditioned reinforcer
what is receiving and approving nod from the box for a job well done
operant conditioning is
what is the type of learning associated with B.F. Skinner
A response that leads to the removal of an unpleasant stimulus is one being
what is negatively reinforced
A pigeon can easily be taught to flap its wings to avoid shock but not for food reinforcement. According to this text this is most likely so because
what is pigeons are biologically predisposed to flap their wings to escape negative events and to use their beaks to obtain food
Online adaptive quizzing systems are applications of the operant conditioning principles of
what is shaping and immediate reinforcement
To obtain a reward a monkey learns to press a lever when a 1000-HZ tone is on but not when a 1200-HZ tone is on. What kind of training is this
What is discrimination