Sentence Questions for the Test

What is the simples tyoe of learning called? it refers to the estblishment of fairly predictable behavior in the presene of well-being stimuli.

True of false? the intense, irrational fears that we call phobias can be learned through classical conditioning.

A learned association between the taste of a certain food and a feeling of nausea is called...

Teaching someone to relax even when he or she encounters a distressing situation is called...

In the experiment with little Albert, the unconditioned stimulus was...

Which of the following are examples of classical conditioning?

a.) eating when not hungry just becuase we know it is lunchtime
b.) a specific smell triggering a bad memory
c.) a cat running into the kitchen to the sound of a can opener
d.) all of the above are examples of classical conditioning

You feel nauseated when you read about sea scallps on a restaraunt menu, because you once had a bad episode with some scallops that made you sick. for you in this situation, the menu description of the scallops is the
a.) US
B.)CS
C.) CR

An event whose reduction or termination increases the likelihood that ongoing behavior will reur is called _______ reinforcement, whereas any event whose presence increases the likelihood that ongoing behavior will recur is called ______ reinforcement

A type of learning that involves reinforcing the desired response is known as _________ __________

When a threat of punishment induces a change to more desirable behavior, it is called __________ ________

Superstiious behavior can result when a behavior is rewarded by pure _________

Any stimulus that follows a behavior and decreases the likelihood that the behavior will be repeated is called a ______________

Which of the following probles may result from avoidance training?

a.) a person may continue to avoid something that no longer needs to be avoided
b.) the effects of avoidance training tend to last for only a short time
c.) avoidance training may produce letent learning
d.) avoidance traning tends to take effect wen it is too late to make a difference in avoiding the problem situation

Imagine that you want to teach a child to make his or her bed. what kind of reinforcement could you use to do that?

a.) punishment
b.) positive reinforcement
c.) negative reinforcement
d.) both b and c would work

You are hired to make a commercial for a company that manufactures dog food. they want you to get a dog to run from a hallway closet, under a coffee table, around a sofa, leap over a wagon, rush to the kitchen, and devour a bowl of dog food. the most effective way to accomplish this task would be to

a.) wait for this chain of events to happen and then use a reinforcer to increase the likelihood that the behavior will occur again on demand
b.) use shaping
c.) teach the dog to discriminate between the various landmarks on its way to the food
d.) hire a smart dog