Some students study hard beginning with the first couple of weeks of a semester because they
subsequently receive very good final course grades. This best illustrates that human behavior is
influenced by - Answers delayed reinforcers
Any stimulus that, when removed after a response, strengthens the response is called a(n) - Answers
conditioned stimulus
Associating a conditioned stimulus with a new neutral stimulus can create a second (often weaker)
conditioned stimulus. This best illustrates - Answers higher-order conditioning
Receiving delicious food is to escaping electric shock as ________ is to ________. - Answers positive
reinforcer; negative reinforcer
Children often learn to associate pushing a vending machine button with the delivery of a candy bar.
This best illustrates the process underlying - Answers operant conditioning
Watching the night sky for shooting stars is likely to be reinforced on a ________ schedule. - Answers
variable-interval
Garcia and Koelling's studies of taste aversion in rats demonstrated that classical conditioning is
constrained by - Answers biological predispositions
Which of the following is an unconditioned response? - Answers sweating in hot weather
Children of abusive parents often learn to be aggressive by imitating their parents. This illustrates the
importance of - Answers observational learning.
It's easier to train a pigeon to peck a disk for a food reward than to flap its wings for a food reward. This
illustrates the importance of ________ in learning. - Answers biological predispositions
A fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement is one in which a response is reinforced only after a(n) - Answers
specified number of responses have been made
Jacqueline is sexually aroused by the sight of her handsome boyfriend but not by the sight of her equally
handsome brother. This best illustrates the value of - Answers discrimination.
In Pavlov's experiments on the salivary conditioning of dogs, the US was - Answers the presentation of
food in the dog's mouth
An organism learns associations between events it does not control during the process of - Answers
classical conditioning
Conditioning is the process of - Answers learning associations