Psychology: Learning Module 20 – Flashcards
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In classical conditioning a stimulus is any event or situation that
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Evokes A Response
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If a sea slug on repeated occasions receives an electric shock just after being squirted with water, its protective withdrawal response to a squirt of water grows stronger. This best illustrates
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Associative Learning
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Pets who learn that the sound of an electric can opener signals the arrival of their food ilustrate
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Classical Conditioning
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Children often learn to associate pushing a vending machine button with the delivery of a candy bar. This best illustrates the process underlying
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Observational Learning
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Pavlov's research on classical conditioning was important because
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So many different species of animals, including humans, can be classical conditioned.
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The acquisition of mental information by observing events, watching others, or through language is called
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Cognitive learning
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After one chimpanzee sees a second chimp open a box that contains a food reward, the first animal opens a similar box with great speed. This best illustrates
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Observational behavior
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The first experimental studies of associative learning were conducted by
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Ivan Pavlov
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Which of the following is an example of a respondent behavior?
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Blushing when embarrassed
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In classical conditioning, a stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning is called a(n)
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Neural Stimulus
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For the most rapid conditioning, a CS should be presented
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Abound one-half second before US
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In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, infants develop a feat of books after books are repeatedly represented with a loud noise. In this fictional example, the loud noise is a(n)
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Unconditional Stimulus
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In Pavlov's experiments, the sound of the tone triggered the dog's salivation. Salivation to the sound of a tone was a(n)
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Conditioned Response
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A real estate agent showed Gavin several pictures of lakeshore property while they were eating a delicious, Mouth-watering meal. Later, when Gavin was given a tour of the property, he drooled with delight. For Gavin, the lakeshore property was a
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CS
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In classical conditioning, the conditioned stimulus signals the impending occurrence of
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An unconditioned stimulus
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Male Japanese quail became sexually aroused be a red light that was repeatedly associated with the presentation of a female quail. Th sexual arousal triggered by the red light was a
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CR
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Associating a conditioned stimulus with a new neural stimulus can create a second (often weaker) conditioned stimulus. This best illustrates
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Higher-order conditioning
