Chapter 5: Learning
Multiple Choice



1.  

The process of learning is defined as a process by which experience results in



2.  

By pairing the ringing of the bell with the presentation of meat, Pavlov trained dogs to salivate to the sound of a bell even when no meat was presented. In this experiment, the presentation of the meat was the



3.  

You have a cat that runs to the sound of the cat food cabinet opening. The sound of the cabinet is the



4.  

In the experiment with little Albert, the conditioned stimulus was



5.  

Which of the following is NOT an example of operantly learned behavior?



6.  

Operant conditioning is based on the principle that behaviors occur more often when they are



7.  

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



8.  

A reinforcer that adds something directly rewarding is a



9.  

A reinforcer that increases the likelihood of the behavior because the learner wants to avoid the stimulus is called



10.  

Each of the following is true of punishment EXCEPT



11.  

A problem that may result from avoidance training is



12.  

When an extinguished behavior suddenly reappears on its own, with no retraining, the process is called



13.  

A person originally feared only spiders but now also fears other types of insects. What might explain these new fears?



14.  

What type of reinforcers are food and water?



15.  

A dolphin learns to swim toward a blue platform but not toward another platform colored red. This shows the concept of

Note: answer choices in this exercise are randomized.

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