Ch. 6 SAQ

1.  ______refers to a simple form of learning that involves learning NOT to respond to stimulation.

2.  In Ivan Pavlov’s original experiment, identify the following components, UCS, UCR, CS, CR.

3.  The situation In which a CS no longer causes a CR is called ______-. If suddenly the CS begins once again to cxause a CR this is called ______.

4.  List the UCS, UCR, CS, and CR in the “Little Albert” experiment.

5.  The fact that Little Albert became afrain of anything even remotely similar to the white rat explains ______. If Albert only learned to fear the white rat but no an white rabbit or Santa Claus, he would be demonstrating ______.

6.  What is food-aversion learning.

7.  How did Garcia convince wolves to dislike lamb?

8.  If Julie receives her allowance every Sunday, assuming she has completed all of her chores, she is on which intermittent schedule of reinforcement?

9.  Explain the difference between an primary and a secondary reinforce.

10.  Briefly explain the difference between positive and negative punishment.

11.  How are negative and positive reinforcement different and how are they the same?

12.  Under what conditions is punishment effective in the control of behavior

13.  What is insight learning?

14.  When Tolman was working with rats and running them through mazes, he found that they could often find their way to the reinforcer, even under different conditions. This seems to sugest that the rats had developed a ______

15.  Explain how Tolman’s findings of cognitive maps in rats have implications that threaten the ideas of classical and operant conditioning.

16.  According to Albert Bandura, explain the potential implications for children who watch many violent cartoons.

17.  What does Rescorla suggest is the critical factor for a CS in classical conditioning?