Myers' Psychology Second Edition For AP Unit 6: Learning

Classical conditioning

What is a basic form of learning through which all organisms adapt to their environment? Answer with a single words or term.

Pavlov

________ noticed that when food was brought near a dog, the dog would salivate.

Discriminative stimulus

________ elicits a response after an association has been formed.

Response rates

________ tend to be higher when liked to a ratio schedule than to interval schedules.

Neutral stimuli

________ do not give a response before conditioning.

Skinner

________ believed external influences shaped behavior.

Little Albert experiment

The ________ would be unethical under today's standards.

Paychecks

What are good, but so is verbal and written affirmation? Answer with a single words or term.

Successive approximations

________ allow you to get closer to the desired behavior.

Emotion

________ focused coping causes us to believe there is no chance to change a situation.

Spontaneous recovery

What is the reappearance of the conditioned response? Answer with a single words or term.

Humans

________ do respond to delayed reinforcers, such as a paycheck.

Reinforcement

________ tells you what to do.

Discrimination

What is the ability to distinguish between stimuli? Answer with a single words or term.

Models

________ can say one thing but do another.

Uncontrollable threats

________ trigger the strongest stress response.

cognitive map

A(n) ________ is a mental layout of one's environment.

Insight

What is randomly understanding how to solve a problem? Answer with a single words or term.

Animals

________ learn expectancy, which is the awareness of how likely the unconditioned stimulus will occur.

Extinction

________ occurs when the result no longer occurs.

Imitation

What is pervasive in humans? Answer with a single words or term.

Ivan Pavlov

________ did research classical conditioning.

Natural responses

________ could be conditioned to any neutral stimulus.

scientists

Some ________ believe mirror neurons can also fire when watching someone perform that behavior.

Accidental timing of rewards

________ can lead to superstitious behavior.