Chapter 6: Learning and Behavior Analysis

When Joan first moved to the city, she couldn't sleep because of the traffic noise. Now she hardly hears the traffic at all. This is an example of

You would not expect a close adherent to Skinner's ideas to focus on

In Pavlov's experiments, ________ served as the unconditioned stimulus.

Six-year-old Pavel has a neighbor with a small dog who barks at him everyday. Over time, Pavel has become frightened of all dogs. This is an example of

Peter wishes to use classical conditioning in which a light will be his CS and en electric shock will be the UCS. You tell him that the light must ________ the shock.

When classical conditioning contributes to drug tolerance, the conditioned stimulus is the

One night after eating a hot dog you get very sick; now you shudder at the idea of eating a hot dog. A friend suggests that extinction trials will allow you to overcome this aversion. This means that you should

For people undergoing chemotherapy, an unconditioned response would be

In an operant conditioning experiment, you offer people expensive chocolate each time they perform a desired behavior. You think it's likely that the chocolate will be a ________ of the people.

In one study, the children who had received the most physical punishment as 15-month-olds showed ________ behavioral problems at 36 months and ________ behavior problems in the first grade then their less-punished peers.

In your new job, you get paid $2 every time you finish polishing 20 apples. This situation puts you on a ________ schedule.

Zoe watches her older sister slip on ice and bruise her arm. After that, Zoe is very careful when she walks on ice. This is an example of