Learning
Positive reinforcement ________ the likelihood of a behaviour, and negative reinforcement ________ the likelihood of a behaviour.
increases, increases
decreases, decreases
increases, decreases
decreases, increases
increases, increases
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A researcher trains a dog to salivate to the sound of a bell. Then he turns the lights on just before he sounds the bell. If he continues to do this until the dog starts to salivate as soon as the lights go on, he has demonstrated:A. latent learning
B. insight
C. second-order conditioning
D. extinction
An intermittent schedule of reinforcement that reinforces behaviour after an average, but unpredictable, amount of time has passed is called a ________ ________ schedule.
A. fixed ratio
B. variable ratio
C. fixed interval
D. variable interval
Gerhardt got sick after eating a peach. Now he feels sick when he looks at peaches, nectarines or plums. This illustrates:
A. spontaneous recovery
B. intermittent reinforcement
C. modelling
D. generalization
Pavlov is famous for his work in:
A. contingent conditioning
B. operant conditioning
C. classical conditioning
D. oppositional conditioning
Research indicates that exposure to violent TV/video games:
A. has no impact of aggression
B. increases aggression
C. reduces aggression
D. promotes random acts of kindness
Giving a student extra homework after they misbehave in class is an example of:
A. positive punishment
B. negative punishment
C. positive reinforcement
D. negative reinforcement
The study of learning is most closely associated with which school of psychology?
A. psychoanalytic
B. humanist
C. social
D. behaviourist
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