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Which statement best defines learning?Read the answer and worked solution →What happens to a response during habituation?Read the answer and worked solution →Which non-associative learning shows a progressively amplified response?Read the answer and worked solution →Which learning did Konrad Lorenz discover in birds bonding to what they follow?Read the answer and worked solution →Which feature marks imprinting?Read the answer and worked solution →In Pavlov's dog experiment, what was the unconditioned stimulus?Read the answer and worked solution →Salivation to the meat powder in Pavlov's study is the...Read the answer and worked solution →After repeated pairing, the bell in Pavlov's study became a...Read the answer and worked solution →Watson's Little Albert study showed learning of emotion through...Read the answer and worked solution →In which conditioning is behavior shaped by reward or punishment?Read the answer and worked solution →Adding an unpleasant consequence to reduce a behavior is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which process raises a wanted behavior by taking away something unpleasant?Read the answer and worked solution →A dog gets a treat for sitting. Which process makes sitting more likely?Read the answer and worked solution →Punishment in operant conditioning is mainly used to do what?Read the answer and worked solution →How does operant conditioning differ from classical conditioning?Read the answer and worked solution →When should a reward be given in operant conditioning?Read the answer and worked solution →Learning by watching the behavior of others is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →What does observational learning in humans rely on?Read the answer and worked solution →Which psychologist is linked with Social Learning Theory?Read the answer and worked solution →Bandura held that learning is a cognitive process taking place in what setting?Read the answer and worked solution →Learning from the consequences that others receive is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Cognition, environment and behavior shaping each other is called?Read the answer and worked solution →In social learning theory, observation can lead to learning that...Read the answer and worked solution →Learning from a film character is modeling of which type?Read the answer and worked solution →A teacher demonstrates a skill in person. Which modeling type is this?Read the answer and worked solution →Which step needs observers to notice the modeled behavior?Read the answer and worked solution →Remembering the features of a modeled behavior is which step?Read the answer and worked solution →Which step means actually carrying out an observed behavior?Read the answer and worked solution →Which step decides whether an observed behavior is performed?Read the answer and worked solution →Which method has teacher and students share leading of discussions?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which statement best defines learning?

  1. Growth of body organs set by heredity
  2. Acquiring new knowledge, skills and values
  3. Temporary change due to tiredness
  4. Reflex acts that are present from birth
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Correct answer: B. Acquiring new knowledge, skills and values

1. Learning is the process of acquiring new understanding, knowledge, behavior, skills, values, attitudes and preferences. 2. So acquiring new knowledge, skills and values fits. 3. Heredity-driven growth, fatigue and inborn reflexes are not learning. _Source: Wikipedia, Learning, Lead section_

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What happens to a response during habituation?

  1. It grows stronger with repetition
  2. It is paired with a neutral cue
  3. It is rewarded each time
  4. It weakens as the stimulus repeats
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Correct answer: D. It weakens as the stimulus repeats

1. Habituation is non-associative learning. 2. A response to a stimulus diminishes when the stimulus is repeated, as birds react less to a stuffed owl. 3. Growing stronger is sensitization; pairing is classical conditioning; reward is operant conditioning. _Source: Wikipedia, Learning, Habituation_

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Which non-associative learning shows a progressively amplified response?

  1. Habituation
  2. Sensitization
  3. Extinction
  4. Imprinting
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Correct answer: B. Sensitization

1. Sensitization is the progressive amplification of a response after repeated administrations of a stimulus. 2. Habituation is the opposite: the response weakens. 3. Extinction is associative and imprinting is tied to a life stage. _Source: Wikipedia, Learning, Sensitization_

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