Behavior Analysis and Learning

Behavior relations based on the genetic endowment of the organism are called:

While all members of a species share the same _________________ history, each member has a unique _______________ history.

Which law governing reflexes asserts that as the intensity of the stimulus increases so does the strength of the responses?

To do away with an unwanted CR one should:

Reflexive behavior is said to be _____ and _____.

Complex sequences of released behaviors are called:

Fixed-action patterns are:

Drug tolerance has been shown to be a result of:

The major difference between reaction chains and fixed-action patterns is:

The Rescorla-Wagner theory suggests that a CS becomes effective:

One of the following is not one of the four ways discussed in the text for pairing a CS and a US:

Respondent conditioning might also be called:

A diminution in the UR due to repeated presentation of the US is called:

Which of the following is not a major characteristic of habituation?

When the relationship is invariant and biologically based, the eliciting event is the ____ and the behavior following is the _____.

The Rescorla-Wagner theory suggests that conditioning can be sped up:

When using honeybees to study the neuroscience of learning, researchers often present a shock US. What is the UR for this US?

The conditioning history of an individual can be referred to as her ______ history.

When considering the behavior of birds, the response of opening the mouth when presented with a dangling worm is an example of ________.

Primary laws of the reflex do not include: