To help 5-year-old Paul develop social skills, his parents give him a gold star when he performs desirable behaviors, like sharing his toys. Though stars themselves are of no interest to Paul, at the end of the week, if he has 15 or more stars, his parents buy him a small toy – which is what he really wants. This token economy involves Paul learning through:

To encourage herself to workout more frequently, Katelyn keeps track of each work-out she completes. After she has completed 15 workouts, she treats herself by going shopping. Katelyn’s behavior of working out more is reinforced using which partial reinforcement schedule?

After surviving a terrorist attack, Walden developed a fear of loud noises, like thunder. In terms of classical conditioning, the terrorist attack is considered the:

While in high school, Bree learned sign language and knew it quite well, easily signing without much effort or conscious thought. After years of not using it, however, Bree struggles to recall specific phrases and words. Bree is most likely having a problem with which stage of the memory process?

After being stung by a bee, Cai learned to fear bees.  However, they were not afraid of any other flying insects. This learning experience demonstrates:

Grayson knows that Prof. Watson penalizes students for texting in class. Consequently, Grayson has learned not to text in any classes with Prof. Watson. In their other classes, however, Grayson will still text on their phone. This learning demonstrates:

Knowing what the name of your first romantic partner was is an example of a ___ memory, whereas remembering and reliving your first movie date with that person is an example of an ___ memory.

Nataya is a full-time college student, taking six classes throughout the week. She also works 20 hours at a local bar and grill, and frequently watches her younger cousins. This busy schedule leaves her little time to sleep. The lack of sleep will be particularly problematic for the process of _____, creating potential challenges for her to remember everything she’s learning in class.

The learning stage of extinction is most similar to which memory error?

Lindsay re-wrote the song “Row, Row, Row your Boat” to be about the different types of studies, to help her remember the goals of each study. This strategy makes use of: