To teach a tiger to jump through a flaming hoop, the tiger is first reinforced for jumping up on a certain pedestal, then for leaping from that pedestal to another. Next the tiger has to jump through a hoop between the pedestals to get the reward
Finally, the hoop is set afire and the tiger must jump through it to get the reward. This is an example of __________ .
a. modeling
b. shaping
c. negative reinforcement
d. secondary learning
b
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Suppose that a study examines whether people have trouble creating a mental image of a famous painting while they are watching a cartoon on television. You would expect to find that
a. contrary to Baddeley's theory, the phonological loop and the visuospatial sketchpad clearly work together on most tasks. b. people have trouble on a task that employs the visuospatial sketchpad, if they are simultaneously performing another visual task. c. watching the cartoon actually enhances your accuracy when you use your visuospatial sketchpad to create a mental image of a painting. d. people have trouble on this task unless they transfer all information to the episodic buffer.
Thea watched a flock of brightly colored parrots fly from one tree to another. Information
about their shape and color were combined into three-dimensional form perception in the visual association cortex of the lower part of the __________ lobe a. frontal b. parietal c. occipital d. temporal e. visual