According to the text, a major difficulty with Guthrie’s theory of learning is his assumption that ______.

All responses create some type of initial reaction. This reaction is called ______.

When we are born, our mind is like a blank slate upon which new information is placed. This concept was promoted by which group of theorists?  

Which of the following can be learned through experience?

Joe is running a two-group experiment with dogs. In Experimental Group 1, he uses food powder as an unconditioned stimulus. In Experimental Group 2, he uses steak as an unconditioned stimulus. Which group has the greatest conditioned response?

Maxine is running a two-group experiment with cats. In Experimental Group 1, she uses food powder as an unconditioned stimulus. In Experimental Group 2, she uses fresh fish as an unconditioned stimulus. Which group has the greatest conditioned response?

______ contend an originally neutral stimulus develops the ability to elicit a specific response.

When a salient cue and a nonsalient cue are presented together with an unconditioned stimulus, the salient cue will accrue more associative strength than the nonsalient cue. This is called ______.

A decrease in a response due to repeated exposures is called ______.

When I opened the refrigerator to get some food, my dog Jasmine would come to the kitchen and I would give her a snack. After a while, every time I opened the refrigerator Jasmine would run to the kitchen. In this example, running to the kitchen is an example of ______.