some help with learning questions

[sisqo1111]

Hi all,
leading up to my sac on monday i have some questions which i am unsure about and dont have the answers to, however i have attempted them all lol. Im so bad at multiple choice. Wondering if people would be kind enough to help, thanks.  Here they are:

Q1)
Long after being bitten by a stray dog, Alan  found that his fear of dogs seemed to have disappeared. To his surprise, however, when a stray dog recently confronted him, he experienced a sudden twinge of anxiety. This sudden anxiety best illustrates
A)Extinction
B)Latent Learning
C)Stimulus Generalisation
D)Spontaneous Recovery

Im going with 'D' right? lol

Q2)
Mr. Divan usually sends notes of appreciation to hard-working employees  at his furniture manufacturing plant. Mr. Divan aims to improve productivity by means of
A)Negative Reinforcement
B)Modelling
C)Operant Conditioning
D)Classical Conditioning

This one im not so sure about. Is it 'B'?

Q3)
Bandura's 'Bo-Bo doll' experiments with observational learning, in which children observed adult models punching a five foot tall inflatable toy, concluded that:
A)responses which are pleasant are more likely to be repeated, whereas those which are unpleasant are less likely to be repeated.
B)Learning occurs via shaping, the method of successive approximations
C)Learning is achieved through trial-and-error
D) If a model's behaviour is rewarded, one is likely to imitate it

I was thinking either A or D, but more along the lines of D

and the final one lol which is a short answer about positive and neg reinforcement, hate those lol

Q4)
The 5-year-old child of two very busy parents has been throwing tantrums. Whenever the child gets angry or upset, one or both of his parents immediately come to his side and fuss over and comfort him. Nevertheless, his tantrums do not diminish. In fact, they seem to occur more often.

a)It would appear that, for this child, his parents' fussing over him serves as _______

Is it a positive reinforcement for the child? I really am not sure lol

b)Explain your answer for part a.
- If it was positive reinforcement i would say something along the lines of: The child is throwing tantrums, which in turn follows a satisfying event (e.g. the parents fussing), thus increasing the likelihood of the child throwing more tantrums.

Is this right? Or am i totally off topic lol.

Thanks so much in advance for this and thanks for taking your time to read. 


edit: WOOHOO my 300th post LOL

[sisqo1111]

anyone please?

[Eriny]

1. D
2. C (he's using positive reinforcement)
3. The wording is poor, but I'd also go with D
4. a) positive reinforcement b) your answer is good. The parents apply a positive stimulus (attention/fussing/whatever) in response to the child's behaviour, thereby increasing the likelihood of its recurrence.

[sisqo1111]

thanks so much Eriny you rock.
i now understand q2 and 4 thanks to you lol. i didnt really get it before

[sisqo1111]

one other question Eriny, was describing how taste aversion is different to other forms of conditioning and its worth 2 marks, i.e. 2 differences.
here were mine, please let me know if they word properly lol

1- The association in taste aversion is usually the result of a single experiences, and the particular food will be avoided in the future whereas in classical conditioning a number of pairings is needed between the two stimulus for an association to occur.

2- Generalisation does not tend to occur in taste aversion as it may with classical conditioning.

thanks 

[Eriny]

Yep, that's a good answer

[sisqo1111]

thankyou