Question 1

Which would be the MOST difficult to habituate to?

Accepted Answer

A)  the pressure of a chair against the back 
B)  the accent of a foreign friend whom one has known for many years 
C)  the smell of just-baked cookies 
D)  the loud, banging sound that occurs every 5 minutes 
A)  the pressure of a chair against the back 
B)  the accent of a foreign friend whom one has known for many years 
C)  the smell of just-baked cookies 
D)  the loud, banging sound that occurs every 5 minutes

Question 2

Which statement is an example of habituation?

Accepted Answer

A)  As one goes to bed, one hears the bathroom faucet dripping. The sound becomes more annoying as the night goes on. 
B)  A person's car spins out on the ice in the winter. Afterwards, the person is much more nervous while driving. 
C)  An experienced shepherd can quickly distinguish his sheep from one another. 
D)  On entering a room, one notices the soft hum of a fan, but after being there for a while, one no longer notices the sound. 
A)  As one goes to bed, one hears the bathroom faucet dripping. The sound becomes more annoying as the night goes on. 
B)  A person's car spins out on the ice in the winter. Afterwards, the person is much more nervous while driving. 
C)  An experienced shepherd can quickly distinguish his sheep from one another. 
D)  On entering a room, one notices the soft hum of a fan, but after being there for a while, one no longer notices the sound.

Question 3

How did the results of the experiment by Tolman and Honzik (1930) demonstrate that rats learn the spatial layout of a maze by mere exposure, rather than by being rewarded for their behavior?

Accepted Answer

Grading criteria: Describe manipulation

Question 4

How might one use priming to encourage people to be polite?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

When visual input is absent from birth, it is often seen that other cortical areas take over the areas of the brain normally devoted to vision. This demonstrates:

Accepted Answer

A)  habituation. 
B)  perceptual learning. 
C)  learned non-use. 
D)  cortical plasticity. 
A)  habituation. 
B)  perceptual learning. 
C)  learned non-use. 
D)  cortical plasticity.

Question 6

In studies of rats learning to find their way through a maze, Tolman and Honzik found that rats that were:

Accepted Answer

A)  rewarded every day learned the maze better than rats who started receiving rewards on day 11. 
B)  rewarded every day learned the maze as well as rats that were never rewarded. 
C)  rewarded every day learned the maze as well as rats who started receiving rewards on day 11. 
D)  never rewarded learned the maze better than rats who started receiving rewards on day 11. 
A)  rewarded every day learned the maze better than rats who started receiving rewards on day 11. 
B)  rewarded every day learned the maze as well as rats that were never rewarded. 
C)  rewarded every day learned the maze as well as rats who started receiving rewards on day 11. 
D)  never rewarded learned the maze better than rats who started receiving rewards on day 11.

Question 7

When visual input is absent from birth, it is often seen that other cortical areas take over the areas of the brain normally devoted to vision. This demonstrates:

Accepted Answer

A)  habituation. 
B)  perceptual learning. 
C)  learned non-use. 
D)  cortical plasticity. 
A)  habituation. 
B)  perceptual learning. 
C)  learned non-use. 
D)  cortical plasticity.

Question 8

In Aplysia, the:

Accepted Answer

A)  neural connections involved in the gill-withdrawal reflex have been well mapped out. 
B)  nervous system consists of just 24 neurons. 
C)  neurons are smaller than normal. 
D)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  neural connections involved in the gill-withdrawal reflex have been well mapped out. 
B)  nervous system consists of just 24 neurons. 
C)  neurons are smaller than normal. 
D)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 9

The behavior of rats navigating three-arm mazes before and after the mazes are rotated demonstrates that:

Accepted Answer

A)  rats cannot navigate mazes when the mazes are rotated. 
B)  place cells do not respond when mazes are rotated. 
C)  place cell responses are based on visual cues in the environment. 
D)  visual cues are not important in navigation of mazes. 
A)  rats cannot navigate mazes when the mazes are rotated. 
B)  place cells do not respond when mazes are rotated. 
C)  place cell responses are based on visual cues in the environment. 
D)  visual cues are not important in navigation of mazes.

Question 10

Suppose the gill-withdrawal reflex is habituated in Aplysia by repeatedly touching the siphon. If the habituation is homosynaptic, which would occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Touching the tail will not cause a gill-withdrawal response. 
B)  Touching the mantle will not cause a gill-withdrawal response. 
C)  Touching the tail will cause a gill-withdrawal response. 
D)  Touching the siphon will cause a gill-withdrawal response. 
A)  Touching the tail will not cause a gill-withdrawal response. 
B)  Touching the mantle will not cause a gill-withdrawal response. 
C)  Touching the tail will cause a gill-withdrawal response. 
D)  Touching the siphon will cause a gill-withdrawal response.

Question 11

Which statement is an example of habituation?

Accepted Answer

A)  If one has seen a particular person before, it is easier to remember that person's physical features. 
B)  On a long car trip, one's brother keeps kicking the back of one's seat. It becomes progressively more bothersome. 
C)  When one first enters a bakery, one notices all of the wonderful smells, but after a few minutes it is unnoticed. 
D)  At a scary movie, a person screams as a monster jumps out suddenly. From then on, every little movement someone or something makes in the film seems frightening. 
A)  If one has seen a particular person before, it is easier to remember that person's physical features. 
B)  On a long car trip, one's brother keeps kicking the back of one's seat. It becomes progressively more bothersome. 
C)  When one first enters a bakery, one notices all of the wonderful smells, but after a few minutes it is unnoticed. 
D)  At a scary movie, a person screams as a monster jumps out suddenly. From then on, every little movement someone or something makes in the film seems frightening.

Question 12

Sarah woke up from a frightening dream. Lying awake in bed, she is overly frightened by the normal noises in her house. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  habituation. 
B)  sensitization. 
C)  priming. 
D)  dishabituation. 
A)  habituation. 
B)  sensitization. 
C)  priming. 
D)  dishabituation.

Question 13

In Aplysia, touching the siphon over and over again results in:

Accepted Answer

A)  perceptual learning. 
B)  priming. 
C)  a stronger gill-withdrawal reflex. 
D)  a weaker gill-withdrawal reflex. 
A)  perceptual learning. 
B)  priming. 
C)  a stronger gill-withdrawal reflex. 
D)  a weaker gill-withdrawal reflex.

Question 14

Learned non-use occurs when a stroke patient stops using a body part because of:

Accepted Answer

A)  that body part being physically restrained. 
B)  damage to the hippocampus. 
C)  damage to the motor areas controlling that body part. 
D)  a lack of sensory input from that body part. 
A)  that body part being physically restrained. 
B)  damage to the hippocampus. 
C)  damage to the motor areas controlling that body part. 
D)  a lack of sensory input from that body part.

Question 15

Which statement has been found to be TRUE regarding sexual arousal in humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only males habituate to sexual arousal. 
B)  Only females habituate to sexual arousal. 
C)  Females habituate more strongly than males to sexual arousal. 
D)  Males habituate more strongly than females to sexual arousal. 
A)  Only males habituate to sexual arousal. 
B)  Only females habituate to sexual arousal. 
C)  Females habituate more strongly than males to sexual arousal. 
D)  Males habituate more strongly than females to sexual arousal.

Question 16

The phenomenon of perceptual learning suggests that the other-race effect can be reduced by:

Accepted Answer

A)  exposing people to more examples of faces from their own racial group. 
B)  teaching people to recognize their implicit racial biases. 
C)  repeatedly presenting a single face from another racial group. 
D)  training people to distinguish between several faces of other racial groups. 
A)  exposing people to more examples of faces from their own racial group. 
B)  teaching people to recognize their implicit racial biases. 
C)  repeatedly presenting a single face from another racial group. 
D)  training people to distinguish between several faces of other racial groups.

Question 17

If a person is nervous about climbing trees because of a tree fall in the past that resulted in a broken leg, the person may have become:

Accepted Answer

A)  habituated. 
B)  sensitized. 
C)  dishabituated. 
D)  primed. 
A)  habituated. 
B)  sensitized. 
C)  dishabituated. 
D)  primed.

Question 18

Habituation and sensitization in Aplysia are explained well by which theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  dual process theory 
B)  comparator models 
C)  differentiation theory 
D)  priming theory 
A)  dual process theory 
B)  comparator models 
C)  differentiation theory 
D)  priming theory

Question 19

Which model suggests that both sensitization and habituation occur in response to every stimulus presentation, and that it is the summed combination of these two independent processes that determines the strength of responding?

Accepted Answer

A)  dual process theory 
B)  comparator models 
C)  differentiation theory 
D)  priming theory 
A)  dual process theory 
B)  comparator models 
C)  differentiation theory 
D)  priming theory

Question 20

Which statement is TRUE about cochlear implants?

Accepted Answer

A)  They work by amplifying external sounds. 
B)  They work well on all patients, and age is not a factor. 
C)  They allow individuals to clearly hear and enjoy music. 
D)  They stimulate auditory nerves to produce hearing sensations. 
A)  They work by amplifying external sounds. 
B)  They work well on all patients, and age is not a factor. 
C)  They allow individuals to clearly hear and enjoy music. 
D)  They stimulate auditory nerves to produce hearing sensations.

Which would be the MOST difficult to habituate to?

Which statement is an example of habituation?

How did the results of the experiment by Tolman and Honzik (1930) demonstrate that rats learn the spatial layout of a maze by mere exposure, rather than by being rewarded for their behavior?

How might one use priming to encourage people to be polite?

When visual input is absent from birth, it is often seen that other cortical areas take over the areas of the brain normally devoted to vision. This demonstrates:

In studies of rats learning to find their way through a maze, Tolman and Honzik found that rats that were:

When visual input is absent from birth, it is often seen that other cortical areas take over the areas of the brain normally devoted to vision. This demonstrates:

In Aplysia, the:

The behavior of rats navigating three-arm mazes before and after the mazes are rotated demonstrates that:

Suppose the gill-withdrawal reflex is habituated in Aplysia by repeatedly touching the siphon. If the habituation is homosynaptic, which would occur?

Which statement is an example of habituation?

Sarah woke up from a frightening dream. Lying awake in bed, she is overly frightened by the normal noises in her house. This is an example of:

In Aplysia, touching the siphon over and over again results in:

Learned non-use occurs when a stroke patient stops using a body part because of:

Which statement has been found to be TRUE regarding sexual arousal in humans?

The phenomenon of perceptual learning suggests that the other-race effect can be reduced by:

If a person is nervous about climbing trees because of a tree fall in the past that resulted in a broken leg, the person may have become:

Habituation and sensitization in Aplysia are explained well by which theory?

Which model suggests that both sensitization and habituation occur in response to every stimulus presentation, and that it is the summed combination of these two independent processes that determines the strength of responding?

Which statement is TRUE about cochlear implants?

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Exam 3: Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization: Learning About Repeated Events

Which would be the MOST difficult to habituate to?

Which statement is an example of habituation?

How did the results of the experiment by Tolman and Honzik (1930) demonstrate that rats learn the spatial layout of a maze by mere exposure, rather than by being rewarded for their behavior?

How might one use priming to encourage people to be polite?

When visual input is absent from birth, it is often seen that other cortical areas take over the areas of the brain normally devoted to vision. This demonstrates:

In studies of rats learning to find their way through a maze, Tolman and Honzik found that rats that were:

When visual input is absent from birth, it is often seen that other cortical areas take over the areas of the brain normally devoted to vision. This demonstrates:

In Aplysia, the:

The behavior of rats navigating three-arm mazes before and after the mazes are rotated demonstrates that:

Suppose the gill-withdrawal reflex is habituated in Aplysia by repeatedly touching the siphon. If the habituation is homosynaptic, which would occur?

Which statement is an example of habituation?

Sarah woke up from a frightening dream. Lying awake in bed, she is overly frightened by the normal noises in her house. This is an example of:

In Aplysia, touching the siphon over and over again results in:

Learned non-use occurs when a stroke patient stops using a body part because of:

Which statement has been found to be TRUE regarding sexual arousal in humans?

The phenomenon of perceptual learning suggests that the other-race effect can be reduced by:

If a person is nervous about climbing trees because of a tree fall in the past that resulted in a broken leg, the person may have become:

Habituation and sensitization in Aplysia are explained well by which theory?

Which model suggests that both sensitization and habituation occur in response to every stimulus presentation, and that it is the summed combination of these two independent processes that determines the strength of responding?

Which statement is TRUE about cochlear implants?

Fundamental Themes in the Psychology of Learning and Memory

The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

Classical Conditioning: Learning to Predict Significant Events

Operant Conditioning: Learning the Outcome of Behaviors

Generalization, Discrimination Learning, and Concept Formation Memory Module

Episodic and Semantic Memory: Memory for Events and for Facts

Skill Memory: Learning by Doing

Working Memory and Cognitive Control Integrative Topics Module

Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

Social Learning and Memory: Observing, Interacting, and Reenacting

Development and Aging: Learning and Memory Across the Lifespan

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