Question 1

Concepts have two main properties.They include ______.

Accepted Answer

A) rules and attributes 
B) size and color 
C) phonemes and expectations 
D) concepts and associations 
A) rules and attributes 
B) size and color 
C) phonemes and expectations 
D) concepts and associations

Question 2

In the original work by Maier and Seligman,dogs that displayed the learned helplessness effect received ______ before being trained in an avoidance task.

Accepted Answer

A) tone-food pairings 
B) passive avoidance conditioning 
C) tone-shock pairings 
D) inescapable shock 
A) tone-food pairings 
B) passive avoidance conditioning 
C) tone-shock pairings 
D) inescapable shock

Question 3

In general,well-learned behavior is typically under the control of ______ processes.

Accepted Answer

A) mechanistic 
B) cognitive 
C) social 
D) modeling 
A) mechanistic 
B) cognitive 
C) social 
D) modeling

Question 4

In general,new learning is under the control of ______ processes.

Accepted Answer

A) mechanistic 
B) cognitive 
C) social 
D) modeling 
A) mechanistic 
B) cognitive 
C) social 
D) modeling

Question 5

Positive explanatory styles create expectations of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) hopelessness 
B) hopefulness 
C) situational arousal 
D) conflict avoidance 
A) hopelessness 
B) hopefulness 
C) situational arousal 
D) conflict avoidance

Question 6

Seligman contends depression develops because ______.

Accepted Answer

A) structures in the prefrontal cortex stop stimulus response associations 
B) outside forces create contingencies that stop stimulus response associations 
C) internal forces create contingencies that stop stimulus response expectations 
D) people believe they are helpless to control their own destinies 
A) structures in the prefrontal cortex stop stimulus response associations 
B) outside forces create contingencies that stop stimulus response associations 
C) internal forces create contingencies that stop stimulus response expectations 
D) people believe they are helpless to control their own destinies

Question 7

Learning that occurs without reward is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A) place learning 
B) grid learning 
C) concept learning 
D) latent learning 
A) place learning 
B) grid learning 
C) concept learning 
D) latent learning

Question 8

Risley demonstrated that depressed people attribute their success to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) external factors such as help from others 
B) external factors such as luck and task ease 
C) internal factors such as effort 
D) internal factors such as knowledge about the contingencies 
A) external factors such as help from others 
B) external factors such as luck and task ease 
C) internal factors such as effort 
D) internal factors such as knowledge about the contingencies

Question 9

Josephine contends that her past successes will determine future outcomes.This is an example of a ______.

Accepted Answer

A) stable attribution 
B) global attribution 
C) specific attribution 
D) creational attribution 
A) stable attribution 
B) global attribution 
C) specific attribution 
D) creational attribution

Question 10

The similarity of behavior between helpless subjects and depressed individuals provides support for Seligman's model of learned helplessness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

______ cells respond when an animal enters a specific location.

Accepted Answer

A) Marker 
B) Place 
C) Spatial 
D) Map 
A) Marker 
B) Place 
C) Spatial 
D) Map

Question 12

Neurons in the prefrontal cortex encode the motivational and reinforcing properties of cues leading to reinforcement-seeking behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to the text,response learning is superior to place learning in rats ______.

Accepted Answer

A) when subjects must quickly learn a behavior to avoid or terminate an aversive event 
B) when they are extremely old and cannot orientate to visual cues 
C) when they have been genetically bred to be response learners 
D) when there are not enough cues available to allow for spatial orientation 
A) when subjects must quickly learn a behavior to avoid or terminate an aversive event 
B) when they are extremely old and cannot orientate to visual cues 
C) when they have been genetically bred to be response learners 
D) when there are not enough cues available to allow for spatial orientation

Question 14

Learning must have a reward.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A person states,no matter what course I take or how much I study for a test,my grades never show how much I have learned.According to the attributional model of depression,this person appears to be making an attribution that is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) internal,stable,and global 
B) external,stable,and specific 
C) internal,unstable,and specific 
D) external,unstable,and global 
A) internal,stable,and global 
B) external,stable,and specific 
C) internal,unstable,and specific 
D) external,unstable,and global

Question 16

When a person takes a biochemistry exam and fails,they may become depressed if only one instructor teaches the class but not if there are multiple instructors.This relates to the concept of ______ attributions.

Accepted Answer

A) global versus situational 
B) personal versus universal 
C) causal versus specific 
D) stable versus unstable 
A) global versus situational 
B) personal versus universal 
C) causal versus specific 
D) stable versus unstable

Question 17

Which of the following is a type of learned helplessness?

Accepted Answer

A) global 
B) specific 
C) personal 
D) situational 
A) global 
B) specific 
C) personal 
D) situational

Question 18

A person has made reservations and is planning to visit a five-star restaurant.However,when they arrive,they find out the restaurant had a fire and is closed.According to Tolman,what type of restaurant will the person then settle for?

Accepted Answer

A) a fast-food restaurant 
B) a three-star sushi restaurant 
C) a three-star steak restaurant 
D) only another five-star restaurant 
A) a fast-food restaurant 
B) a three-star sushi restaurant 
C) a three-star steak restaurant 
D) only another five-star restaurant

Question 19

What is the importance of place cells and grid cells? Where are they found?

Accepted Answer

Place cells are located in the hippocamp

Question 20

A symbol that represents a class or group of objects with common properties such as an airplane or dog is called a ______.

Accepted Answer

A) concept 
B) association 
C) expectation 
D) phoneme 
A) concept 
B) association 
C) expectation 
D) phoneme

Concepts have two main properties.They include ______.

In the original work by Maier and Seligman,dogs that displayed the learned helplessness effect received ______ before being trained in an avoidance task.

In general,well-learned behavior is typically under the control of ______ processes.

In general,new learning is under the control of ______ processes.

Positive explanatory styles create expectations of ______.

Seligman contends depression develops because ______.

Learning that occurs without reward is called ______.

Risley demonstrated that depressed people attribute their success to ______.

Josephine contends that her past successes will determine future outcomes.This is an example of a ______.

The similarity of behavior between helpless subjects and depressed individuals provides support for Seligman's model of learned helplessness.

______ cells respond when an animal enters a specific location.

Neurons in the prefrontal cortex encode the motivational and reinforcing properties of cues leading to reinforcement-seeking behavior.

According to the text,response learning is superior to place learning in rats ______.

Learning must have a reward.

A person states,no matter what course I take or how much I study for a test,my grades never show how much I have learned.According to the attributional model of depression,this person appears to be making an attribution that is ______.

When a person takes a biochemistry exam and fails,they may become depressed if only one instructor teaches the class but not if there are multiple instructors.This relates to the concept of ______ attributions.

Which of the following is a type of learned helplessness?

A person has made reservations and is planning to visit a five-star restaurant.However,when they arrive,they find out the restaurant had a fire and is closed.According to Tolman,what type of restaurant will the person then settle for?

What is the importance of place cells and grid cells? Where are they found?

A symbol that represents a class or group of objects with common properties such as an airplane or dog is called a ______.

An Introduction to Learning

The Modification of Instinctive Behavior

Principles and Applications of Pavlovian Conditioning

Theories of Pavlovian Conditioning

Principles and Applications of Appetitive Conditioning

Principles and Applications of Aversive Conditioning

Theories of Appetitive and Aversive Conditioning

Biological Influences on Learning

Traditional Learning Theories

Stimulus Control of Behavior

The Storage of Our Experiences

Memory Retrieval and Forgetting

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Exam 11: Cognitive Control of Behavior

Concepts have two main properties.They include ______.

In the original work by Maier and Seligman,dogs that displayed the learned helplessness effect received ______ before being trained in an avoidance task.

In general,well-learned behavior is typically under the control of ______ processes.

In general,new learning is under the control of ______ processes.

Positive explanatory styles create expectations of ______.

Seligman contends depression develops because ______.

Learning that occurs without reward is called ______.

Risley demonstrated that depressed people attribute their success to ______.

Josephine contends that her past successes will determine future outcomes.This is an example of a ______.

The similarity of behavior between helpless subjects and depressed individuals provides support for Seligman's model of learned helplessness.

______ cells respond when an animal enters a specific location.

Neurons in the prefrontal cortex encode the motivational and reinforcing properties of cues leading to reinforcement-seeking behavior.

According to the text,response learning is superior to place learning in rats ______.

Learning must have a reward.

A person states,no matter what course I take or how much I study for a test,my grades never show how much I have learned.According to the attributional model of depression,this person appears to be making an attribution that is ______.

When a person takes a biochemistry exam and fails,they may become depressed if only one instructor teaches the class but not if there are multiple instructors.This relates to the concept of ______ attributions.

Which of the following is a type of learned helplessness?

A person has made reservations and is planning to visit a five-star restaurant.However,when they arrive,they find out the restaurant had a fire and is closed.According to Tolman,what type of restaurant will the person then settle for?

What is the importance of place cells and grid cells? Where are they found?

A symbol that represents a class or group of objects with common properties such as an airplane or dog is called a ______.

An Introduction to Learning

The Modification of Instinctive Behavior

Principles and Applications of Pavlovian Conditioning

Theories of Pavlovian Conditioning

Principles and Applications of Appetitive Conditioning

Principles and Applications of Aversive Conditioning

Theories of Appetitive and Aversive Conditioning

Biological Influences on Learning

Traditional Learning Theories

Stimulus Control of Behavior

The Storage of Our Experiences

Memory Retrieval and Forgetting

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