Question 1

Evidence supporting the Lashley-Wade theory is that discrimination training results in generalization only to stimuli very similar to the conditioned stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

In a ______ discrimination task,animals are trained to respond differently to environmental cues (such as tones)that differ only on one dimension (such as pitch),while in a ______ task,the reinforcement contingency associated with a particular stimulus depends on the status of the second stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A) peak; two-choice 
B) conditional; two-choice 
C) two-choice; conditional 
D) two-choice; peak 
A) peak; two-choice 
B) conditional; two-choice 
C) two-choice; conditional 
D) two-choice; peak C

Question 3

A person goes to a soccer game where they consume mass quantities of beer,become quite intoxicated,and then act inappropriately.When this individual responds the same way at a football game,this is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) stimulus generalization 
B) discrimination learning 
C) a discriminative operant 
D) anticipatory contrast 
A) stimulus generalization 
B) discrimination learning 
C) a discriminative operant 
D) anticipatory contrast A

Question 4

The process of responding to some stimuli and not to other stimuli is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A) stimulus generalization 
B) a discriminative operant 
C) a discriminative stimulus 
D) discrimination learning 
A) stimulus generalization 
B) a discriminative operant 
C) a discriminative stimulus 
D) discrimination learning

Question 5

When one stimulus enhances the response to another stimulus,this is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A) occasion setting 
B) peak shift 
C) behavioral contrast 
D) concurrent discrimination 
A) occasion setting 
B) peak shift 
C) behavioral contrast 
D) concurrent discrimination

Question 6

When you discriminate that a store is open at certain hours and closed at others,this is called a conditional discrimination task.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Hull-Spence model of discrimination training is considered to be a noncontinuity view,whereas Krechevsky and Lashley's view is considered to be a continuity view.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In Sutherland and MacKintosh's theory of attention,the subject in a discrimination task discovers the relevant stimulus dimension on the basis of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) which conditioned response occurs 
B) a flat generalization gradient 
C) a selective filter being activated 
D) perceptual analyzers being activated 
A) which conditioned response occurs 
B) a flat generalization gradient 
C) a selective filter being activated 
D) perceptual analyzers being activated

Question 9

A two-choice discrimination task often produces behavioral contrast.This refers to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) the extreme difficulty subjects experience in learning two-choice discriminations 
B) the inability to extinguish responding to the Sd 
C) the decrease in responding to the SD and an increasing responding to the S over training trials 
D) an increase in responding to the SD and a decrease in responding to the S over training trials 
A) the extreme difficulty subjects experience in learning two-choice discriminations 
B) the inability to extinguish responding to the Sd 
C) the decrease in responding to the SD and an increasing responding to the S over training trials 
D) an increase in responding to the SD and a decrease in responding to the S over training trials

Question 10

Which brain structures play an important role in occasion setting?

Accepted Answer

A) the parahippocampal gyrus and parietal lobe 
B) the dorsal hippocampus and orbitofrontal cortex 
C) the thalamus and the orbital frontal cortex 
D) the orbital frontal cortex and the cingulate cortex 
A) the parahippocampal gyrus and parietal lobe 
B) the dorsal hippocampus and orbitofrontal cortex 
C) the thalamus and the orbital frontal cortex 
D) the orbital frontal cortex and the cingulate cortex

Question 11

A group of color-blind monkeys were required to choose the color red from a continuum of colors ranging from pink to maroon.The generalization gradient will most likely be ______.

Accepted Answer

A) steep 
B) flat 
C) initially flat,then gradually becoming steeper 
D) initially steep,then gradually decreasing,then finally increasing again 
A) steep 
B) flat 
C) initially flat,then gradually becoming steeper 
D) initially steep,then gradually decreasing,then finally increasing again

Question 12

Which of the following is correct about the Lashley-Wade model?

Accepted Answer

A) Without experience with stimuli other than the S+,the subject will generalize to dissimilar stimuli. 
B) Discrimination training results in generalization only to stimuli very similar to the conditioning stimulus. 
C) Generalization occurs when the animal cannot differentiate between the training stimulus and generalization test stimuli. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) Without experience with stimuli other than the S+,the subject will generalize to dissimilar stimuli. 
B) Discrimination training results in generalization only to stimuli very similar to the conditioning stimulus. 
C) Generalization occurs when the animal cannot differentiate between the training stimulus and generalization test stimuli. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 13

What is a discriminative stimulus (SD),how is it different from an SΔ (S)?

Accepted Answer

A discriminative stimulus is one that is

Question 14

Which of the following is not correct?

Accepted Answer

A) In many circumstances,individuals respond to stimuli similar to the learning stimulus. 
B) Individuals may generalize to stimuli that are both very similar and also quite dissimilar to the conditioning stimulus. 
C) Many studies have reported flat excitatory generalization gradients. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) In many circumstances,individuals respond to stimuli similar to the learning stimulus. 
B) Individuals may generalize to stimuli that are both very similar and also quite dissimilar to the conditioning stimulus. 
C) Many studies have reported flat excitatory generalization gradients. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 15

The prefrontal cortex and hippocampus play a significant role in discrimination learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

An occasion-setting stimulus is an event that creates the conditions necessary for a conditioned stimulus to elicit a conditioned response.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is Kohler's model of discrimination learning?

Accepted Answer

Kohler's theory of discrimination learni

Question 18

Lashley and Wade contend an inability to discriminate between the training and test stimuli is responsible for stimulus discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

An excitatory generalization gradient refers to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) the ability of stimuli other than the original conditioned stimulus to block a conditioned response 
B) the eliciting of conditioned responses that block the occurrence of the instrumental response 
C) the eliciting of conditioned responses that motivate the instrumental response 
D) the ability of stimuli other than the original conditioned stimulus to elicit the conditioned response 
A) the ability of stimuli other than the original conditioned stimulus to block a conditioned response 
B) the eliciting of conditioned responses that block the occurrence of the instrumental response 
C) the eliciting of conditioned responses that motivate the instrumental response 
D) the ability of stimuli other than the original conditioned stimulus to elicit the conditioned response

Question 20

Describe Sutherland and Mackintosh's attentional view.

Accepted Answer

Sutherland and Mackintosh's attentional

Evidence supporting the Lashley-Wade theory is that discrimination training results in generalization only to stimuli very similar to the conditioned stimulus.

In a discrimination task,animals are trained to respond differently to environmental cues (such as tones)that differ only on one dimension (such as pitch),while in a task,the reinforcement contingency associated with a particular stimulus depends on the status of the second stimulus.

A person goes to a soccer game where they consume mass quantities of beer,become quite intoxicated,and then act inappropriately.When this individual responds the same way at a football game,this is an example of ______.

The process of responding to some stimuli and not to other stimuli is called ______.

When one stimulus enhances the response to another stimulus,this is called ______.

When you discriminate that a store is open at certain hours and closed at others,this is called a conditional discrimination task.

The Hull-Spence model of discrimination training is considered to be a noncontinuity view,whereas Krechevsky and Lashley's view is considered to be a continuity view.

In Sutherland and MacKintosh's theory of attention,the subject in a discrimination task discovers the relevant stimulus dimension on the basis of ______.

A two-choice discrimination task often produces behavioral contrast.This refers to ______.

Which brain structures play an important role in occasion setting?

A group of color-blind monkeys were required to choose the color red from a continuum of colors ranging from pink to maroon.The generalization gradient will most likely be ______.

Which of the following is correct about the Lashley-Wade model?

What is a discriminative stimulus (S^D),how is it different from an S^Δ (S)?

Which of the following is not correct?

The prefrontal cortex and hippocampus play a significant role in discrimination learning.

An occasion-setting stimulus is an event that creates the conditions necessary for a conditioned stimulus to elicit a conditioned response.

What is Kohler's model of discrimination learning?

Lashley and Wade contend an inability to discriminate between the training and test stimuli is responsible for stimulus discrimination.

An excitatory generalization gradient refers to ______.

Describe Sutherland and Mackintosh's attentional view.

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

Cognitive Control of Behavior

The Storage of Our Experiences

Memory Retrieval and Forgetting

Filters

Exam 10: Stimulus Control of Behavior

Evidence supporting the Lashley-Wade theory is that discrimination training results in generalization only to stimuli very similar to the conditioned stimulus.

In a ______ discrimination task,animals are trained to respond differently to environmental cues (such as tones)that differ only on one dimension (such as pitch),while in a ______ task,the reinforcement contingency associated with a particular stimulus depends on the status of the second stimulus.

A person goes to a soccer game where they consume mass quantities of beer,become quite intoxicated,and then act inappropriately.When this individual responds the same way at a football game,this is an example of ______.

The process of responding to some stimuli and not to other stimuli is called ______.

When one stimulus enhances the response to another stimulus,this is called ______.

When you discriminate that a store is open at certain hours and closed at others,this is called a conditional discrimination task.

The Hull-Spence model of discrimination training is considered to be a noncontinuity view,whereas Krechevsky and Lashley's view is considered to be a continuity view.

In Sutherland and MacKintosh's theory of attention,the subject in a discrimination task discovers the relevant stimulus dimension on the basis of ______.

A two-choice discrimination task often produces behavioral contrast.This refers to ______.

Which brain structures play an important role in occasion setting?

A group of color-blind monkeys were required to choose the color red from a continuum of colors ranging from pink to maroon.The generalization gradient will most likely be ______.

Which of the following is correct about the Lashley-Wade model?

What is a discriminative stimulus (SD),how is it different from an SΔ (S)?

Which of the following is not correct?

The prefrontal cortex and hippocampus play a significant role in discrimination learning.

An occasion-setting stimulus is an event that creates the conditions necessary for a conditioned stimulus to elicit a conditioned response.

What is Kohler's model of discrimination learning?

Lashley and Wade contend an inability to discriminate between the training and test stimuli is responsible for stimulus discrimination.

An excitatory generalization gradient refers to ______.

Describe Sutherland and Mackintosh's attentional view.

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

Cognitive Control of Behavior

The Storage of Our Experiences

Memory Retrieval and Forgetting

Filters

In a discrimination task,animals are trained to respond differently to environmental cues (such as tones)that differ only on one dimension (such as pitch),while in a task,the reinforcement contingency associated with a particular stimulus depends on the status of the second stimulus.

What is a discriminative stimulus (S^D),how is it different from an S^Δ (S)?