Exam 8: Biological Influences on Learning

A rat is placed in a cage with three foods.The rat first tastes Food A (which has a nausea inducing substance),then it tastes Food B,and finally it tastes Food C.According to concurrent interference theory,which food should the rat become aversive to?

Imprinting occurs readily ______.

Schedule-induced polydipsia is a good animal model for human alcoholism because ______.

According to Bolles,many species have developed species-specific defense reactions.The purpose of these reactions is to ______.

Several brain structures are involved with flavor aversion learning.Of these,only one has a central role in all aversion learning experiences.This brain structure is called the ______.

A rat nibbles on a new food item to check it out.Several hours later,the rat becomes sick.As a consequence,he never eats that food item again.Which model best explains why the rat never eats that food item again?

When reinforcement occurs on a regular basis,______ behavior occurs during the last few seconds of the interval and is not reinforcement oriented.

A rat is placed in a cage with food.The rat then tastes the food,(which has a nausea inducing substance).Then the rat is exposed to a low-intensity noise.Finally,the rat is exposed to the color pink.According to concurrent interference theory,which item should the rat become aversive to?

A person goes out to a bar where they consume eight shots of tequila.Three hours later,they become nauseated,vomit,and develop a severe hangover.On the following weekend,if the person goes out to a bar again.What will they consume?

Instinctive drift refers to refinement of an operant behavior with continued reinforcement.

Flavor aversion learning may be viewed as an example of long-delay learning.

Which of the following structures is the brain's reinforcement center?

Which is more salient when preceding an illness in birds?

The brain structure associated with social attachment is ______.

Keller and Marian Breland did not ______.

Harlow observed that infant monkeys prefer to attach to ______.

Cancer patients often show aversions to specific foods eaten prior to chemotherapy.How might this aversion be prevented?

Various theories have attempted to explain long-delay flavor aversion learning.Which is one of these?

Schedule-induced behavior is most often seen in ______.

Individuals who support that learning is to enhance existing organization rather than create new organization include ______.