Exam 8: Biological Influences on Learning

Which neurotransmitter played a significant role in regulating the behavioral effects of reinforcement?

Individuals select flavors for a variety of reasons.Which is one of these?

Only food causes flavor aversion in all organisms.

Schedule-induced polydipsia refers to illnesses experienced by an animal that consumes too much food while performing on an FI reinforcement schedule.

John has a brain tumor that has caused him to stop liking sweet flavors.In which brain area is a tumor probably located?

The lateral and central amygdala plays a central role in all aversion conditioning experiences.

Damage to the ______ impairs flavor aversion conditioning.

Human infants do not form attachments to mothers who are ______.

Pigs can be conditioned to deposit coins in a piggy bank for food reinforcement.However,with continual training,the effectiveness of the operant behavior decreases.This change in the pigs' behavior is an example of ______.

Animals possess instinctive behavior systems.Further,each instinctive behavior system is independent and serves a special function or need within the animal.This approach is called ______.

For newly hatched goslings and ducklings,imprinting is equally likely to occur throughout the life span of the animal.

Humans do not experience species-specific defense reactions.

John is a baseball player.Every time he comes up to bat,he looks up at the sky,hits both shoes with his bat,hits the plate,and then stands ready.This is an example of ______.

Schedule-induced behavior in humans ______.

Young ducks follow their mother wherever she goes.They do this through a social attachment process called ______.

Which is more salient when preceding an illness in rats?

According to the work of the Brelands,the ability of food reinforcement to control behavior is limited because ______.