Question 1

According to the idea of latent inhibition, pre-exposing a rat to a light by itself will make it:

Accepted Answer

A)  easier for the rat to learn to associate the light with food. 
B)  easier for the rat to learn to associate the light with a tone. 
C)  harder for the rat to learn to associate the light with food. 
D)  harder for the rat to learn to associate a tone with food. 
A)  easier for the rat to learn to associate the light with food. 
B)  easier for the rat to learn to associate the light with a tone. 
C)  harder for the rat to learn to associate the light with food. 
D)  harder for the rat to learn to associate a tone with food.

Question 2

Studies of _____ have been enormously important for understanding the biology.

Accepted Answer

A)  Drosophila (fruit flies) 
B)  ornithology (birds) 
C)  ctenocephalides (fleas) 
D)  apiology (bees) 
A)  Drosophila (fruit flies) 
B)  ornithology (birds) 
C)  ctenocephalides (fleas) 
D)  apiology (bees)

Question 3

Dionne competes on her high school's track team. She always feels naturally nervous right before a race. She also noticed that, on days when she is not racing, just seeing the track still made her feel nervous. Her nervousness at seeing the track on non-race days is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  unconditioned stimulus. 
B)  unconditioned response. 
C)  conditioned stimulus. 
D)  conditioned response. 
A)  unconditioned stimulus. 
B)  unconditioned response. 
C)  conditioned stimulus. 
D)  conditioned response.

Question 4

Describe the neuronal changes that occur during classical conditioning of the gill-withdrawal reflex in Aplysia.

Accepted Answer

Discuss activity-dependent enh

Question 5

A theory of learning in which all of the cues that occur during a trial and all of the changes that result are considered a single event is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  interstimulus interval. 
B)  trial-level model. 
C)  delay conditioning. 
D)  trace conditioning. 
A)  interstimulus interval. 
B)  trial-level model. 
C)  delay conditioning. 
D)  trace conditioning.

Question 6

The conditioned compensatory response occurs in response to the _____ in order to prepare the organism for the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  CS; CR 
B)  US; UR 
C)  CS; UR 
D)  US; CR 
A)  CS; CR 
B)  US; UR 
C)  CS; UR 
D)  US; CR

Question 7

The tendency of the body to gravitate toward a state of equilibrium or balance is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  association. 
B)  compensatory response. 
C)  tolerance. 
D)  homeostasis. 
A)  association. 
B)  compensatory response. 
C)  tolerance. 
D)  homeostasis.

Question 8

When the eyeblink reflex is conditioned using a tone, the conditioned response is:

Accepted Answer

A)  blinking in response to a puff of air. 
B)  blinking in response to the tone. 
C)  the puff of air. 
D)  the tone. 
A)  blinking in response to a puff of air. 
B)  blinking in response to the tone. 
C)  the puff of air. 
D)  the tone.

Question 9

Suppose a child acquired a fear of the doctor's office because the office came to be associated with getting shots. To remove this fear, the child's parents decide to bring the child to the doctor's office several times each week without the child getting a shot. What technique are the parents using to eliminate the child's fear?

Accepted Answer

A)  extinction 
B)  blocking 
C)  trace conditioning 
D)  latent inhibition 
A)  extinction 
B)  blocking 
C)  trace conditioning 
D)  latent inhibition

Question 10

When a drug addict is in the environment where she usually takes her drugs, she will typically feel a craving for the drugs. This craving is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  CS. 
B)  US. 
C)  CR. 
D)  UR. 
A)  CS. 
B)  US. 
C)  CR. 
D)  UR.

Question 11

To use extinction to prevent relapses in a recovering drug addict, one would:

Accepted Answer

A)  reward the addict for every day he stays off drugs. 
B)  keep the addict in a rehabilitation center for as long as possible. 
C)  keep the addict away from the places where he normally takes drugs. 
D)  put the addict in his normal drug-taking environment without the drugs present. 
A)  reward the addict for every day he stays off drugs. 
B)  keep the addict in a rehabilitation center for as long as possible. 
C)  keep the addict away from the places where he normally takes drugs. 
D)  put the addict in his normal drug-taking environment without the drugs present.

Question 12

Removing the interpositus nucleus results in:

Accepted Answer

A)  small, poorly timed conditioned responses. 
B)  complete loss of conditioned responses. 
C)  small, poorly timed unconditioned responses. 
D)  complete loss of unconditioned responses. 
A)  small, poorly timed conditioned responses. 
B)  complete loss of conditioned responses. 
C)  small, poorly timed unconditioned responses. 
D)  complete loss of unconditioned responses.

Question 13

The simultaneous conditioning of two cues, usually presented at the same time, is referred to as _____ conditioning.

Accepted Answer

A)  classical 
B)  compound 
C)  aversive 
D)  appetitive 
A)  classical 
B)  compound 
C)  aversive 
D)  appetitive

Question 14

Explain why the Rescorla-Wagner model is considered to be one of the most influential models of learning.

Accepted Answer

The main reasons include that

Question 15

Which statement has been viewed as evidence of an error-correction mechanism in the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  The hippocampus is highly active during conditioning. 
B)  Activity in the inferior olive is high at the start of training and diminishes with successive trials. 
C)  Blocking occurs when the connection from the inferior olive to the interpositus nucleus is disabled. 
D)  People with cerebellar damage have difficulty learning a CR. 
A)  The hippocampus is highly active during conditioning. 
B)  Activity in the inferior olive is high at the start of training and diminishes with successive trials. 
C)  Blocking occurs when the connection from the inferior olive to the interpositus nucleus is disabled. 
D)  People with cerebellar damage have difficulty learning a CR.

Question 16

Anatomical changes in neural circuits (such as growth or loss of synapses) seem to be responsible for _____ forms of memory; intracellular changes (such as an increase or decrease in neurotransmitter vesicles) seem to be responsible for _____ forms of memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  long-term; short-term 
B)  short-term; long-term 
C)  short-term; short-term 
D)  long-term; long-term 
A)  long-term; short-term 
B)  short-term; long-term 
C)  short-term; short-term 
D)  long-term; long-term

Question 17

Jeff's dog salivates when he goes to the cupboard to get a dog biscuit. What is the unconditioned stimulus?

Accepted Answer

A)  the cupboard 
B)  Jeff 
C)  the dog biscuit 
D)  salivation 
A)  the cupboard 
B)  Jeff 
C)  the dog biscuit 
D)  salivation

Question 18

In trace conditioning, the:

Accepted Answer

A)  CS begins before the US and stays on until the US has occurred. 
B)  US begins before the CS and stays on until the CS has occurred. 
C)  CS begins before the US and ends before the onset of the US. 
D)  US begins before the CS and ends before the onset of the CS. 
A)  CS begins before the US and stays on until the US has occurred. 
B)  US begins before the CS and stays on until the CS has occurred. 
C)  CS begins before the US and ends before the onset of the US. 
D)  US begins before the CS and ends before the onset of the CS.

Question 19

In order to get Pavlov's dog to experience extinction, one would:

Accepted Answer

A)  give the dog a little extra food on each trial. 
B)  play the tone more loudly on each trial. 
C)  present the food repeatedly without playing the tone. 
D)  play the tone repeatedly without any food. 
A)  give the dog a little extra food on each trial. 
B)  play the tone more loudly on each trial. 
C)  present the food repeatedly without playing the tone. 
D)  play the tone repeatedly without any food.

Question 20

A theory of learning in which all of the cues that occur during a trial and all of the changes that result is considered a single event is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  interstimulus interval. 
B)  trial-level model. 
C)  delay conditioning. 
D)  trace conditioning. 
A)  interstimulus interval. 
B)  trial-level model. 
C)  delay conditioning. 
D)  trace conditioning.

According to the idea of latent inhibition, pre-exposing a rat to a light by itself will make it:

Studies of _____ have been enormously important for understanding the biology.

Dionne competes on her high school's track team. She always feels naturally nervous right before a race. She also noticed that, on days when she is not racing, just seeing the track still made her feel nervous. Her nervousness at seeing the track on non-race days is a(n):

Describe the neuronal changes that occur during classical conditioning of the gill-withdrawal reflex in Aplysia.

A theory of learning in which all of the cues that occur during a trial and all of the changes that result are considered a single event is known as:

The conditioned compensatory response occurs in response to the _ in order to prepare the organism for the _.

The tendency of the body to gravitate toward a state of equilibrium or balance is known as:

When the eyeblink reflex is conditioned using a tone, the conditioned response is:

When a drug addict is in the environment where she usually takes her drugs, she will typically feel a craving for the drugs. This craving is a:

To use extinction to prevent relapses in a recovering drug addict, one would:

Removing the interpositus nucleus results in:

The simultaneous conditioning of two cues, usually presented at the same time, is referred to as _____ conditioning.

Explain why the Rescorla-Wagner model is considered to be one of the most influential models of learning.

Which statement has been viewed as evidence of an error-correction mechanism in the brain?

Anatomical changes in neural circuits (such as growth or loss of synapses) seem to be responsible for _ forms of memory; intracellular changes (such as an increase or decrease in neurotransmitter vesicles) seem to be responsible for _ forms of memory.

Jeff's dog salivates when he goes to the cupboard to get a dog biscuit. What is the unconditioned stimulus?

In trace conditioning, the:

In order to get Pavlov's dog to experience extinction, one would:

A theory of learning in which all of the cues that occur during a trial and all of the changes that result is considered a single event is known as:

Fundamental Themes in the Psychology of Learning and Memory

The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization:

Operant Conditioning:

Generalization, Discrimination Learning, and Concept Formation

Episodic and Semantic Memory:

Skill Memory:

Working Memory and Cognitive Control

Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

Social Learning and Memory:

Development and Aging:learning and Memory Across the Lifespan

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Exam 4: Classical Conditioning:

According to the idea of latent inhibition, pre-exposing a rat to a light by itself will make it:

Studies of _____ have been enormously important for understanding the biology.

Dionne competes on her high school's track team. She always feels naturally nervous right before a race. She also noticed that, on days when she is not racing, just seeing the track still made her feel nervous. Her nervousness at seeing the track on non-race days is a(n):

Describe the neuronal changes that occur during classical conditioning of the gill-withdrawal reflex in Aplysia.

A theory of learning in which all of the cues that occur during a trial and all of the changes that result are considered a single event is known as:

The conditioned compensatory response occurs in response to the _____ in order to prepare the organism for the _____.

The tendency of the body to gravitate toward a state of equilibrium or balance is known as:

When the eyeblink reflex is conditioned using a tone, the conditioned response is:

When a drug addict is in the environment where she usually takes her drugs, she will typically feel a craving for the drugs. This craving is a:

To use extinction to prevent relapses in a recovering drug addict, one would:

Removing the interpositus nucleus results in:

The simultaneous conditioning of two cues, usually presented at the same time, is referred to as _____ conditioning.

Explain why the Rescorla-Wagner model is considered to be one of the most influential models of learning.

Which statement has been viewed as evidence of an error-correction mechanism in the brain?

Anatomical changes in neural circuits (such as growth or loss of synapses) seem to be responsible for _____ forms of memory; intracellular changes (such as an increase or decrease in neurotransmitter vesicles) seem to be responsible for _____ forms of memory.

Jeff's dog salivates when he goes to the cupboard to get a dog biscuit. What is the unconditioned stimulus?

In trace conditioning, the:

In order to get Pavlov's dog to experience extinction, one would:

A theory of learning in which all of the cues that occur during a trial and all of the changes that result is considered a single event is known as:

Fundamental Themes in the Psychology of Learning and Memory

The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization:

Operant Conditioning:

Generalization, Discrimination Learning, and Concept Formation

Episodic and Semantic Memory:

Skill Memory:

Working Memory and Cognitive Control

Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

Social Learning and Memory:

Development and Aging:learning and Memory Across the Lifespan

Filters

The conditioned compensatory response occurs in response to the _ in order to prepare the organism for the _.

Anatomical changes in neural circuits (such as growth or loss of synapses) seem to be responsible for _ forms of memory; intracellular changes (such as an increase or decrease in neurotransmitter vesicles) seem to be responsible for _ forms of memory.