Question 1

Based on what you know about the dopamine system and the Rescorla-Wagner model, giving someone a dopamine inhibitor to block dopamine) while pairing a light and delicious food would

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A) reduce the typical change in prediction error. 
B) not affect the typical change in prediction error. 
C) increase the typical change in prediction error. 
D) allow them to better predict errors. 
A) reduce the typical change in prediction error. 
B) not affect the typical change in prediction error. 
C) increase the typical change in prediction error. 
D) allow them to better predict errors.

Question 2

Setting dates exactly one month apart for exams is an example of testing on a

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A) variable interval. 
B) variable ratio. 
C) fixed ratio. 
D) fixed interval. 
A) variable interval. 
B) variable ratio. 
C) fixed ratio. 
D) fixed interval.

Question 3

When using shaping, it is important to reinforce

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A) the first behavior the animal performs. 
B) the last behavior the animal performs. 
C) both the first and last behavior the animal performs. 
D) successive approximations of the desired behavior. 
A) the first behavior the animal performs. 
B) the last behavior the animal performs. 
C) both the first and last behavior the animal performs. 
D) successive approximations of the desired behavior.

Question 4

One of the earliest and strongest proponents of learning theory was

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A) John Watson. 
B) Sigmund Freud. 
C) Edward Tolman. 
D) Albert Bandura. 
A) John Watson. 
B) Sigmund Freud. 
C) Edward Tolman. 
D) Albert Bandura.

Question 5

Conditioned food aversions are especially likely to occur when the stimulus is an)

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A) familiar food. 
B) unfamiliar food. 
C) light. 
D) sound. 
A) familiar food. 
B) unfamiliar food. 
C) light. 
D) sound.

Question 6

The process by which an environmental stimulus and a behavior are connected is known as

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A) cognition. 
B) episodic memory. 
C) conditioning. 
D) behavior modification. 
A) cognition. 
B) episodic memory. 
C) conditioning. 
D) behavior modification.

Question 7

Habituation and sensitization come about because of

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A) a physical connection that forms between two neurons. 
B) growth of additional neurons. 
C) changes in neurotransmitter release in the presynaptic neuron. 
D) changes in neurotransmitter release in the postsynaptic neuron. 
A) a physical connection that forms between two neurons. 
B) growth of additional neurons. 
C) changes in neurotransmitter release in the presynaptic neuron. 
D) changes in neurotransmitter release in the postsynaptic neuron.

Question 8

According to the work of Shepard Siegel, an addict's usual large dose is most likely to produce an overdose in which setting?

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A) in a novel setting 
B) in a familiar setting 
C) in an isolated setting 
D) The setting is not important. 
A) in a novel setting 
B) in a familiar setting 
C) in an isolated setting 
D) The setting is not important.

Question 9

Thorndike's studies with cats led him to state that behavior that leads to a "satisfying state of affairs" is likely to occur again, whereas behavior that leads to an "annoying state of affairs" is not likely to occur again.This principle is known as

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A) classical conditioning. 
B) the law of effect. 
C) reinforcement. 
D) latent learning. 
A) classical conditioning. 
B) the law of effect. 
C) reinforcement. 
D) latent learning.

Question 10

won a Nobel Prize for his work on the digestive system, work that made a fundamental contribution to the study of conditioned responses.

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A) John Watson 
B) Ivan Pavlov 
C) B.F.Skinner 
D) Daniel Kahneman 
A) John Watson 
B) Ivan Pavlov 
C) B.F.Skinner 
D) Daniel Kahneman

Question 11

Based on what you know about the dopamine system and the Rescorla-Wagner model, giving someone a dopamine agonist to increase dopamine) while pairing a light and delicious food would

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A) reduce the typical change in prediction error. 
B) not affect the typical change in prediction error. 
C) increase the typical change in prediction error. 
D) allow them to better predict errors. 
A) reduce the typical change in prediction error. 
B) not affect the typical change in prediction error. 
C) increase the typical change in prediction error. 
D) allow them to better predict errors.

Question 12

The theory that animals are genetically programmed to fear particular things that threaten their survival is known as

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A) tolerance conditioning. 
B) biological preparedness. 
C) evolutionary significance. 
D) second-order conditioning. 
A) tolerance conditioning. 
B) biological preparedness. 
C) evolutionary significance. 
D) second-order conditioning.

Question 13

For what area of research did Ivan Pavlov receive the Nobel Prize?

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A) operant conditioning 
B) animal training 
C) salivary reflex and digestion 
D) biological boundaries of learning 
A) operant conditioning 
B) animal training 
C) salivary reflex and digestion 
D) biological boundaries of learning

Question 14

When conditioning occurs due to the pairing of a neutral stimulus with a conditioned stimulus CS), resulting in a CS-CS learned association, this process is known as

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A) stimulus generalization. 
B) second-order conditioning. 
C) additive conditioning. 
D) summation. 
A) stimulus generalization. 
B) second-order conditioning. 
C) additive conditioning. 
D) summation.

Question 15

When, after multiple extinction trials, the presentation of the conditioned stimulus briefly produces a conditioned response, this process is known as

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A) classical conditioning. 
B) extinction reversal. 
C) second-order conditioning. 
D) spontaneous recovery. 
A) classical conditioning. 
B) extinction reversal. 
C) second-order conditioning. 
D) spontaneous recovery.

Question 16

Sunil wishes to classically condition his dog to fear skunks so he does not get sprayed again.This task should be much easier than teaching him to fear a houseplant because

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A) the dog is biologically prepared to fear certain types of objects. 
B) the dog has high intelligence. 
C) the dog is biologically conditioned to fear skunks. 
D) the dog's mind cannot physically be trained to fear plants. 
A) the dog is biologically prepared to fear certain types of objects. 
B) the dog has high intelligence. 
C) the dog is biologically conditioned to fear skunks. 
D) the dog's mind cannot physically be trained to fear plants.

Question 17

The best definition of learning is that learning

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A) results entirely from natural development rather than experience. 
B) must result in adaptation of behavior, but does not have to be enduring. 
C) always results in adaptations in behavior. 
D) is relatively enduring and results from experience. 
A) results entirely from natural development rather than experience. 
B) must result in adaptation of behavior, but does not have to be enduring. 
C) always results in adaptations in behavior. 
D) is relatively enduring and results from experience.

Question 18

The imitation of observed behavior is known as

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A) operant learning. 
B) play learning. 
C) monkeying. 
D) modeling. 
A) operant learning. 
B) play learning. 
C) monkeying. 
D) modeling.

Question 19

What type of learning occurs when a formerly neutral object begins to elicit a reflexive or highly similar) response after it has been paired with a stimulus that naturally elicits that response?

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A) orienting reflex 
B) classical conditioning 
C) consequence conditioning 
D) operant conditioning 
A) orienting reflex 
B) classical conditioning 
C) consequence conditioning 
D) operant conditioning

Question 20

According to classical-conditioning theory, phobias develop as the result of

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A) cultural learning. 
B) biological preparedness. 
C) specification of a fear experience. 
D) generalization of a fear experience. 
A) cultural learning. 
B) biological preparedness. 
C) specification of a fear experience. 
D) generalization of a fear experience.

Based on what you know about the dopamine system and the Rescorla-Wagner model, giving someone a dopamine inhibitor to block dopamine) while pairing a light and delicious food would

Setting dates exactly one month apart for exams is an example of testing on a

When using shaping, it is important to reinforce

One of the earliest and strongest proponents of learning theory was

Conditioned food aversions are especially likely to occur when the stimulus is an)

The process by which an environmental stimulus and a behavior are connected is known as

Habituation and sensitization come about because of

According to the work of Shepard Siegel, an addict's usual large dose is most likely to produce an overdose in which setting?

Thorndike's studies with cats led him to state that behavior that leads to a "satisfying state of affairs" is likely to occur again, whereas behavior that leads to an "annoying state of affairs" is not likely to occur again.This principle is known as

won a Nobel Prize for his work on the digestive system, work that made a fundamental contribution to the study of conditioned responses.

Based on what you know about the dopamine system and the Rescorla-Wagner model, giving someone a dopamine agonist to increase dopamine) while pairing a light and delicious food would

The theory that animals are genetically programmed to fear particular things that threaten their survival is known as

For what area of research did Ivan Pavlov receive the Nobel Prize?

When conditioning occurs due to the pairing of a neutral stimulus with a conditioned stimulus CS), resulting in a CS-CS learned association, this process is known as

When, after multiple extinction trials, the presentation of the conditioned stimulus briefly produces a conditioned response, this process is known as

Sunil wishes to classically condition his dog to fear skunks so he does not get sprayed again.This task should be much easier than teaching him to fear a houseplant because

The best definition of learning is that learning

The imitation of observed behavior is known as

What type of learning occurs when a formerly neutral object begins to elicit a reflexive or highly similar) response after it has been paired with a stimulus that naturally elicits that response?

According to classical-conditioning theory, phobias develop as the result of

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Based on what you know about the dopamine system and the Rescorla-Wagner model, giving someone a dopamine inhibitor to block dopamine) while pairing a light and delicious food would

Setting dates exactly one month apart for exams is an example of testing on a

When using shaping, it is important to reinforce

One of the earliest and strongest proponents of learning theory was

Conditioned food aversions are especially likely to occur when the stimulus is an)

The process by which an environmental stimulus and a behavior are connected is known as

Habituation and sensitization come about because of

According to the work of Shepard Siegel, an addict's usual large dose is most likely to produce an overdose in which setting?

Thorndike's studies with cats led him to state that behavior that leads to a "satisfying state of affairs" is likely to occur again, whereas behavior that leads to an "annoying state of affairs" is not likely to occur again.This principle is known as

won a Nobel Prize for his work on the digestive system, work that made a fundamental contribution to the study of conditioned responses.

Based on what you know about the dopamine system and the Rescorla-Wagner model, giving someone a dopamine agonist to increase dopamine) while pairing a light and delicious food would

The theory that animals are genetically programmed to fear particular things that threaten their survival is known as

For what area of research did Ivan Pavlov receive the Nobel Prize?

When conditioning occurs due to the pairing of a neutral stimulus with a conditioned stimulus CS), resulting in a CS-CS learned association, this process is known as

When, after multiple extinction trials, the presentation of the conditioned stimulus briefly produces a conditioned response, this process is known as

Sunil wishes to classically condition his dog to fear skunks so he does not get sprayed again.This task should be much easier than teaching him to fear a houseplant because

The best definition of learning is that learning

The imitation of observed behavior is known as

What type of learning occurs when a formerly neutral object begins to elicit a reflexive or highly similar) response after it has been paired with a stimulus that naturally elicits that response?

According to classical-conditioning theory, phobias develop as the result of

The Science of Psychology

Research Methodology

Biology and Behaviour

Consciousness

Sensation and Perception

Memory

Thinking, Language and Intelligence

Human Development

Emotion and Motivation

Health and Wellbeing

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Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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