Question 1

The cells that act as "teachers" selecting the connections to be modified in the cerebellum due to eyeblink conditioning are which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the climbing fibers 
B)  the mossy fibers 
C)  the cells of the red nucleus 
D)  the cells of the hippocampus 
A)  the climbing fibers 
B)  the mossy fibers 
C)  the cells of the red nucleus 
D)  the cells of the hippocampus

Question 2

Which of the following CS-US intervals produces the strongest taste aversion learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  6 hours 
B)  12 hours 
C)  18 hours 
D)  > 18 hours 
A)  6 hours 
B)  12 hours 
C)  18 hours 
D)  > 18 hours

Question 3

Taste aversion learning can occur under which of the following circumstances?

Accepted Answer

A)  after just one CS-US pairing 
B)  only if the subject is hungry 
C)  only with very long delays between the CS and US 
D)  only with tastes the subject knows well 
A)  after just one CS-US pairing 
B)  only if the subject is hungry 
C)  only with very long delays between the CS and US 
D)  only with tastes the subject knows well

Question 4

Pavlov supplemented the funds for his laboratory by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  training dogs for the upper class 
B)  selling stomach juice 
C)  teaching pitch recognition 
D)  inserting fistulas into obese individuals 
A)  training dogs for the upper class 
B)  selling stomach juice 
C)  teaching pitch recognition 
D)  inserting fistulas into obese individuals

Question 5

Which of the following is not a result of Pavlovian sexual conditioning in males?

Accepted Answer

A)  more successful competition for the female 
B)  more offspring produced 
C)  more reproductive frustration 
D)  more courtship behavior 
A)  more successful competition for the female 
B)  more offspring produced 
C)  more reproductive frustration 
D)  more courtship behavior

Question 6

In order for sign tracking to occur,which of the following must be true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The food must be available for only a short time. 
B)  The CS and the US should be presented at random intervals in relation to each other. 
C)  The CS must be of proper modality and configuration. 
D)  Visual CS must be accompanied by auditory stimuli. 
A)  The food must be available for only a short time. 
B)  The CS and the US should be presented at random intervals in relation to each other. 
C)  The CS must be of proper modality and configuration. 
D)  Visual CS must be accompanied by auditory stimuli.

Question 7

In the standard procedure for conditioned inhibition,which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The CS+ and CS- occur during the same trial. 
B)  The CS+ and CS- occur on different trials. 
C)  The CS- and US closely follow one another. 
D)  The CS+ and US occur only when separated by a length of time. 
A)  The CS+ and CS- occur during the same trial. 
B)  The CS+ and CS- occur on different trials. 
C)  The CS- and US closely follow one another. 
D)  The CS+ and US occur only when separated by a length of time.

Question 8

In eyeblink conditioning,the CS information is conveyed in the cerebellum via which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  climbing fibers 
B)  mossy fibers 
C)  cranial motor neurons 
D)  olivary neurons 
A)  climbing fibers 
B)  mossy fibers 
C)  cranial motor neurons 
D)  olivary neurons

Question 9

Which of the following is not true of sign tracking?

Accepted Answer

A)  The subject need not do anything to receive the US. 
B)  Learning proceeds most rapidly when the CS is presented just before the US. 
C)  Subjects will approach the CS even if the CS and the US are presented at random times in relation to each other. 
D)  Sign tracking has been demonstrated in a variety of species, including human children. 
A)  The subject need not do anything to receive the US. 
B)  Learning proceeds most rapidly when the CS is presented just before the US. 
C)  Subjects will approach the CS even if the CS and the US are presented at random times in relation to each other. 
D)  Sign tracking has been demonstrated in a variety of species, including human children.

Question 10

There has been a renewed interest in human eyeblink conditioning because of which choice below?

Accepted Answer

A)  Animals are expensive to maintain. 
B)  Progress has been made in understanding the neurobiological substrate of this type of learning. 
C)  We understand so little about this type of learning. 
D)  It is a very complex behavior that we can easily observe. 
A)  Animals are expensive to maintain. 
B)  Progress has been made in understanding the neurobiological substrate of this type of learning. 
C)  We understand so little about this type of learning. 
D)  It is a very complex behavior that we can easily observe.

Question 11

What is pseudo-conditioning? Describe two control procedures that help to differentiate true conditioning from pseudo-conditioning.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

No fear is indicated by a suppression ratio of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  < 0.0 
B)  0.0 
C)  .5 
D)  1.0 
A)  < 0.0 
B)  0.0 
C)  .5 
D)  1.0

Question 13

Which of the following is not a measure of conditioned responding?

Accepted Answer

A)  counting the number of drops of saliva elicited by a bell tone 
B)  counting the number of lever presses made to receive food 
C)  counting how often a rabbit blinks when a tone sounds 
D)  counting the time that elapses between presentation of a tone and a rabbit's eyeblink 
A)  counting the number of drops of saliva elicited by a bell tone 
B)  counting the number of lever presses made to receive food 
C)  counting how often a rabbit blinks when a tone sounds 
D)  counting the time that elapses between presentation of a tone and a rabbit's eyeblink

Question 14

Why is an excitatory context necessary for inhibitory conditioning? Describe two inhibitory conditioning procedures and identify the excitatory context in each procedure.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Which of the following best describes eyeblink conditioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  rapid and sure to elicit a CR 
B)  rapid and results in a CR being produced on many but not all trials 
C)  slow but sure to elicit a CR 
D)  slow and results in a CR being produced on many but not all trials 
A)  rapid and sure to elicit a CR 
B)  rapid and results in a CR being produced on many but not all trials 
C)  slow but sure to elicit a CR 
D)  slow and results in a CR being produced on many but not all trials

Question 16

Surveys of human eating behavior suggest which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  If you know that a food did not cause your illness, you will not form a taste aversion. 
B)  Even if you are certain that a food did not cause your illness, you are likely to develop an aversion to the taste of that food. 
C)  If you are made aware of the mechanisms of taste aversion conditioning, your behavior becomes more rational. 
D)  It usually takes more than one exposure to an illness-producing food for an aversion to develop in humans. 
A)  If you know that a food did not cause your illness, you will not form a taste aversion. 
B)  Even if you are certain that a food did not cause your illness, you are likely to develop an aversion to the taste of that food. 
C)  If you are made aware of the mechanisms of taste aversion conditioning, your behavior becomes more rational. 
D)  It usually takes more than one exposure to an illness-producing food for an aversion to develop in humans.

Question 17

Which of the following is not a bidirectional response system?

Accepted Answer

A)  taste preferences 
B)  heart rates 
C)  rabbit eyeblinks 
D)  temperatures 
A)  taste preferences 
B)  heart rates 
C)  rabbit eyeblinks 
D)  temperatures

Question 18

The results of backward conditioning experiments demonstrate which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Backward conditioning results in inhibition of conditioned responding. 
B)  Backward conditioning results in excitation of conditioned responding. 
C)  The factors that determine the outcome of backward conditioning may depend on factors other than the CS being a good signal for the onset of the US. 
D)  Simultaneous and backward conditioning procedures are similar. 
A)  Backward conditioning results in inhibition of conditioned responding. 
B)  Backward conditioning results in excitation of conditioned responding. 
C)  The factors that determine the outcome of backward conditioning may depend on factors other than the CS being a good signal for the onset of the US. 
D)  Simultaneous and backward conditioning procedures are similar.

Question 19

Decreasing suppression ratios indicates which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing fear 
B)  decreasing fear 
C)  less pre-CS responding 
D)  more CS responding 
A)  increasing fear 
B)  decreasing fear 
C)  less pre-CS responding 
D)  more CS responding

Question 20

To measure conditioned inhibition in non-bidirectional response systems,you could use

Accepted Answer

A)  the response blocking test. 
B)  the differential-inhibition test. 
C)  the compound-stimulus test. 
D)  the compound-inhibitory test. 
A)  the response blocking test. 
B)  the differential-inhibition test. 
C)  the compound-stimulus test. 
D)  the compound-inhibitory test.

The cells that act as "teachers" selecting the connections to be modified in the cerebellum due to eyeblink conditioning are which of the following?

Which of the following CS-US intervals produces the strongest taste aversion learning?

Taste aversion learning can occur under which of the following circumstances?

Pavlov supplemented the funds for his laboratory by which of the following?

Which of the following is not a result of Pavlovian sexual conditioning in males?

In order for sign tracking to occur,which of the following must be true?

In the standard procedure for conditioned inhibition,which of the following is true?

In eyeblink conditioning,the CS information is conveyed in the cerebellum via which of the following?

Which of the following is not true of sign tracking?

There has been a renewed interest in human eyeblink conditioning because of which choice below?

What is pseudo-conditioning? Describe two control procedures that help to differentiate true conditioning from pseudo-conditioning.

No fear is indicated by a suppression ratio of ________.

Which of the following is not a measure of conditioned responding?

Why is an excitatory context necessary for inhibitory conditioning? Describe two inhibitory conditioning procedures and identify the excitatory context in each procedure.

Which of the following best describes eyeblink conditioning?

Surveys of human eating behavior suggest which of the following?

Which of the following is not a bidirectional response system?

The results of backward conditioning experiments demonstrate which of the following?

Decreasing suppression ratios indicates which of the following?

To measure conditioned inhibition in non-bidirectional response systems,you could use

Introduction

Elicited Behavior, Habituation, and Sensitization

Classical Conditioning: Mechanisms

Instrumental Conditioning: Foundations

Schedules of Reinforcement and Choice Behavior

Instrumental Conditioning: Motivational Mechanisms

Stimulus Control of Behavior

Extinction of Conditioned Behavior

Aversive Control: Avoidance and Punishment

Comparative Cognition I: Memory Mechanisms

Comparative Cognition II: Special Topics

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Exam 3: Classical Conditioning: Foundations

The cells that act as "teachers" selecting the connections to be modified in the cerebellum due to eyeblink conditioning are which of the following?

Which of the following CS-US intervals produces the strongest taste aversion learning?

Taste aversion learning can occur under which of the following circumstances?

Pavlov supplemented the funds for his laboratory by which of the following?

Which of the following is not a result of Pavlovian sexual conditioning in males?

In order for sign tracking to occur,which of the following must be true?

In the standard procedure for conditioned inhibition,which of the following is true?

In eyeblink conditioning,the CS information is conveyed in the cerebellum via which of the following?

Which of the following is not true of sign tracking?

There has been a renewed interest in human eyeblink conditioning because of which choice below?

What is pseudo-conditioning? Describe two control procedures that help to differentiate true conditioning from pseudo-conditioning.

No fear is indicated by a suppression ratio of ________.

Which of the following is not a measure of conditioned responding?

Why is an excitatory context necessary for inhibitory conditioning? Describe two inhibitory conditioning procedures and identify the excitatory context in each procedure.

Which of the following best describes eyeblink conditioning?

Surveys of human eating behavior suggest which of the following?

Which of the following is not a bidirectional response system?

The results of backward conditioning experiments demonstrate which of the following?

Decreasing suppression ratios indicates which of the following?

To measure conditioned inhibition in non-bidirectional response systems,you could use

Introduction

Elicited Behavior, Habituation, and Sensitization

Classical Conditioning: Mechanisms

Instrumental Conditioning: Foundations

Schedules of Reinforcement and Choice Behavior

Instrumental Conditioning: Motivational Mechanisms

Stimulus Control of Behavior

Extinction of Conditioned Behavior

Aversive Control: Avoidance and Punishment

Comparative Cognition I: Memory Mechanisms

Comparative Cognition II: Special Topics

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