Question 1

Stimulus coding is primarily a task that occurs during

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A)  retention. 
B)  retrieval. 
C)  extinction. 
D)  acquisition. 
A)  retention. 
B)  retrieval. 
C)  extinction. 
D)  acquisition.

Question 2

Cognitive mechanisms are used to explain animal behaviors when

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A)  classical conditioning mechanisms are not sufficient to account for actions. 
B)  instrumental conditioning mechanisms are not sufficient to account for actions. 
C)  discriminative stimulus mechanisms are used to describe behavior. 
D)  S-R mechanisms are not sufficient to account for actions. 
A)  classical conditioning mechanisms are not sufficient to account for actions. 
B)  instrumental conditioning mechanisms are not sufficient to account for actions. 
C)  discriminative stimulus mechanisms are used to describe behavior. 
D)  S-R mechanisms are not sufficient to account for actions.

Question 3

Stimulus coding refers to

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A)  the literal record of past events in memory. 
B)  creating a neural representation of an experience. 
C)  the use of current stimuli to decode or understand previous events. 
D)  creating a stimulus that can be perceived and used by a given species. 
A)  the literal record of past events in memory. 
B)  creating a neural representation of an experience. 
C)  the use of current stimuli to decode or understand previous events. 
D)  creating a stimulus that can be perceived and used by a given species.

Question 4

A pigeon is presented with a brief presentation of a red key light,followed by a delay,and then a choice between a red key light and a green key light.If the pigeon pecks the red key light,a food reinforcer is delivered.In order to correctly perform in this task,the pigeon will

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A)  respond to the red light and inhibit responding to the green light. 
B)  respond to the red light. 
C)  inhibit responding to the green light. 
D)  In cannot be determined. 
A)  respond to the red light and inhibit responding to the green light. 
B)  respond to the red light. 
C)  inhibit responding to the green light. 
D)  In cannot be determined.

Question 5

Compare the learning of a general rule to the learning of specific rules.Under what circumstances will general rules be learned? What causes specific rules to be learned?

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Question 6

Which of the following is not a challenge to the trace decay hypothesis?

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A)  Increasing the number of training trials improves performance in delayed matching to sample tasks. 
B)  Increasing exposure to the sample improves performance in delayed matching to sample tasks. 
C)  Making the sample surprising improves performance in delayed matching to sample tasks. 
D)  Memory processes can be brought under external stimulus control. 
A)  Increasing the number of training trials improves performance in delayed matching to sample tasks. 
B)  Increasing exposure to the sample improves performance in delayed matching to sample tasks. 
C)  Making the sample surprising improves performance in delayed matching to sample tasks. 
D)  Memory processes can be brought under external stimulus control.

Question 7

NR2B is typically found

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A)  as a subunit of NMDA that interferes with LTP in adulthood. 
B)  as a subunit of NMDA that interferes with LTP in juveniles. 
C)  as a subunit of NMDA that promotes LTP in adulthood. 
D)  as a subunit of NMDA that promotes LTP in juveniles. 
A)  as a subunit of NMDA that interferes with LTP in adulthood. 
B)  as a subunit of NMDA that interferes with LTP in juveniles. 
C)  as a subunit of NMDA that promotes LTP in adulthood. 
D)  as a subunit of NMDA that promotes LTP in juveniles.

Question 8

Compare and contrast working and reference memory.

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Question 9

To determine the memory load when rats perform in a radial arm maze,a researcher

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A)  notes the total number of correct choices made when the subject was running the maze. 
B)  notes the total number of errors the subject made when it was running the maze. 
C)  notes the subjects' relative error rates after they had visited different numbers of places. 
D)  notes the number of adjunctive behaviors that occur after subjects had visited different numbers of places. 
A)  notes the total number of correct choices made when the subject was running the maze. 
B)  notes the total number of errors the subject made when it was running the maze. 
C)  notes the subjects' relative error rates after they had visited different numbers of places. 
D)  notes the number of adjunctive behaviors that occur after subjects had visited different numbers of places.

Question 10

Describe how long-term potentiation occurs in the hippocampus.What is the evidence that LTP has a role in learning and memory?

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Long-term potentiation (LTP) is a proces

Question 11

What is spatial memory? Describe two procedures that demonstrate spatial memory in animals.

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Question 12

Infants were trained to kick in order to move a mobile.24 hours later,one group of these infants was tested in the presence of the same contextual cues; another group was tested in the presence of a context familiar to them,but different from the training situation.The infants tested in the training context performed much better,probably because of

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A)  rehearsal cues. 
B)  retrieval cues. 
C)  prospective cues. 
D)  retrospective cues. 
A)  rehearsal cues. 
B)  retrieval cues. 
C)  prospective cues. 
D)  retrospective cues.

Question 13

Describe spatial learning tasks and mechanisms that have been used to explain efficient performance in this situation.

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Stimulus coding is primarily a task that occurs during

Cognitive mechanisms are used to explain animal behaviors when

Stimulus coding refers to

A pigeon is presented with a brief presentation of a red key light,followed by a delay,and then a choice between a red key light and a green key light.If the pigeon pecks the red key light,a food reinforcer is delivered.In order to correctly perform in this task,the pigeon will

Compare the learning of a general rule to the learning of specific rules.Under what circumstances will general rules be learned? What causes specific rules to be learned?

Which of the following is not a challenge to the trace decay hypothesis?

NR2B is typically found

Compare and contrast working and reference memory.

To determine the memory load when rats perform in a radial arm maze,a researcher

Describe how long-term potentiation occurs in the hippocampus.What is the evidence that LTP has a role in learning and memory?

What is spatial memory? Describe two procedures that demonstrate spatial memory in animals.

Describe spatial learning tasks and mechanisms that have been used to explain efficient performance in this situation.

Introduction

Elicited Behavior, Habituation, and Sensitization

Classical Conditioning: Foundations

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 II: Special Topics

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Exam 11: Comparative Cognition I: Memory Mechanisms

Stimulus coding is primarily a task that occurs during

Cognitive mechanisms are used to explain animal behaviors when

Stimulus coding refers to

A pigeon is presented with a brief presentation of a red key light,followed by a delay,and then a choice between a red key light and a green key light.If the pigeon pecks the red key light,a food reinforcer is delivered.In order to correctly perform in this task,the pigeon will

Compare the learning of a general rule to the learning of specific rules.Under what circumstances will general rules be learned? What causes specific rules to be learned?

Which of the following is not a challenge to the trace decay hypothesis?

NR2B is typically found

Compare and contrast working and reference memory.

To determine the memory load when rats perform in a radial arm maze,a researcher

Describe how long-term potentiation occurs in the hippocampus.What is the evidence that LTP has a role in learning and memory?

What is spatial memory? Describe two procedures that demonstrate spatial memory in animals.

Describe spatial learning tasks and mechanisms that have been used to explain efficient performance in this situation.

Introduction

Elicited Behavior, Habituation, and Sensitization

Classical Conditioning: Foundations

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 II: Special Topics

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