Question 1

The most sophisticated demonstrations of language competence have been obtained with

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A)  Washoo. 
B)  Kanzi. 
C)  Lana. 
D)  Sherman. 
A)  Washoo. 
B)  Kanzi. 
C)  Lana. 
D)  Sherman.

Question 2

Compare and contrast the scalar expectancy model of timing and the behavioral theory of timing.

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Question 3

Which of the following is not a component of linguistic competence?

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A)  learning a vocabulary 
B)  developing a grammar 
C)  language comprehension 
D)  None of the above; all are components of linguistic competence. 
A)  learning a vocabulary 
B)  developing a grammar 
C)  language comprehension 
D)  None of the above; all are components of linguistic competence.

Question 4

A trial begins with presentation of a discriminative stimulus.If the stimulus is a light,a food pellet reinforcer will be set up after 20 seconds and can be earned with a lever press.If the stimulus is a tone,a food pellet reinforcer will be set up after 40 seconds and can be earned with a lever press.Test trials involve recording the subject's responses over 80 non-reinforced seconds.This procedure is called

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A)  a duration estimation task. 
B)  a peak procedure. 
C)  an interval training task. 
D)  a model-rival technique. 
A)  a duration estimation task. 
B)  a peak procedure. 
C)  an interval training task. 
D)  a model-rival technique.

Question 5

If Kanzi wanted to run to the place where cola is kept in the woods,the sentence he would be most likely to communicate would be

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A)  RUN COKE. 
B)  COKE RUN. 
C)  COKE. 
D)  RUN. 
A)  RUN COKE. 
B)  COKE RUN. 
C)  COKE. 
D)  RUN.

Question 6

Monkeys were trained to press five buttons,"A" through "E," in alphabetical order.When presented with the smaller subset of keys "B" and "D," they were able to press these keys in order also.This suggests the monkeys learned

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A)  paired associates. 
B)  response-outcome associations. 
C)  stimulus-response associations. 
D)  serial representations. 
A)  paired associates. 
B)  response-outcome associations. 
C)  stimulus-response associations. 
D)  serial representations.

Question 7

Monkeys were trained to respond sequentially in a simultaneous stimulus array procedure.After training,which of the following sets of test stimuli will lead to the longest latency to press the second key?

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A)  E, A 
B)  B, C 
C)  C, B 
D)  D, B 
A)  E, A 
B)  B, C 
C)  C, B 
D)  D, B

Question 8

According to the information processing model of timing,which of the following is not part of the clock process?

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A)  the comparator 
B)  the switch 
C)  the accumulator 
D)  the pacemaker 
A)  the comparator 
B)  the switch 
C)  the accumulator 
D)  the pacemaker

Question 9

To increase the speed of your subject's internal clock,you could

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A)  provide auditory rather than visual start cues. 
B)  administer haliperidol to your subject. 
C)  increase the rate of food reinforcement. 
D)  change the duration of the timing interval. 
A)  provide auditory rather than visual start cues. 
B)  administer haliperidol to your subject. 
C)  increase the rate of food reinforcement. 
D)  change the duration of the timing interval.

Question 10

A task in which the discriminative stimulus is the length of time of an event is referred to as a _____ task.

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A)  time shaping 
B)  interval training 
C)  duration estimation 
D)  time conditioning 
A)  time shaping 
B)  interval training 
C)  duration estimation 
D)  time conditioning

Question 11

In order to correctly perform the behavior required of a response chain,a subject must learn

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A)  S-R associations. 
B)  paired associations. 
C)  R-O associations. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  S-R associations. 
B)  paired associations. 
C)  R-O associations. 
D)  All of the above

Question 12

Which of the following is not a feature important to the behavioral theory of timing?

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A)  a pacemaker 
B)  a comparator 
C)  adjunctive behaviors 
D)  a decision process 
A)  a pacemaker 
B)  a comparator 
C)  adjunctive behaviors 
D)  a decision process

Question 13

A simultaneous stimulus array cannot be solved by learning

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A)  a serial pattern. 
B)  serial representations. 
C)  stimulus-response associations. 
D)  paired associates. 
A)  a serial pattern. 
B)  serial representations. 
C)  stimulus-response associations. 
D)  paired associates.

Question 14

Which of the following is not a consideration of nonhuman language learning?

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A)  Can animals learn language? 
B)  What type of training leads to language skills? 
C)  What language skills do animals develop during training? 
D)  How can language skills be documented? 
A)  Can animals learn language? 
B)  What type of training leads to language skills? 
C)  What language skills do animals develop during training? 
D)  How can language skills be documented?

Question 15

Why has determining whether nonhuman animals are capable of learning language come to be considered an unimportant question? What do modern investigations of animal language attempt to determine?

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Question 16

Compare and contrast perceptual and abstract concept learning.

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Question 17

Attempts to determine if nonhuman animals are capable of language have led to the conclusion that

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A)  only chimpanzees are capable of language. 
B)  many species of animals are capable of language. 
C)  only chimpanzees and dolphins are capable of language. 
D)  this is not an answerable question. 
A)  only chimpanzees are capable of language. 
B)  many species of animals are capable of language. 
C)  only chimpanzees and dolphins are capable of language. 
D)  this is not an answerable question.

Question 18

Which of the following is not true of the internal clocks of rats?

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A)  The clock measures how much time has elapsed from the start of a stimulus. 
B)  Different clocks measure the timing of auditory and visual stimuli. 
C)  The same clock is used to measure intervals of different durations. 
D)  The clock can be stopped and restarted without much loss of information. 
A)  The clock measures how much time has elapsed from the start of a stimulus. 
B)  Different clocks measure the timing of auditory and visual stimuli. 
C)  The same clock is used to measure intervals of different durations. 
D)  The clock can be stopped and restarted without much loss of information.

Question 19

After learning to press five keys,"A" through "E," in alphabetical order,monkeys were given tests in which subsets of two keys were presented.A comparison of the latencies to press the second key revealed that as the number of letters missing between the two test keys increased,(BD) versus (BE) for example,the latency to press the second key _____,suggesting that the monkeys were using mental scanning to perform the task.

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A)  remained the same 
B)  increased 
C)  decreased 
D)  increased if the first key was "A" or "B," and decreased if the first key was "C" or "D" ("E" could not be the first key) 
A)  remained the same 
B)  increased 
C)  decreased 
D)  increased if the first key was "A" or "B," and decreased if the first key was "C" or "D" ("E" could not be the first key)

Question 20

Human infants are said to have language

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A)  at birth. 
B)  usually by 6 months. 
C)  usually by 12 months. 
D)  There is no one point where a child can be said to graduate to having language. 
A)  at birth. 
B)  usually by 6 months. 
C)  usually by 12 months. 
D)  There is no one point where a child can be said to graduate to having language.

The most sophisticated demonstrations of language competence have been obtained with

Compare and contrast the scalar expectancy model of timing and the behavioral theory of timing.

Which of the following is not a component of linguistic competence?

If Kanzi wanted to run to the place where cola is kept in the woods,the sentence he would be most likely to communicate would be

Monkeys were trained to press five buttons,"A" through "E," in alphabetical order.When presented with the smaller subset of keys "B" and "D," they were able to press these keys in order also.This suggests the monkeys learned

Monkeys were trained to respond sequentially in a simultaneous stimulus array procedure.After training,which of the following sets of test stimuli will lead to the longest latency to press the second key?

According to the information processing model of timing,which of the following is not part of the clock process?

To increase the speed of your subject's internal clock,you could

A task in which the discriminative stimulus is the length of time of an event is referred to as a _____ task.

In order to correctly perform the behavior required of a response chain,a subject must learn

Which of the following is not a feature important to the behavioral theory of timing?

A simultaneous stimulus array cannot be solved by learning

Which of the following is not a consideration of nonhuman language learning?

Why has determining whether nonhuman animals are capable of learning language come to be considered an unimportant question? What do modern investigations of animal language attempt to determine?

Compare and contrast perceptual and abstract concept learning.

Attempts to determine if nonhuman animals are capable of language have led to the conclusion that

Which of the following is not true of the internal clocks of rats?

Human infants are said to have language

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 I: Memory Mechanisms

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Exam 12: Comparative Cognition II: Special Topics

The most sophisticated demonstrations of language competence have been obtained with

Compare and contrast the scalar expectancy model of timing and the behavioral theory of timing.

Which of the following is not a component of linguistic competence?

If Kanzi wanted to run to the place where cola is kept in the woods,the sentence he would be most likely to communicate would be

Monkeys were trained to press five buttons,"A" through "E," in alphabetical order.When presented with the smaller subset of keys "B" and "D," they were able to press these keys in order also.This suggests the monkeys learned

Monkeys were trained to respond sequentially in a simultaneous stimulus array procedure.After training,which of the following sets of test stimuli will lead to the longest latency to press the second key?

According to the information processing model of timing,which of the following is not part of the clock process?

To increase the speed of your subject's internal clock,you could

A task in which the discriminative stimulus is the length of time of an event is referred to as a _____ task.

In order to correctly perform the behavior required of a response chain,a subject must learn

Which of the following is not a feature important to the behavioral theory of timing?

A simultaneous stimulus array cannot be solved by learning

Which of the following is not a consideration of nonhuman language learning?

Why has determining whether nonhuman animals are capable of learning language come to be considered an unimportant question? What do modern investigations of animal language attempt to determine?

Compare and contrast perceptual and abstract concept learning.

Attempts to determine if nonhuman animals are capable of language have led to the conclusion that

Which of the following is not true of the internal clocks of rats?

Human infants are said to have language

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 I: Memory Mechanisms

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