Exam 1: Introduction

Explain how the research of I.M.Sechenov and Ivan Pavlov extended Descartes' early conceptualization of the role reflexes have in human behavior.

What can behavioral studies of learning demonstrate?

Which of the following is not true of the work of Charles Darwin?

Sechenov extended Descartes' theory of reflexes by suggesting that

Which of the following most correctly states Descartes' position on human and animal behavior?

The British empiricists believed that complex ideas are

Describe the contributions to the study of learning made by three of the following individuals: René Descartes, John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Thomas Brown, Aristotle, Hermann Ebbinghaus, I.M.Sechenov, Ivan Pavlov, Charles Darwin.

Describe several alternatives to the use of animals in research and describe their advantages and disadvantages.

The research of Ivan Pavlov and Hermann Ebbinghaus is similar because both researchers

Russell and Burch describe "3 Rs" for the use of animals in research.Which of the following is not one of the "Rs."

Which of the following is necessary when using animal models to study human behavior?

Administration of a drug that prevents the movement of Ca ++ ions across the neural membrane into the cell is likely to

Describe what happens when an action potential arrives at a synapse.

Which of the following best characterizes Pavlov's extension of Descartes' theory of reflexes?

What comparison must be made to determine the cause of behavior change in learning experiments?

Describe the movements of ions across the neural membrane that allows for a neuron to send a signal down its length.

Describe the definition of learning and how learning is distinguished from other forms of behavior change.

Of the primary rules of association, which has been most prominent in considerations of associations?

What three primary sources provided the impetus for research of animal learning? Briefly describe how each line of interest influences contemporary research in learning processes.

Describe why learning can only be studied by using experimental methods.