Question 1

The most successful control procedure in classical conditioning is

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A) pseudo-conditioning. 
B) sensitization. 
C) random control. 
D) explicitly unpaired control. 
A) pseudo-conditioning. 
B) sensitization. 
C) random control. 
D) explicitly unpaired control.

Question 2

The rationale for the retardation of acquisition test is found in which of the following choices?

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A) The rate of acquisition of an excitatory CR should be retarded if the CS is a conditioned inhibitor. 
B) The rate of acquisition of an excitatory UR should be retarded if the CS is a conditioned inhibitor. 
C) The rate of acquisition of an excitatory CR should be facilitated if the CS is a conditioned inhibitor. 
D) The rate of acquisition of an excitatory UR should be facilitated if the CS is a conditioned inhibitor. 
A) The rate of acquisition of an excitatory CR should be retarded if the CS is a conditioned inhibitor. 
B) The rate of acquisition of an excitatory UR should be retarded if the CS is a conditioned inhibitor. 
C) The rate of acquisition of an excitatory CR should be facilitated if the CS is a conditioned inhibitor. 
D) The rate of acquisition of an excitatory UR should be facilitated if the CS is a conditioned inhibitor.

Question 3

The temporal coding hypothesis suggests that a subject will do which of the following?

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A) will not learn CS-US associations 
B) will learn CS-US associations and learn when the US occurs in relation to the CS 
C) will learn temporal relations only in short-delay situations, accounting for the strong conditioning that occurs in this procedure 
D) will learn temporal relations only in long-delay situations, accounting for the one trial learning seen in taste- aversion conditioning 
A) will not learn CS-US associations 
B) will learn CS-US associations and learn when the US occurs in relation to the CS 
C) will learn temporal relations only in short-delay situations, accounting for the strong conditioning that occurs in this procedure 
D) will learn temporal relations only in long-delay situations, accounting for the one trial learning seen in taste- aversion conditioning

Question 4

Surveys of human eating behavior suggest which of the following?

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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 may 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 may 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 5

Object learning involves making an association between which of the following?

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A) any two naturally occurring stimuli 
B) the same feature of two objects 
C) different features of the same object 
D) an arbitrary stimulus and a biologically relevant stimulus 
A) any two naturally occurring stimuli 
B) the same feature of two objects 
C) different features of the same object 
D) an arbitrary stimulus and a biologically relevant stimulus

Question 6

One group of rats receives a standard CS-US pairing on each trial.A second group of rats receives CS and US presentations at varying times and intervals such that the total number of CS and US exposures is equal to that of the first group.The second group is which of the following?

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A) a random control group 
B) a sensitization group 
C) a pseudo-conditioning group 
D) an explicitly unpaired control group 
A) a random control group 
B) a sensitization group 
C) a pseudo-conditioning group 
D) an explicitly unpaired control group

Question 7

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

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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 8

A hungry rat is exposed to a red light, followed by brief access to food.After several such trials, the rat approaches the light bulb when it is illuminated.In this example, the light is

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A) an unconditional stimulus. 
B) a conditional stimulus. 
C) an unconditional response. 
D) a conditional response. 
A) an unconditional stimulus. 
B) a conditional stimulus. 
C) an unconditional response. 
D) a conditional response.

Question 9

Describe the interplay of elicited and classically conditioned behaviors that is necessary in successful nursing.

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Question 10

Which of the following best describes the "trace interval" in trace conditioning?

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A) the time between the start of the CS and the end of the US 
B) the time between the start of the CS and the start of the US 
C) the time between the end of the CS and the end of the US 
D) the time between the end of the CS and the start of the US 
A) the time between the start of the CS and the end of the US 
B) the time between the start of the CS and the start of the US 
C) the time between the end of the CS and the end of the US 
D) the time between the end of the CS and the start of the US

Question 11

To conclude that an association has been established in a classical conditioning experiment, one must ensure which of the following?

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A) that the subject responds every time the CS is presented 
B) that the subject responds every time the US is presented 
C) that changes in behavior are due to the US presentation 
D) that changes in behavior are not due to prior separate presentations of the CS and US 
A) that the subject responds every time the CS is presented 
B) that the subject responds every time the US is presented 
C) that changes in behavior are due to the US presentation 
D) that changes in behavior are not due to prior separate presentations of the CS and US

Question 12

How does classical conditioning contribute to our understanding of causal judgments?

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Question 13

Pavlov's study of classical conditioning began as an extension of his work on

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A) digestion. 
B) pain. 
C) the auditory system. 
D) the knee-jerk reflex. 
A) digestion. 
B) pain. 
C) the auditory system. 
D) the knee-jerk reflex.

Question 14

The difficulty in investigating inhibitory conditioning of rabbit eyeblink responses is that

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A) eyeblink in rabbits is a bidirectional response. 
B) there are low baseline levels of eyeblinking in rabbits. 
C) eyeblink is excitatory. 
D) eyeblink is already inhibitory. 
A) eyeblink in rabbits is a bidirectional response. 
B) there are low baseline levels of eyeblinking in rabbits. 
C) eyeblink is excitatory. 
D) eyeblink is already inhibitory.

Question 15

The interstimulus interval refers to which of the following time periods?

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A) between the start of the CS and the end of the US 
B) between the start of the CS and the start of the US 
C) between the end of the CS and the start of the US 
D) between the end of the US and start of the next CS 
A) between the start of the CS and the end of the US 
B) between the start of the CS and the start of the US 
C) between the end of the CS and the start of the US 
D) between the end of the US and start of the next CS

Question 16

Which of the following is not a bidirectional response system?

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

Question 17

Describe two procedures to measure conditioned inhibition and note the circumstance in which each procedure would be used.

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Question 18

In negative CS-US contingency procedures of conditioned inhibition, what serves as the excitatory context?

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A) the simultaneously presented CS + 
B) the CS - 
C) the background cues 
D) all of the above 
A) the simultaneously presented CS + 
B) the CS - 
C) the background cues 
D) all of the above

Question 19

Describe the use of classical conditioning in two experimental situations.Identify the conditional stimulus and unconditional stimulus in each situation.

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Question 20

Pigeons will approach a CS associated with food delivery.They withdraw from a CS that signals the absence of food.This is evidence that sign-tracking is

Accepted Answer

A) a bi-directional response system. 
B) a compound stimulus system. 
C) an inhibitory system. 
D) an excitatory system. 
A) a bi-directional response system. 
B) a compound stimulus system. 
C) an inhibitory system. 
D) an excitatory system.

The most successful control procedure in classical conditioning is

The rationale for the retardation of acquisition test is found in which of the following choices?

The temporal coding hypothesis suggests that a subject will do which of the following?

Surveys of human eating behavior suggest which of the following?

Object learning involves making an association between which of the following?

One group of rats receives a standard CS-US pairing on each trial.A second group of rats receives CS and US presentations at varying times and intervals such that the total number of CS and US exposures is equal to that of the first group.The second group is which of the following?

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

A hungry rat is exposed to a red light, followed by brief access to food.After several such trials, the rat approaches the light bulb when it is illuminated.In this example, the light is

Describe the interplay of elicited and classically conditioned behaviors that is necessary in successful nursing.

Which of the following best describes the "trace interval" in trace conditioning?

To conclude that an association has been established in a classical conditioning experiment, one must ensure which of the following?

How does classical conditioning contribute to our understanding of causal judgments?

Pavlov's study of classical conditioning began as an extension of his work on

The difficulty in investigating inhibitory conditioning of rabbit eyeblink responses is that

The interstimulus interval refers to which of the following time periods?

Which of the following is not a bidirectional response system?

Describe two procedures to measure conditioned inhibition and note the circumstance in which each procedure would be used.

In negative CS-US contingency procedures of conditioned inhibition, what serves as the excitatory context?

Describe the use of classical conditioning in two experimental situations.Identify the conditional stimulus and unconditional stimulus in each situation.

Pigeons will approach a CS associated with food delivery.They withdraw from a CS that signals the absence of food.This is evidence that sign-tracking is

Introduction

Elicited Behavior, Habituation, and Sensitization

Classical Conditioning

Instrumental Conditioning

Schedules of Reinforcement and Choice Behavior

Instrumental Conditioning

Stimulus Control of Behavior

Extinction of Conditioned Behavior

Averse Control

Comparative Cognition I

Comparative Cognition Ii

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Exam 3: Classical Conditioning

The most successful control procedure in classical conditioning is

The rationale for the retardation of acquisition test is found in which of the following choices?

The temporal coding hypothesis suggests that a subject will do which of the following?

Surveys of human eating behavior suggest which of the following?

Object learning involves making an association between which of the following?

One group of rats receives a standard CS-US pairing on each trial.A second group of rats receives CS and US presentations at varying times and intervals such that the total number of CS and US exposures is equal to that of the first group.The second group is which of the following?

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

A hungry rat is exposed to a red light, followed by brief access to food.After several such trials, the rat approaches the light bulb when it is illuminated.In this example, the light is

Describe the interplay of elicited and classically conditioned behaviors that is necessary in successful nursing.

Which of the following best describes the "trace interval" in trace conditioning?

To conclude that an association has been established in a classical conditioning experiment, one must ensure which of the following?

How does classical conditioning contribute to our understanding of causal judgments?

Pavlov's study of classical conditioning began as an extension of his work on

The difficulty in investigating inhibitory conditioning of rabbit eyeblink responses is that

The interstimulus interval refers to which of the following time periods?

Which of the following is not a bidirectional response system?

Describe two procedures to measure conditioned inhibition and note the circumstance in which each procedure would be used.

In negative CS-US contingency procedures of conditioned inhibition, what serves as the excitatory context?

Describe the use of classical conditioning in two experimental situations.Identify the conditional stimulus and unconditional stimulus in each situation.

Pigeons will approach a CS associated with food delivery.They withdraw from a CS that signals the absence of food.This is evidence that sign-tracking is

Introduction

Elicited Behavior, Habituation, and Sensitization

Classical Conditioning

Instrumental Conditioning

Schedules of Reinforcement and Choice Behavior

Instrumental Conditioning

Stimulus Control of Behavior

Extinction of Conditioned Behavior

Averse Control

Comparative Cognition I

Comparative Cognition Ii

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