Question 1

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 2

Which of these relationships is not assumed to reflect animal cognition?

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A) S-O 
B) S-R 
C) R-O 
D) S(R-O) 
A) S-O 
B) S-R 
C) R-O 
D) S(R-O)

Question 3

Doogie mice differ from normal mice in that

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A) they produce NR2A into adulthood. 
B) they produce NR2B into adulthood. 
C) they have more difficulty in the Morris water maze. 
D) they have more difficulty in stimulus discrimination tasks. 
A) they produce NR2A into adulthood. 
B) they produce NR2B into adulthood. 
C) they have more difficulty in the Morris water maze. 
D) they have more difficulty in stimulus discrimination tasks.

Question 4

Steve is taught to work a difficult maze.The time it takes for him to work the maze is tested one day, three days, and ten days after training.This is likely a study of

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

Question 5

In a 12-arm radial maze, a rat makes a correct response if it visits an arm it has not previously explored.After 10 arms have been explored, the rat is most likely using which coding strategy to make the last choices?

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A) introspective 
B) prospective 
C) retrospective 
D) rehearsal 
A) introspective 
B) prospective 
C) retrospective 
D) rehearsal

Question 6

Compared with traditional views of memory acquisition, storage, and recall, contemporary views suggest

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A) that acquisition is more difficult, recall is easier. 
B) that items in long-term storage are more permanent than previously thought. 
C) that items in long-term storage can be made more malleable than previously thought. 
D) that most of what we consider memory is actually classical or instrumental conditioning. 
A) that acquisition is more difficult, recall is easier. 
B) that items in long-term storage are more permanent than previously thought. 
C) that items in long-term storage can be made more malleable than previously thought. 
D) that most of what we consider memory is actually classical or instrumental conditioning.

Question 7

Compare proactive and retroactive interference.

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The answer of Compare proactive and retroactive interference....

Question 8

Cognitive mechanisms are used to explain animal behaviors when

Accepted Answer

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 9

To receive reinforcement in a delayed matching to sample task, an organism must select

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A) a test stimulus that is identical to the sample stimulus. 
B) a sample stimulus that is identical to the test stimulus. 
C) a test stimulus that is identical to the start cue. 
D) a sample stimulus that is identical to the start cue. 
A) a test stimulus that is identical to the sample stimulus. 
B) a sample stimulus that is identical to the test stimulus. 
C) a test stimulus that is identical to the start cue. 
D) a sample stimulus that is identical to the start cue.

Question 10

Doogie mice seem smarter because they show enhanced learning in a range of tests.The change that brings this about is

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A) they produce NR2A longer than other mice. 
B) they produce NR2B longer than other mice. 
C) they produce AMPA longer than other mice. 
D) they produce DOX longer than other mice. 
A) they produce NR2A longer than other mice. 
B) they produce NR2B longer than other mice. 
C) they produce AMPA longer than other mice. 
D) they produce DOX longer than other mice.

Question 11

Which of the following has been determined to most influence the behavior of rats in a radial arm maze?

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A) odor cues 
B) the presence or absence of food 
C) a fixed sequence of responses 
D) visual cues in the testing room 
A) odor cues 
B) the presence or absence of food 
C) a fixed sequence of responses 
D) visual cues in the testing room

Question 12

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

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Question 13

Knockout mice lacking the gene to code for CaKMII demonstrate

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A) enhanced learning in tasks requiring spatial memory. 
B) impaired learning in tasks requiring spatial memory. 
C) no differences in learning in tasks requiring spatial memory. 
D) CaKMII is not involved in spatial memory 
A) enhanced learning in tasks requiring spatial memory. 
B) impaired learning in tasks requiring spatial memory. 
C) no differences in learning in tasks requiring spatial memory. 
D) CaKMII is not involved in spatial memory

Stimulus coding refers to

Which of these relationships is not assumed to reflect animal cognition?

Doogie mice differ from normal mice in that

Steve is taught to work a difficult maze.The time it takes for him to work the maze is tested one day, three days, and ten days after training.This is likely a study of

In a 12-arm radial maze, a rat makes a correct response if it visits an arm it has not previously explored.After 10 arms have been explored, the rat is most likely using which coding strategy to make the last choices?

Compared with traditional views of memory acquisition, storage, and recall, contemporary views suggest

Compare proactive and retroactive interference.

Cognitive mechanisms are used to explain animal behaviors when

To receive reinforcement in a delayed matching to sample task, an organism must select

Doogie mice seem smarter because they show enhanced learning in a range of tests.The change that brings this about is

Which of the following has been determined to most influence the behavior of rats in a radial arm maze?

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

Knockout mice lacking the gene to code for CaKMII demonstrate

Introduction

Elicited Behavior, Habituation, and Sensitization

Classical Conditioning

Classical Conditioning

Instrumental Conditioning

Schedules of Reinforcement and Choice Behavior

Instrumental Conditioning

Stimulus Control of Behavior

Extinction of Conditioned Behavior

Averse Control

Comparative Cognition Ii

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Exam 11: Comparative Cognition I

Stimulus coding refers to

Which of these relationships is not assumed to reflect animal cognition?

Doogie mice differ from normal mice in that

Steve is taught to work a difficult maze.The time it takes for him to work the maze is tested one day, three days, and ten days after training.This is likely a study of

In a 12-arm radial maze, a rat makes a correct response if it visits an arm it has not previously explored.After 10 arms have been explored, the rat is most likely using which coding strategy to make the last choices?

Compared with traditional views of memory acquisition, storage, and recall, contemporary views suggest

Compare proactive and retroactive interference.

Cognitive mechanisms are used to explain animal behaviors when

To receive reinforcement in a delayed matching to sample task, an organism must select

Doogie mice seem smarter because they show enhanced learning in a range of tests.The change that brings this about is

Which of the following has been determined to most influence the behavior of rats in a radial arm maze?

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

Knockout mice lacking the gene to code for CaKMII demonstrate

Introduction

Elicited Behavior, Habituation, and Sensitization

Classical Conditioning

Classical Conditioning

Instrumental Conditioning

Schedules of Reinforcement and Choice Behavior

Instrumental Conditioning

Stimulus Control of Behavior

Extinction of Conditioned Behavior

Averse Control

Comparative Cognition Ii

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