Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

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?

Accepted Answer

Answer not provided

Question 3

A dog is trained to fetch sodas from the refrigerator.It knows to first go the refrigerator.Once at the refrigerator, it knows to pull on the door.When the door is open, it knows to grab the can.With the can in its mouth, it knows to return to its master.This dog probably learned

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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 5

The circadian clock has been linked to neural activity in

Accepted Answer

A) the amygdala. 
B) the parietal cortex. 
C) the suprachiamatic nucleus. 
D) the nucleus accumbens. 
A) the amygdala. 
B) the parietal cortex. 
C) the suprachiamatic nucleus. 
D) the nucleus accumbens.

Question 6

What evidence suggests that food caching birds know where food is stored, what food is stored, and when they stored the food?

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Question 7

Retrospective: Prospective as

Accepted Answer

A) scalar expectancy theory: behavior theory of timing 
B) behavior theory of timing: scalar expectancy theory 
C) behavior theory of timing: adjunctive behavior 
D) adjunctive behavior: superstitious behavior 
A) scalar expectancy theory: behavior theory of timing 
B) behavior theory of timing: scalar expectancy theory 
C) behavior theory of timing: adjunctive behavior 
D) adjunctive behavior: superstitious behavior

Question 8

According to the behavioral theory of timing; which is an adjunctive behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) pre-food focal search 
B) post-food focal search 
C) general search 
D) all are adjunctive behaviors 
A) pre-food focal search 
B) post-food focal search 
C) general search 
D) all are adjunctive behaviors

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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 10

Applying transcranial magnetic stimulation to which brain region is most likely to disrupt performance on longer (suprasecond) timing tasks?

Accepted Answer

A) the cerebellum. 
B) the amygdala. 
C) the prefrontal cortex. 
D) the dorsal spinal cord. 
A) the cerebellum. 
B) the amygdala. 
C) the prefrontal cortex. 
D) the dorsal spinal cord.

Question 11

Which of the following is most closely analogous to human episodic memory?

Accepted Answer

A) the contents of value transfer in pigeons 
B) the contents of memory for hidden food items in scrub jays 
C) the contents of paired associate learning in chimpanzees 
D) the contents of the internal clock in pigeons 
A) the contents of value transfer in pigeons 
B) the contents of memory for hidden food items in scrub jays 
C) the contents of paired associate learning in chimpanzees 
D) the contents of the internal clock in pigeons

Question 12

In a careful study of tool use in apes and crows, the researchers found

Accepted Answer

A) that only the ape behavior reflected causal knowledge of the task. 
B) that only the crow behavior reflected causal knowledge of the task. 
C) that both ape and crow behavior reflected causal knowledge of the task. 
D) that neither ape nor crow behavior reflected causal knowledge of the task. 
A) that only the ape behavior reflected causal knowledge of the task. 
B) that only the crow behavior reflected causal knowledge of the task. 
C) that both ape and crow behavior reflected causal knowledge of the task. 
D) that neither ape nor crow behavior reflected causal knowledge of the task.

Question 13

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 14

Describe instances of tool use in avian species and discuss how tool use may be acquired.

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The answer of Describe instances of tool use in avian...

Question 15

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?

Accepted Answer

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 16

If Kanzi wanted you to carry him, the sentence he would be most likely to communicate would be

Accepted Answer

A) CARRY, and then a point to you. 
B) a point to you, and then CARRY. 
C) CARRY only. 
D) with a point to you only. 
A) CARRY, and then a point to you. 
B) a point to you, and then CARRY. 
C) CARRY only. 
D) with a point to you only.

Question 17

In order to respond correctly in tests of perceptual concept learning, a dolphin must

Accepted Answer

A) respond similarly to members of different categories if they share similar elements. 
B) respond differently to members of the same category if they have different elements. 
C) respond similarly to members of different categories even if they are very different. 
D) respond similarly to members of the same category even if they have different elements. 
A) respond similarly to members of different categories if they share similar elements. 
B) respond differently to members of the same category if they have different elements. 
C) respond similarly to members of different categories even if they are very different. 
D) respond similarly to members of the same category even if they have different elements.

Question 18

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 subject to the symbolic distance effect.

Accepted Answer

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 19

Compare response chains, paired associate learning and serial representation learning.How can an investigator determine which strategy is being used by an animal in a simultaneous chain procedure?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare response chains, paired associate learning and...

Question 20

Which theory assumes that concept learning is due to responding to certain stimulus aspects that members of a perceptual category have in common?

Accepted Answer

A) similarity approach 
B) exemplar approach 
C) prototype approach 
D) common feature approach 
A) similarity approach 
B) exemplar approach 
C) prototype approach 
D) common feature approach

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

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?

A dog is trained to fetch sodas from the refrigerator.It knows to first go the refrigerator.Once at the refrigerator, it knows to pull on the door.When the door is open, it knows to grab the can.With the can in its mouth, it knows to return to its master.This dog probably learned

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

The circadian clock has been linked to neural activity in

What evidence suggests that food caching birds know where food is stored, what food is stored, and when they stored the food?

Retrospective: Prospective as

According to the behavioral theory of timing; which is an adjunctive behavior?

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

Applying transcranial magnetic stimulation to which brain region is most likely to disrupt performance on longer (suprasecond) timing tasks?

Which of the following is most closely analogous to human episodic memory?

In a careful study of tool use in apes and crows, the researchers found

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

Describe instances of tool use in avian species and discuss how tool use may be acquired.

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?

If Kanzi wanted you to carry him, the sentence he would be most likely to communicate would be

In order to respond correctly in tests of perceptual concept learning, a dolphin must

Compare response chains, paired associate learning and serial representation learning.How can an investigator determine which strategy is being used by an animal in a simultaneous chain procedure?

Which theory assumes that concept learning is due to responding to certain stimulus aspects that members of a perceptual category have in common?

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

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

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?

A dog is trained to fetch sodas from the refrigerator.It knows to first go the refrigerator.Once at the refrigerator, it knows to pull on the door.When the door is open, it knows to grab the can.With the can in its mouth, it knows to return to its master.This dog probably learned

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

The circadian clock has been linked to neural activity in

What evidence suggests that food caching birds know where food is stored, what food is stored, and when they stored the food?

Retrospective: Prospective as

According to the behavioral theory of timing; which is an adjunctive behavior?

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

Applying transcranial magnetic stimulation to which brain region is most likely to disrupt performance on longer (suprasecond) timing tasks?

Which of the following is most closely analogous to human episodic memory?

In a careful study of tool use in apes and crows, the researchers found

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

Describe instances of tool use in avian species and discuss how tool use may be acquired.

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?

If Kanzi wanted you to carry him, the sentence he would be most likely to communicate would be

In order to respond correctly in tests of perceptual concept learning, a dolphin must

Compare response chains, paired associate learning and serial representation learning.How can an investigator determine which strategy is being used by an animal in a simultaneous chain procedure?

Which theory assumes that concept learning is due to responding to certain stimulus aspects that members of a perceptual category have in common?

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 I

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