Question 1

Adjunctive behavior is a(n) _____ pattern of behavior that emerges as a by-product of a(n) _____ schedule of reinforcement for some other behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  variable; intermittent 
B)  excessive; intermittent 
C)  variable; continuous 
D)  excessive; continuous 
A)  variable; intermittent 
B)  excessive; intermittent 
C)  variable; continuous 
D)  excessive; continuous

Question 2

As summer approaches, Joanne decides to undertake a diet and exercise regime in order to lose some weight. To do so safely, which of the following should she do?

Accepted Answer

A)  She should eat one large meal per day. 
B)  She should eat several small meals per day. 
C)  She should gradually increase her level of exercise. 
D)  Both b and c are correct. 
A)  She should eat one large meal per day. 
B)  She should eat several small meals per day. 
C)  She should gradually increase her level of exercise. 
D)  Both b and c are correct.

Question 3

Displacement activities may be beneficial in that:

Accepted Answer

A)  they result in a diverse range of behaviors in a particular setting. 
B)  they enhance an individual's ability to wait out a delay period. 
C)  Both a and b are correct. 
D)  Neither a nor b is correct. 
A)  they result in a diverse range of behaviors in a particular setting. 
B)  they enhance an individual's ability to wait out a delay period. 
C)  Both a and b are correct. 
D)  Neither a nor b is correct.

Question 4

In Garcia and Koelling's experiment on taste aversion conditioning, the foot shock received by the rats serves as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  US. 
B)  CS. 
C)  SD. 
D)  S? . 
A)  US. 
B)  CS. 
C)  SD. 
D)  S? .

Question 5

The tendency of an organism to approach a stimulus that signals the presentation of an appetitive event is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  adjunctive behavior. 
B)  instinctive drift. 
C)  latent inhibition. 
D)  sign tracking. 
A)  adjunctive behavior. 
B)  instinctive drift. 
C)  latent inhibition. 
D)  sign tracking.

Question 6

Deanna becomes ill several hours after eating a meal consisting of roast beef (which is highly familiar to her) and vegetable samosas (which are novel).  She is more likely to develop a taste aversion to _____ as a result of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  roast beef; blocking 
B)  roast beef; latent inhibition 
C)  samosas; overshadowing 
D)  samosas; latent inhibition 
A)  roast beef; blocking 
B)  roast beef; latent inhibition 
C)  samosas; overshadowing 
D)  samosas; latent inhibition

Question 7

Which of the following is true of adjunctive behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A)  They can facilitate self-control. 
B)  They cannot provide for a more diversified range of behaviors in a particular setting. 
C)  They are of little help in situations where reinforcers are sparse. 
D)  They are unrelated to self-control. 
A)  They can facilitate self-control. 
B)  They cannot provide for a more diversified range of behaviors in a particular setting. 
C)  They are of little help in situations where reinforcers are sparse. 
D)  They are unrelated to self-control.

Question 8

In taste aversion conditioning, a food item that has been paired with _____ becomes a conditioned aversive stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A)  shock 
B)  a well-known food item 
C)  a disliked food item 
D)  gastrointestinal illness 
A)  shock 
B)  a well-known food item 
C)  a disliked food item 
D)  gastrointestinal illness

Question 9

When a pig earns reinforcers for carrying a napkin from one table to another, it eventually starts dropping it and rooting at it on the ground. This scenario is an example of _________ in which a _________ pattern gradually emerges and replaces the operant behavior that one is attempting to condition.

Accepted Answer

instinctiv

Question 10

When the Brelands attempted to train a pig to drop a coin in a piggy bank, the coin became a(n) _____ for the _____ of rooting.

Accepted Answer

A)  US; UR 
B)  CS; CR 
C)  SD; operant response 
D)  CS; operant response 
A)  US; UR 
B)  CS; CR 
C)  SD; operant response 
D)  CS; operant response

Question 11

As a form of displacement activity, adjunctive behavior can be viewed as a natural tendency to:

Accepted Answer

A)  do something else while waiting for a reinforcer. 
B)  avoid settings that have been associated with extinction. 
C)  store pent-up energy. 
D)  exhibit helplessness as a result of prolonged frustration. 
A)  do something else while waiting for a reinforcer. 
B)  avoid settings that have been associated with extinction. 
C)  store pent-up energy. 
D)  exhibit helplessness as a result of prolonged frustration.

Question 12

Cassie became ill several hours after eating a meal consisting of plain mashed potatoes and spicy hot wings.  She is more likely to develop a taste aversion to ____ .

Accepted Answer

A)  mashed potatoes 
B)  spicy hot wings 
C)  both mashed potatoes and hot wings 
D)  Neither mashed potatoes nor hot wings 
A)  mashed potatoes 
B)  spicy hot wings 
C)  both mashed potatoes and hot wings 
D)  Neither mashed potatoes nor hot wings

Question 13

A good strategy for increasing a child's preference for a disliked food item is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  reward the child for eating it by following it with a tasty dessert. 
B)  sprinkle the food item with sugar. 
C)  allow the child to eat dessert prior to eating the disliked item. 
D)  precede the disliked item with something that tastes even worse. 
A)  reward the child for eating it by following it with a tasty dessert. 
B)  sprinkle the food item with sugar. 
C)  allow the child to eat dessert prior to eating the disliked item. 
D)  precede the disliked item with something that tastes even worse.

Question 14

In an experiment on preparedness in rats, Bolles found that it is easier for a rat to learn to press a lever to _____ than to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  avoid shock; obtain fo 
B)  obtain food; avoid shock 
C)  avoid shock; escape shock 
D)  escape shock; avoid shock 
A)  avoid shock; obtain fo 
B)  obtain food; avoid shock 
C)  avoid shock; escape shock 
D)  escape shock; avoid shock

Question 15

From an evolutionary perspective, a tendency toward activity anorexia could _________ the likelihood of an animal encountering a new food supply. Indirect evidence for this includes the fact that the activity anorexia cycle can often be _________ by suddenly presenting the animal with a continuous supply of food.

Accepted Answer

The answer of From an evolutionary perspective, a tendency toward...

Question 16

A dog feels a severe pain in its front paws while chewing on a biscuit and lying on its new bed. Given the results of the Garcia and Koelling experiment, which of the following stimuli would the dog most likely begin to fear?

Accepted Answer

A)  Food that tastes like the biscuit 
B)  Its new bed 
C)  Its owner 
D)  The sound of the television coming from the other room 
A)  Food that tastes like the biscuit 
B)  Its new bed 
C)  Its owner 
D)  The sound of the television coming from the other room

Question 17

Research on activity anorexia suggests that the risk of becoming anorexic during a weight-loss program can be effectively reduced by:

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing one's exercise levels slowly rather than rapidly. 
B)  following a low-protein diet. 
C)  changing one's attitude about one's body image. 
D)  eating a single large meal per day. 
A)  increasing one's exercise levels slowly rather than rapidly. 
B)  following a low-protein diet. 
C)  changing one's attitude about one's body image. 
D)  eating a single large meal per day.

Question 18

Adjunctive behavior:

Accepted Answer

A)  can function as a reinforcer for other behaviors. 
B)  tends to emerge during the post-reinforcement interval. 
C)  becomes stronger as the level of deprivation for the reinforcer increases. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  can function as a reinforcer for other behaviors. 
B)  tends to emerge during the post-reinforcement interval. 
C)  becomes stronger as the level of deprivation for the reinforcer increases. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 19

For a taste aversion to develop, the illness:

Accepted Answer

A)  must be perceived as being caused by the food. 
B)  must occur immediately following food ingestion. 
C)  Both a and b are correct. 
D)  Neither a nor b is correct. 
A)  must be perceived as being caused by the food. 
B)  must occur immediately following food ingestion. 
C)  Both a and b are correct. 
D)  Neither a nor b is correct.

Question 20

Pavlov once noticed one of his dogs licking a light that signaled the delivery of food. This type of behavior pattern is now known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  adjunctive behavior. 
B)  sign tracking. 
C)  CS-US relevance. 
D)  schedule-induced behavior. 
A)  adjunctive behavior. 
B)  sign tracking. 
C)  CS-US relevance. 
D)  schedule-induced behavior.

Adjunctive behavior is a(n) _ pattern of behavior that emerges as a by-product of a(n) _ schedule of reinforcement for some other behavior.

As summer approaches, Joanne decides to undertake a diet and exercise regime in order to lose some weight. To do so safely, which of the following should she do?

Displacement activities may be beneficial in that:

In Garcia and Koelling's experiment on taste aversion conditioning, the foot shock received by the rats serves as the:

The tendency of an organism to approach a stimulus that signals the presentation of an appetitive event is known as:

Deanna becomes ill several hours after eating a meal consisting of roast beef (which is highly familiar to her) and vegetable samosas (which are novel). She is more likely to develop a taste aversion to _ as a result of _.

Which of the following is true of adjunctive behaviors?

In taste aversion conditioning, a food item that has been paired with _____ becomes a conditioned aversive stimulus.

When a pig earns reinforcers for carrying a napkin from one table to another, it eventually starts dropping it and rooting at it on the ground. This scenario is an example of _ in which a _ pattern gradually emerges and replaces the operant behavior that one is attempting to condition.

When the Brelands attempted to train a pig to drop a coin in a piggy bank, the coin became a(n) _ for the _ of rooting.

As a form of displacement activity, adjunctive behavior can be viewed as a natural tendency to:

Cassie became ill several hours after eating a meal consisting of plain mashed potatoes and spicy hot wings. She is more likely to develop a taste aversion to ____ .

A good strategy for increasing a child's preference for a disliked food item is to:

In an experiment on preparedness in rats, Bolles found that it is easier for a rat to learn to press a lever to _ than to _.

From an evolutionary perspective, a tendency toward activity anorexia could _ the likelihood of an animal encountering a new food supply. Indirect evidence for this includes the fact that the activity anorexia cycle can often be _ by suddenly presenting the animal with a continuous supply of food.

A dog feels a severe pain in its front paws while chewing on a biscuit and lying on its new bed. Given the results of the Garcia and Koelling experiment, which of the following stimuli would the dog most likely begin to fear?

Research on activity anorexia suggests that the risk of becoming anorexic during a weight-loss program can be effectively reduced by:

Adjunctive behavior:

For a taste aversion to develop, the illness:

Pavlov once noticed one of his dogs licking a light that signaled the delivery of food. This type of behavior pattern is now known as:

Introduction

Research Methods

Elicited Behaviors and Classical Conditioning

Classical Conditioning Basic Phenomena and Various Complexities

Classical Conditioning Underlying Processes in Classical Conditioning

Operant Conditioning Introduction

Schedules and Theories of Reinforcement

Extinction and Stimulus Control

Escape Avoidance and Punishment

Choice Matching and Self Control

Observational Learning and Rule Governed Behavior

Comparative Cognition

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Exam 12: Biological Dispositions in Learning

Adjunctive behavior is a(n) _____ pattern of behavior that emerges as a by-product of a(n) _____ schedule of reinforcement for some other behavior.

As summer approaches, Joanne decides to undertake a diet and exercise regime in order to lose some weight. To do so safely, which of the following should she do?

Displacement activities may be beneficial in that:

In Garcia and Koelling's experiment on taste aversion conditioning, the foot shock received by the rats serves as the:

The tendency of an organism to approach a stimulus that signals the presentation of an appetitive event is known as:

Deanna becomes ill several hours after eating a meal consisting of roast beef (which is highly familiar to her) and vegetable samosas (which are novel). She is more likely to develop a taste aversion to _____ as a result of _____.

Which of the following is true of adjunctive behaviors?

In taste aversion conditioning, a food item that has been paired with _____ becomes a conditioned aversive stimulus.

When the Brelands attempted to train a pig to drop a coin in a piggy bank, the coin became a(n) _____ for the _____ of rooting.

As a form of displacement activity, adjunctive behavior can be viewed as a natural tendency to:

Cassie became ill several hours after eating a meal consisting of plain mashed potatoes and spicy hot wings. She is more likely to develop a taste aversion to ____ .

A good strategy for increasing a child's preference for a disliked food item is to:

In an experiment on preparedness in rats, Bolles found that it is easier for a rat to learn to press a lever to _____ than to _____.

A dog feels a severe pain in its front paws while chewing on a biscuit and lying on its new bed. Given the results of the Garcia and Koelling experiment, which of the following stimuli would the dog most likely begin to fear?

Research on activity anorexia suggests that the risk of becoming anorexic during a weight-loss program can be effectively reduced by:

Adjunctive behavior:

For a taste aversion to develop, the illness:

Pavlov once noticed one of his dogs licking a light that signaled the delivery of food. This type of behavior pattern is now known as:

Introduction

Research Methods

Elicited Behaviors and Classical Conditioning

Classical Conditioning Basic Phenomena and Various Complexities

Classical Conditioning Underlying Processes in Classical Conditioning

Operant Conditioning Introduction

Schedules and Theories of Reinforcement

Extinction and Stimulus Control

Escape Avoidance and Punishment

Choice Matching and Self Control

Observational Learning and Rule Governed Behavior

Comparative Cognition

Filters

Adjunctive behavior is a(n) _ pattern of behavior that emerges as a by-product of a(n) _ schedule of reinforcement for some other behavior.

Deanna becomes ill several hours after eating a meal consisting of roast beef (which is highly familiar to her) and vegetable samosas (which are novel). She is more likely to develop a taste aversion to _ as a result of _.

When the Brelands attempted to train a pig to drop a coin in a piggy bank, the coin became a(n) _ for the _ of rooting.

In an experiment on preparedness in rats, Bolles found that it is easier for a rat to learn to press a lever to _ than to _.