Question 1

_____ can be seen as a natural tendency to do something else while waiting for a reinforcer.

Accepted Answer

A)  Adjunctive behavior 
B)  Classical conditioning 
C)  Elicited behavior 
D)  Operant behavior 
A)  Adjunctive behavior 
B)  Classical conditioning 
C)  Elicited behavior 
D)  Operant behavior

Question 2

Taste aversion conditioning is similar to other forms of classical conditioning in that the process (es) of _____ can occur.

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulus generalization 
B)  blocking 
C)  extinction 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  stimulus generalization 
B)  blocking 
C)  extinction 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 3

Adjunctive behavior:

Accepted Answer

A)  typically occurs in the period immediately following consumption of an intermittent reinforcer. 
B)  cannot function as a reinforcer for other behaviors. 
C)  decreases as the level of deprivation for the reinforcer increases. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  typically occurs in the period immediately following consumption of an intermittent reinforcer. 
B)  cannot function as a reinforcer for other behaviors. 
C)  decreases as the level of deprivation for the reinforcer increases. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 4

The tendency for many people to smoke while waiting in traffic can be viewed as an example of _________ behavior in humans.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The tendency for many people to smoke...

Question 5

Boer found that by adjusting the _____, he could precisely control the amount of wheel running.

Accepted Answer

A)  number of breaks in between meals 
B)  amount of food eaten by rats 
C)  behavioral patterns in rats 
D)  length of the meal period 
A)  number of breaks in between meals 
B)  amount of food eaten by rats 
C)  behavioral patterns in rats 
D)  length of the meal period

Question 6

The term schedule-induced polydipsia refers to a pattern of _____ that can most readily be induced by exposure to a(n) _____ schedule of food reinforcement.

Accepted Answer

A)  excessive eating; FT or FI 
B)  excessive water drinking; FT or FI 
C)  excessive eating; VT or VI 
D)  excessive water drinking; VT or VI 
A)  excessive eating; FT or FI 
B)  excessive water drinking; FT or FI 
C)  excessive eating; VT or VI 
D)  excessive water drinking; VT or VI

Question 7

The activity anorexia model suggests that behavioral treatments for anorexia nervosa should focus as much on establishing normal patterns of _________ as they do on establishing normal patterns of eating.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The activity anorexia model suggests that behavioral...

Question 8

In _____, the behavior that is being operantly conditioned is gradually supplanted by a classically conditioned fixed action pattern

Accepted Answer

A)  sign tracking 
B)  instinctive drift 
C)  CS-US relevance 
D)  negative automaintenance 
A)  sign tracking 
B)  instinctive drift 
C)  CS-US relevance 
D)  negative automaintenance

Question 9

Adjunctive behavior in rats is most likely to develop at its highest level on a(n) _____ schedule of reinforcement at _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  FT; 120 seconds 
B)  VT; 180 seconds 
C)  FI; 30 seconds 
D)  VR; 200 seconds 
A)  FT; 120 seconds 
B)  VT; 180 seconds 
C)  FI; 30 seconds 
D)  VR; 200 seconds

Question 10

Nausea induced through rapid smoking seems to create a stronger aversion to smoking than does electric shock paired with smoking. This scenario is most likely an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  sign tracking. 
B)  instinctive drift. 
C)  adjunctive behavior. 
D)  CS-US relevance. 
A)  sign tracking. 
B)  instinctive drift. 
C)  adjunctive behavior. 
D)  CS-US relevance.

Question 11

According to _____, when trying to eliminate a dog's tendency to bark, we would do well to consider which motivational system is being activated by which cues.

Accepted Answer

A)  melioration theory 
B)  stimulus-substitution theory 
C)  latent inhibition 
D)  behavior systems theory 
A)  melioration theory 
B)  stimulus-substitution theory 
C)  latent inhibition 
D)  behavior systems theory

Question 12

Janice develops symptoms of a gastrointestinal illness while driving home a few hours after eating a meal at a restaurant. As a result, she is most likely to develop an aversion to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the act of driving. 
B)  the car she is driving. 
C)  the music that was being played during the meal. 
D)  a food item that she ate during the meal. 
A)  the act of driving. 
B)  the car she is driving. 
C)  the music that was being played during the meal. 
D)  a food item that she ate during the meal.

Question 13

According to the concept of species-specific defense reaction, many avoidance responses are actually _____ rather than _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  elicited behaviors; operants 
B)  operants; elicited behaviors 
C)  positively reinforced; negatively reinforced 
D)  negatively punished; negatively reinforced 
A)  elicited behaviors; operants 
B)  operants; elicited behaviors 
C)  positively reinforced; negatively reinforced 
D)  negatively punished; negatively reinforced

Question 14

In negative automaintenance, sign tracking continues to occur even though it results in:

Accepted Answer

A)  a very small reinforcer. 
B)  a secondary reinforcer. 
C)  the loss of a reinforcer. 
D)  the intermittent delivery of food. 
A)  a very small reinforcer. 
B)  a secondary reinforcer. 
C)  the loss of a reinforcer. 
D)  the intermittent delivery of food.

Question 15

According to behavior systems theory, an animal's behavior is organized into various _____ systems, such as feeding, mating, and defense.

Accepted Answer

A)  learning 
B)  innate 
C)  acquired 
D)  socialized 
A)  learning 
B)  innate 
C)  acquired 
D)  socialized

Question 16

Adjunctive behavior is also known as _________ behavior.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Adjunctive behavior is also known as _________...

Question 17

When Timberlake and Grant inserted a stimulus rat into a chamber just prior to the delivery of food, the participant rat:

Accepted Answer

A)  displayed schedule-induced aggression toward it. 
B)  avoided it. 
C)  engaged in various forms of social behavior toward it. 
D)  ignored it. 
A)  displayed schedule-induced aggression toward it. 
B)  avoided it. 
C)  engaged in various forms of social behavior toward it. 
D)  ignored it.

Question 18

Describe the procedure used to illustrate autoshaping. Describe the research result that seems particularly supportive of a stimulus-substitution interpretation of autoshaping.

Accepted Answer

To illustrate autoshaping, researchers t

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true of activity anorexia?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is characterized by an abnormally high level of activity. 
B)  It involves a high level of food intake. 
C)  It is generated through exposure to a rich feeding schedule. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  It is characterized by an abnormally high level of activity. 
B)  It involves a high level of food intake. 
C)  It is generated through exposure to a rich feeding schedule. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 20

List three similarities (other than low food intake) between activity anorexia in rats and anorexia nervosa in humans.

Accepted Answer

1. Excessive exercise: Both activity ano

_____ can be seen as a natural tendency to do something else while waiting for a reinforcer.

Taste aversion conditioning is similar to other forms of classical conditioning in that the process (es) of _____ can occur.

Adjunctive behavior:

The tendency for many people to smoke while waiting in traffic can be viewed as an example of _________ behavior in humans.

Boer found that by adjusting the _____, he could precisely control the amount of wheel running.

The term schedule-induced polydipsia refers to a pattern of _ that can most readily be induced by exposure to a(n) _ schedule of food reinforcement.

The activity anorexia model suggests that behavioral treatments for anorexia nervosa should focus as much on establishing normal patterns of _________ as they do on establishing normal patterns of eating.

In _____, the behavior that is being operantly conditioned is gradually supplanted by a classically conditioned fixed action pattern

Adjunctive behavior in rats is most likely to develop at its highest level on a(n) _ schedule of reinforcement at _.

Nausea induced through rapid smoking seems to create a stronger aversion to smoking than does electric shock paired with smoking. This scenario is most likely an example of:

According to _____, when trying to eliminate a dog's tendency to bark, we would do well to consider which motivational system is being activated by which cues.

Janice develops symptoms of a gastrointestinal illness while driving home a few hours after eating a meal at a restaurant. As a result, she is most likely to develop an aversion to:

According to the concept of species-specific defense reaction, many avoidance responses are actually _ rather than _.

In negative automaintenance, sign tracking continues to occur even though it results in:

According to behavior systems theory, an animal's behavior is organized into various _____ systems, such as feeding, mating, and defense.

Adjunctive behavior is also known as _________ behavior.

When Timberlake and Grant inserted a stimulus rat into a chamber just prior to the delivery of food, the participant rat:

Describe the procedure used to illustrate autoshaping. Describe the research result that seems particularly supportive of a stimulus-substitution interpretation of autoshaping.

Which of the following statements is true of activity anorexia?

List three similarities (other than low food intake) between activity anorexia in rats and anorexia nervosa in humans.

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

_____ can be seen as a natural tendency to do something else while waiting for a reinforcer.

Taste aversion conditioning is similar to other forms of classical conditioning in that the process (es) of _____ can occur.

Adjunctive behavior:

The tendency for many people to smoke while waiting in traffic can be viewed as an example of _________ behavior in humans.

Boer found that by adjusting the _____, he could precisely control the amount of wheel running.

The term schedule-induced polydipsia refers to a pattern of _____ that can most readily be induced by exposure to a(n) _____ schedule of food reinforcement.

The activity anorexia model suggests that behavioral treatments for anorexia nervosa should focus as much on establishing normal patterns of _________ as they do on establishing normal patterns of eating.

In _____, the behavior that is being operantly conditioned is gradually supplanted by a classically conditioned fixed action pattern

Adjunctive behavior in rats is most likely to develop at its highest level on a(n) _____ schedule of reinforcement at _____.

Nausea induced through rapid smoking seems to create a stronger aversion to smoking than does electric shock paired with smoking. This scenario is most likely an example of:

According to _____, when trying to eliminate a dog's tendency to bark, we would do well to consider which motivational system is being activated by which cues.

Janice develops symptoms of a gastrointestinal illness while driving home a few hours after eating a meal at a restaurant. As a result, she is most likely to develop an aversion to:

According to the concept of species-specific defense reaction, many avoidance responses are actually _____ rather than _____.

In negative automaintenance, sign tracking continues to occur even though it results in:

According to behavior systems theory, an animal's behavior is organized into various _____ systems, such as feeding, mating, and defense.

Adjunctive behavior is also known as _________ behavior.

When Timberlake and Grant inserted a stimulus rat into a chamber just prior to the delivery of food, the participant rat:

Describe the procedure used to illustrate autoshaping. Describe the research result that seems particularly supportive of a stimulus-substitution interpretation of autoshaping.

Which of the following statements is true of activity anorexia?

List three similarities (other than low food intake) between activity anorexia in rats and anorexia nervosa in humans.

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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The term schedule-induced polydipsia refers to a pattern of _ that can most readily be induced by exposure to a(n) _ schedule of food reinforcement.

Adjunctive behavior in rats is most likely to develop at its highest level on a(n) _ schedule of reinforcement at _.

According to the concept of species-specific defense reaction, many avoidance responses are actually _ rather than _.