Question 1

Which of the following characteristics of taste aversion conditioning makes it different from other forms of classical conditioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  The occurrence of conditioning to a broad range of stimuli in the setting 
B)  The inability to create a conditioned response with only one conditioning trial 
C)  The ability to form associations between the NS and US over a delay of several hours 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  The occurrence of conditioning to a broad range of stimuli in the setting 
B)  The inability to create a conditioned response with only one conditioning trial 
C)  The ability to form associations between the NS and US over a delay of several hours 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 2

In Brown and Jenkins's autoshaping procedure with pigeons, food delivery is programmed to occur:

Accepted Answer

A)  following a key peck. 
B)  following an increasing rate of key pecks. 
C)  following presentation of a key light for 8 seconds. 
D)  following presentation of a tone for 8 seconds. 
A)  following a key peck. 
B)  following an increasing rate of key pecks. 
C)  following presentation of a key light for 8 seconds. 
D)  following presentation of a tone for 8 seconds.

Question 3

Bob tends to hang around a coffee shop that is frequented by a woman to whom he is very attracted, even when he knows for certain that she will not be there. This behavior pattern is most similar to the phenomenon of:

Accepted Answer

A)  schedule-induced behavior. 
B)  sign tracking. 
C)  dishabituation. 
D)  instinctive drift. 
A)  schedule-induced behavior. 
B)  sign tracking. 
C)  dishabituation. 
D)  instinctive drift.

Question 4

In Garcia and Koelling's experiment on taste aversion conditioning, the X-ray irradiation serves as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  US. 
B)  CS. 
C)  SS1U1P1DS1S1P0 
D)  S?. 
A)  US. 
B)  CS. 
C)  SS1U1P1DS1S1P0 
D)  S?.

Question 5

When rats involved in Boer's study were given 15 grams of food once each day, they developed typical activity anorexia. When they were given 18 grams of food each day, what happened to them?

Accepted Answer

A)  They developed bulimia. 
B)  They maintained a healthy weight. 
C)  They ran twice as much on the wheel. 
D)  They became obese. 
A)  They developed bulimia. 
B)  They maintained a healthy weight. 
C)  They ran twice as much on the wheel. 
D)  They became obese.

Question 6

An abnormally high level of _________ can be generated by restricting an individual's access to food.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An abnormally high level of _________ can...

Question 7

Similarities between activity anorexia in rats and anorexia nervosa in humans include the fact that:

Accepted Answer

A)  high activity levels first need to be explicitly reinforced. 
B)  it occurs more readily in adolescent individuals and rats than older individuals and rats. 
C)  both rats and humans become quite uninterested in food. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  high activity levels first need to be explicitly reinforced. 
B)  it occurs more readily in adolescent individuals and rats than older individuals and rats. 
C)  both rats and humans become quite uninterested in food. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 8

For many types of adjunctive behaviors, the optimal interreinforcement interval most often lies in the range of 1 to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 minutes. 
B)  3 minutes. 
C)  10 minutes. 
D)  18 minutes. 
A)  5 minutes. 
B)  3 minutes. 
C)  10 minutes. 
D)  18 minutes.

Question 9

Anorexia nervosa in humans usually begins when a person:

Accepted Answer

A)  enrolls in a customized weight-loss program. 
B)  eats several small meals per day. 
C)  has only few opportunities to exercise. 
D)  deliberately undertakes a diet to lose weight. 
A)  enrolls in a customized weight-loss program. 
B)  eats several small meals per day. 
C)  has only few opportunities to exercise. 
D)  deliberately undertakes a diet to lose weight.

Question 10

Which of the following is a similarity between activity anorexia in rats and anorexia nervosa in humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both are associated with a strong interest in food. 
B)  Both typically go away on their own. 
C)  Both a and b are correct. 
D)  Neither a nor b is correct. 
A)  Both are associated with a strong interest in food. 
B)  Both typically go away on their own. 
C)  Both a and b are correct. 
D)  Neither a nor b is correct.

Question 11

What time interval between the deliveries of food pellets will result in the greatest amount of drinking in a rat?

Accepted Answer

A)  30 seconds 
B)  120 seconds 
C)  10 minutes 
D)  2 hours 
A)  30 seconds 
B)  120 seconds 
C)  10 minutes 
D)  2 hours

Question 12

Smoking as an adjunctive behavior can help an individual work long hours to obtain a promotion, thereby serving as a:

Accepted Answer

A)  self-control device. 
B)  form of self-punishment. 
C)  fixed action pattern. 
D)  form of sign-tracking. 
A)  self-control device. 
B)  form of self-punishment. 
C)  fixed action pattern. 
D)  form of sign-tracking.

Question 13

Define behavior systems theory. Describe the results of sign-tracking studies in rats.

Accepted Answer

Behavior systems theory is a psychologic

Question 14

Evidence that adjunctive processes contribute to drug abuse includes the fact that:

Accepted Answer

A)  schedule-induced polydipsia has been used to induce rats to drink excessive amounts of water containing drugs. 
B)  drug abuse is frequently found in settings that provide sparse levels of reinforcement. 
C)  Both a and b are correct. 
D)  Neither a nor b is correct. 
A)  schedule-induced polydipsia has been used to induce rats to drink excessive amounts of water containing drugs. 
B)  drug abuse is frequently found in settings that provide sparse levels of reinforcement. 
C)  Both a and b are correct. 
D)  Neither a nor b is correct.

Question 15

The activity anorexia model suggests that behavioral treatments for anorexia nervosa should focus on:

Accepted Answer

A)  punishment as much as reinforcement. 
B)  activity levels as much as food intake. 
C)  self-esteem more than food intake. 
D)  food intake more than activity levels. 
A)  punishment as much as reinforcement. 
B)  activity levels as much as food intake. 
C)  self-esteem more than food intake. 
D)  food intake more than activity levels.

Question 16

The tendency for pigeons to peck at a light that has been associated with the noncontingent delivery of food is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  negative automaintenance. 
B)  autopecking. 
C)  schedule-induced pecking. 
D)  autoshaping. 
A)  negative automaintenance. 
B)  autopecking. 
C)  schedule-induced pecking. 
D)  autoshaping.

Question 17

Sign tracking has been interpreted by researchers as resulting from a process of:

Accepted Answer

A)  negative reinforcement. 
B)  intermittent reinforcement. 
C)  sensitization. 
D)  classical conditioning. 
A)  negative reinforcement. 
B)  intermittent reinforcement. 
C)  sensitization. 
D)  classical conditioning.

Question 18

In keeping with the principle of stimulus _____, the development of a taste aversion to salmon is likely to result in a(n) _____ in preference for similar fish.

Accepted Answer

A)  discrimination; increase 
B)  generalization; decrease 
C)  discrimination; decrease 
D)  generalization; increase 
A)  discrimination; increase 
B)  generalization; decrease 
C)  discrimination; decrease 
D)  generalization; increase

Question 19

As a form of adjunctive behavior, tea drinking might facilitate studying by enabling a student to:

Accepted Answer

A)  allow for the onset of withdrawal symptoms. 
B)  remain in a setting in which reinforcers are relatively sparse. 
C)  engage in a diversified range of behaviors. 
D)  release pent-up energy. 
A)  allow for the onset of withdrawal symptoms. 
B)  remain in a setting in which reinforcers are relatively sparse. 
C)  engage in a diversified range of behaviors. 
D)  release pent-up energy.

Question 20

While awaiting his turn at the doctor's office, Gunther bites his nails continuously. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  resurgence. 
B)  sign tracking. 
C)  adjunctive behavior. 
D)  spontaneous recovery. 
A)  resurgence. 
B)  sign tracking. 
C)  adjunctive behavior. 
D)  spontaneous recovery.

Which of the following characteristics of taste aversion conditioning makes it different from other forms of classical conditioning?

In Brown and Jenkins's autoshaping procedure with pigeons, food delivery is programmed to occur:

Bob tends to hang around a coffee shop that is frequented by a woman to whom he is very attracted, even when he knows for certain that she will not be there. This behavior pattern is most similar to the phenomenon of:

In Garcia and Koelling's experiment on taste aversion conditioning, the X-ray irradiation serves as the:

When rats involved in Boer's study were given 15 grams of food once each day, they developed typical activity anorexia. When they were given 18 grams of food each day, what happened to them?

An abnormally high level of _________ can be generated by restricting an individual's access to food.

Similarities between activity anorexia in rats and anorexia nervosa in humans include the fact that:

For many types of adjunctive behaviors, the optimal interreinforcement interval most often lies in the range of 1 to _____.

Anorexia nervosa in humans usually begins when a person:

Which of the following is a similarity between activity anorexia in rats and anorexia nervosa in humans?

What time interval between the deliveries of food pellets will result in the greatest amount of drinking in a rat?

Smoking as an adjunctive behavior can help an individual work long hours to obtain a promotion, thereby serving as a:

Define behavior systems theory. Describe the results of sign-tracking studies in rats.

Evidence that adjunctive processes contribute to drug abuse includes the fact that:

The activity anorexia model suggests that behavioral treatments for anorexia nervosa should focus on:

The tendency for pigeons to peck at a light that has been associated with the noncontingent delivery of food is referred to as:

Sign tracking has been interpreted by researchers as resulting from a process of:

In keeping with the principle of stimulus _, the development of a taste aversion to salmon is likely to result in a(n) _ in preference for similar fish.

As a form of adjunctive behavior, tea drinking might facilitate studying by enabling a student to:

While awaiting his turn at the doctor's office, Gunther bites his nails continuously. This is an example of:

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

Which of the following characteristics of taste aversion conditioning makes it different from other forms of classical conditioning?

In Brown and Jenkins's autoshaping procedure with pigeons, food delivery is programmed to occur:

Bob tends to hang around a coffee shop that is frequented by a woman to whom he is very attracted, even when he knows for certain that she will not be there. This behavior pattern is most similar to the phenomenon of:

In Garcia and Koelling's experiment on taste aversion conditioning, the X-ray irradiation serves as the:

When rats involved in Boer's study were given 15 grams of food once each day, they developed typical activity anorexia. When they were given 18 grams of food each day, what happened to them?

An abnormally high level of _________ can be generated by restricting an individual's access to food.

Similarities between activity anorexia in rats and anorexia nervosa in humans include the fact that:

For many types of adjunctive behaviors, the optimal interreinforcement interval most often lies in the range of 1 to _____.

Anorexia nervosa in humans usually begins when a person:

Which of the following is a similarity between activity anorexia in rats and anorexia nervosa in humans?

What time interval between the deliveries of food pellets will result in the greatest amount of drinking in a rat?

Smoking as an adjunctive behavior can help an individual work long hours to obtain a promotion, thereby serving as a:

Define behavior systems theory. Describe the results of sign-tracking studies in rats.

Evidence that adjunctive processes contribute to drug abuse includes the fact that:

The activity anorexia model suggests that behavioral treatments for anorexia nervosa should focus on:

The tendency for pigeons to peck at a light that has been associated with the noncontingent delivery of food is referred to as:

Sign tracking has been interpreted by researchers as resulting from a process of:

In keeping with the principle of stimulus _____, the development of a taste aversion to salmon is likely to result in a(n) _____ in preference for similar fish.

As a form of adjunctive behavior, tea drinking might facilitate studying by enabling a student to:

While awaiting his turn at the doctor's office, Gunther bites his nails continuously. This is an example of:

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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In keeping with the principle of stimulus _, the development of a taste aversion to salmon is likely to result in a(n) _ in preference for similar fish.