Exam 13: Comparative Cognition

Alex, a school student, cannot find his classroom. He stops a student in the hallway to ask for directions. Since Alex asked someone else for information that he did not have, we can infer that Alex has _____.

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Question 21

American Sign Language differs from most other languages in that:

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Question 22

Comparative cognition is the study of information processing across a variety of _________.

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Question 23

Research on two language-trained dolphins, Akeakamai and Phoenix, has yielded evidence that they have acquired _____.

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Question 24

Imagine that among a certain species of bird, a warble signals danger, while a chirp signals food. This is an example of _____.

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Question 25

The term _____ refers to a cue that is used to represent an experience or object that you can then share with someone else.

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Question 26

Although Clever Hans appeared to know how to count and do _, further testing revealed that he was actually responding to subtle _.

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Question 27

In the context of Tinbergen's "four questions," which of the following is a question about ultimate cause?

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Question 28

The chimps that learned sign language were raised in _; hence, these studies are _.

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Question 29

The artificial languages that were taught to chimps consisted of:

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Question 30

According to the operant conditioning explanation of Clever Hans's mathematical abilities, which of the following could be considered both a reinforcer and a discriminative stimulus?

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Question 31

Passing the _________ task is evidence of self-awareness.

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Question 32

You tell a 5-year-old boy the following story: "Ellen hides her jewelry in an ice-cream container in the freezer, so that if burglars break in to the house they will not find these very special pieces." If you ask the 5-year-old boy where a burglar would look for the jewelry, what would he typically say?

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Question 33

During which time of the year would chickadees begin to grow new hippocampal neurons?

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Question 34

Vervet monkeys utilize a complex communication system in which different alarm calls

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Question 35

When mongoose lemurs make discriminations among various amounts of items, they seem to do it based on _ rather than by _.

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Question 36

In order to intentionally cooperate or deceive another individual, an animal must have a _________.

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Question 37

Using a diagram, describe the delayed matching-to-sample procedure used to study memory in animals .

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Question 38

In the earliest experiment on teaching language to chimps, the chimps were raised in human foster homes so that they could learn to:

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Question 39

According to Herbranson & Schroeder, on which of the following tasks do pigeons outperform humans?

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Alex, a school student, cannot find his classroom. He stops a student in the hallway to ask for directions. Since Alex asked someone else for information that he did not have, we can infer that Alex has _____.

American Sign Language differs from most other languages in that:

Comparative cognition is the study of information processing across a variety of _________.

Research on two language-trained dolphins, Akeakamai and Phoenix, has yielded evidence that they have acquired _____.

Imagine that among a certain species of bird, a warble signals danger, while a chirp signals food. This is an example of _____.

The term _____ refers to a cue that is used to represent an experience or object that you can then share with someone else.

Although Clever Hans appeared to know how to count and do _, further testing revealed that he was actually responding to subtle _.

In the context of Tinbergen's "four questions," which of the following is a question about ultimate cause?

The chimps that learned sign language were raised in _; hence, these studies are _.

The artificial languages that were taught to chimps consisted of:

According to the operant conditioning explanation of Clever Hans's mathematical abilities, which of the following could be considered both a reinforcer and a discriminative stimulus?

Passing the _________ task is evidence of self-awareness.

During which time of the year would chickadees begin to grow new hippocampal neurons?

Vervet monkeys utilize a complex communication system in which different alarm calls

When mongoose lemurs make discriminations among various amounts of items, they seem to do it based on _ rather than by _.

In order to intentionally cooperate or deceive another individual, an animal must have a _________.

Using a diagram, describe the delayed matching-to-sample procedure used to study memory in animals .

In the earliest experiment on teaching language to chimps, the chimps were raised in human foster homes so that they could learn to:

According to Herbranson & Schroeder, on which of the following tasks do pigeons outperform 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

Biological Dispositions in Learning

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Exam 13: Comparative Cognition

Alex, a school student, cannot find his classroom. He stops a student in the hallway to ask for directions. Since Alex asked someone else for information that he did not have, we can infer that Alex has _____.

American Sign Language differs from most other languages in that:

Comparative cognition is the study of information processing across a variety of _________.

Research on two language-trained dolphins, Akeakamai and Phoenix, has yielded evidence that they have acquired _____.

Imagine that among a certain species of bird, a warble signals danger, while a chirp signals food. This is an example of _____.

The term _____ refers to a cue that is used to represent an experience or object that you can then share with someone else.

Although Clever Hans appeared to know how to count and do _________, further testing revealed that he was actually responding to subtle _________.

In the context of Tinbergen's "four questions," which of the following is a question about ultimate cause?

The chimps that learned sign language were raised in _____; hence, these studies are _____.

The artificial languages that were taught to chimps consisted of:

According to the operant conditioning explanation of Clever Hans's mathematical abilities, which of the following could be considered both a reinforcer and a discriminative stimulus?

Passing the _________ task is evidence of self-awareness.

During which time of the year would chickadees begin to grow new hippocampal neurons?

Vervet monkeys utilize a complex communication system in which different alarm calls

When mongoose lemurs make discriminations among various amounts of items, they seem to do it based on _____ rather than by _____.

In order to intentionally cooperate or deceive another individual, an animal must have a _________.

Using a diagram, describe the delayed matching-to-sample procedure used to study memory in animals .

In the earliest experiment on teaching language to chimps, the chimps were raised in human foster homes so that they could learn to:

According to Herbranson & Schroeder, on which of the following tasks do pigeons outperform 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

Biological Dispositions in Learning

Filters

Although Clever Hans appeared to know how to count and do _, further testing revealed that he was actually responding to subtle _.

The chimps that learned sign language were raised in _; hence, these studies are _.

When mongoose lemurs make discriminations among various amounts of items, they seem to do it based on _ rather than by _.