Question 1

How does the intertrial interval influence learning?

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Question 2

Describe three different types of attention that are relevant to learned behavior.

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Question 3

Which model suggests that the CS is only informative if the subject has to wait less time for the US when the CS is present than if it is not present?

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A) the Rescorla-Wagner model 
B) the Pearce and Hall attentional model 
C) the comparator hypothesis 
D) the relative-waiting-time hypothesis 
A) the Rescorla-Wagner model 
B) the Pearce and Hall attentional model 
C) the comparator hypothesis 
D) the relative-waiting-time hypothesis

Question 4

According to Kamin, the blocking experiment demonstrates that classical conditioning occurs only when

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A) the CS is unexpected. 
B) the US is unexpected. 
C) the CS is expected. 
D) the US is expected. 
A) the CS is unexpected. 
B) the US is unexpected. 
C) the CS is expected. 
D) the US is expected.

Question 5

Chicks presented with a lighted disk signaling warmth pecked at the disk, pushed the disk, and shook their heads in a snuggling manner. Their response to the heat was to nap. The conditioned response to the disk is best predicted by which of the following?

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A) the stimulus substitution model 
B) the compensatory response model 
C) the behavioral systems model 
D) the belongingness model 
A) the stimulus substitution model 
B) the compensatory response model 
C) the behavioral systems model 
D) the belongingness model

Question 6

Detail how the CS, the US, and the timing of the presentation of these stimuli can affect classically conditioned responding.

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Question 7

According to the Rescorla-Wagner model, inhibition is which of the following?

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A) the opposite of excitation 
B) the same as excitation 
C) unrelated to excitation 
D) unpredictable with the model 
A) the opposite of excitation 
B) the same as excitation 
C) unrelated to excitation 
D) unpredictable with the model

Question 8

From the selection below, select the true statement about stimuli.

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A) Identification of CSs and USs is relative. 
B) Identification of CSs is relative, but USs do not need reference to other stimuli. 
C) Identification of USs is relative, but CSs do not need reference to other stimuli. 
D) Identification of CSs and USs does not rely on reference to other stimuli. 
A) Identification of CSs and USs is relative. 
B) Identification of CSs is relative, but USs do not need reference to other stimuli. 
C) Identification of USs is relative, but CSs do not need reference to other stimuli. 
D) Identification of CSs and USs does not rely on reference to other stimuli.

Question 9

Why is CS novelty important to consider in classical conditioning situations? What are the mechanisms that underlie CS-preexposure effects?

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Question 10

Which of the following is a challenge to the stimulus substitution model?

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A) If a rat is used as a CS for another rat in a food conditioning experiment, the subject rat will gnaw on the CS rat. 
B) If a rat is used as a CS for another rat in a food conditioning experiment, the subject rat will approach and taste the CS rat. 
C) If a rat is used as a CS for another rat in a food conditioning experiment, the subject rat show affiliative response to the CS rat. 
D) If a rat is used as a CS for another rat in a food conditioning experiment, the subject rat will bite the CS rat. 
A) If a rat is used as a CS for another rat in a food conditioning experiment, the subject rat will gnaw on the CS rat. 
B) If a rat is used as a CS for another rat in a food conditioning experiment, the subject rat will approach and taste the CS rat. 
C) If a rat is used as a CS for another rat in a food conditioning experiment, the subject rat show affiliative response to the CS rat. 
D) If a rat is used as a CS for another rat in a food conditioning experiment, the subject rat will bite the CS rat.

Question 11

Sucrose (sugar)pellets serve to satisfy an innate drive, because of this

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A) they are always CSs. 
B) they are always USs 
C) they are sometimes CSs and sometimes USs 
D) they are always URs 
A) they are always CSs. 
B) they are always USs 
C) they are sometimes CSs and sometimes USs 
D) they are always URs

Question 12

Which model suggests that whether conditioned responding reflects excitation or inhibition depends on the excitatory value of the CS and the excitatory value of contextual cues present during training?

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A) the Rescorla-Wagner model 
B) the comparator hypothesis 
C) attentional models 
D) temporal models 
A) the Rescorla-Wagner model 
B) the comparator hypothesis 
C) attentional models 
D) temporal models

Question 13

Describe several examples of how Pavlovian conditioning can modify how one responds to the unconditioned stimulus. What is the adaptive significance of this type of learning?

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Question 14

The drug dinitrophenol causes increased oxygen consumption. According to the concept of conditioned diminution of the UR, which of the following is true regarding exposure to cues associated with dinitrophenol?

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A) will also increase oxygen consumption 
B) will decrease oxygen consumption 
C) will not alter oxygen consumption 
D) will not actually alter oxygen consumption, but subjects will report a change in the affective aspects of oxygen consumption 
A) will also increase oxygen consumption 
B) will decrease oxygen consumption 
C) will not alter oxygen consumption 
D) will not actually alter oxygen consumption, but subjects will report a change in the affective aspects of oxygen consumption

Question 15

How does the comparator hypothesis explain the blocking effect?

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Question 16

A rat is given 20 exposures to a red light cue. Then, the red light is presented paired with food delivery. Compared to a rat that did not receive the initial 20 exposures, this rat took a long time to develop a CR to the red light. The slower learning is due to

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A) the US-preexposure effect. 
B) the latent-inhibition effect. 
C) the latent-excitation effect. 
D) the CS relevance effect. 
A) the US-preexposure effect. 
B) the latent-inhibition effect. 
C) the latent-excitation effect. 
D) the CS relevance effect.

Question 17

Provide two examples of belongingness in classical conditioning.

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Question 18

Using the Rescorla-Wager model, predict   V of stimulus B during conditioning trials with compound stimulus A\B when the associative value of A at the beginning of the trial is lambda and the associative value of B at the beginning of the trial is 0.

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A) 0 
B) 1\4 lambda 
C) 1\2 lambda 
D) lambda 
A) 0 
B) 1\4 lambda 
C) 1\2 lambda 
D) lambda

Question 19

The stimulus substitution model correctly emphasizes

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A) that the nature of the UR depends on the CS used. 
B) that the nature of the CS depends on the US used. 
C) that the nature of the US depends on the CS used. 
D) that the nature of the CR depends on the US used. 
A) that the nature of the UR depends on the CS used. 
B) that the nature of the CS depends on the US used. 
C) that the nature of the US depends on the CS used. 
D) that the nature of the CR depends on the US used.

Question 20

Your friend plans to autoshape her goldfish to swim up to a hoop (the CS). You recommend using a US that

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A) is very familiar to the fish. 
B) that is slightly aversive to the fish. 
C) that is relatively novel to the fish. 
D) that is very aversive to the fish. 
A) is very familiar to the fish. 
B) that is slightly aversive to the fish. 
C) that is relatively novel to the fish. 
D) that is very aversive to the fish.

How does the intertrial interval influence learning?

Describe three different types of attention that are relevant to learned behavior.

Which model suggests that the CS is only informative if the subject has to wait less time for the US when the CS is present than if it is not present?

According to Kamin, the blocking experiment demonstrates that classical conditioning occurs only when

Chicks presented with a lighted disk signaling warmth pecked at the disk, pushed the disk, and shook their heads in a snuggling manner. Their response to the heat was to nap. The conditioned response to the disk is best predicted by which of the following?

Detail how the CS, the US, and the timing of the presentation of these stimuli can affect classically conditioned responding.

According to the Rescorla-Wagner model, inhibition is which of the following?

From the selection below, select the true statement about stimuli.

Why is CS novelty important to consider in classical conditioning situations? What are the mechanisms that underlie CS-preexposure effects?

Which of the following is a challenge to the stimulus substitution model?

Sucrose (sugar)pellets serve to satisfy an innate drive, because of this

Which model suggests that whether conditioned responding reflects excitation or inhibition depends on the excitatory value of the CS and the excitatory value of contextual cues present during training?

Describe several examples of how Pavlovian conditioning can modify how one responds to the unconditioned stimulus. What is the adaptive significance of this type of learning?

The drug dinitrophenol causes increased oxygen consumption. According to the concept of conditioned diminution of the UR, which of the following is true regarding exposure to cues associated with dinitrophenol?

How does the comparator hypothesis explain the blocking effect?

A rat is given 20 exposures to a red light cue. Then, the red light is presented paired with food delivery. Compared to a rat that did not receive the initial 20 exposures, this rat took a long time to develop a CR to the red light. The slower learning is due to

Provide two examples of belongingness in classical conditioning.

The stimulus substitution model correctly emphasizes

Your friend plans to autoshape her goldfish to swim up to a hoop (the CS). You recommend using a US that

Introduction

Elicited Behavior Habituation and Sensitization

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

Comparative Cognition II

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Exam 4: Classical Conditioning

How does the intertrial interval influence learning?

Describe three different types of attention that are relevant to learned behavior.

Which model suggests that the CS is only informative if the subject has to wait less time for the US when the CS is present than if it is not present?

According to Kamin, the blocking experiment demonstrates that classical conditioning occurs only when

Chicks presented with a lighted disk signaling warmth pecked at the disk, pushed the disk, and shook their heads in a snuggling manner. Their response to the heat was to nap. The conditioned response to the disk is best predicted by which of the following?

Detail how the CS, the US, and the timing of the presentation of these stimuli can affect classically conditioned responding.

According to the Rescorla-Wagner model, inhibition is which of the following?

From the selection below, select the true statement about stimuli.

Why is CS novelty important to consider in classical conditioning situations? What are the mechanisms that underlie CS-preexposure effects?

Which of the following is a challenge to the stimulus substitution model?

Sucrose (sugar)pellets serve to satisfy an innate drive, because of this

Which model suggests that whether conditioned responding reflects excitation or inhibition depends on the excitatory value of the CS and the excitatory value of contextual cues present during training?

Describe several examples of how Pavlovian conditioning can modify how one responds to the unconditioned stimulus. What is the adaptive significance of this type of learning?

The drug dinitrophenol causes increased oxygen consumption. According to the concept of conditioned diminution of the UR, which of the following is true regarding exposure to cues associated with dinitrophenol?

How does the comparator hypothesis explain the blocking effect?

A rat is given 20 exposures to a red light cue. Then, the red light is presented paired with food delivery. Compared to a rat that did not receive the initial 20 exposures, this rat took a long time to develop a CR to the red light. The slower learning is due to

Provide two examples of belongingness in classical conditioning.

Using the Rescorla-Wager model, predict V of stimulus B during conditioning trials with compound stimulus A\B when the associative value of A at the beginning of the trial is lambda and the associative value of B at the beginning of the trial is 0.

The stimulus substitution model correctly emphasizes

Your friend plans to autoshape her goldfish to swim up to a hoop (the CS). You recommend using a US that

Introduction

Elicited Behavior Habituation and Sensitization

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

Comparative Cognition II

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