Question 1

Using the Rescorla-Wagner model, explain the development of conditioned inhibition.

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Question 2

Which of the following correctly states the role of time in conditioning procedures?

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A) The duration of the CS-US interval does not determine conditioned responding. 
B) The duration of only the intertrial interval determines conditioned responding. 
C) The relative durations of the intertrial interval and the CS-US interval determine conditioned responding. 
D) The best conditioning occurs when trials quickly follow one another. 
A) The duration of the CS-US interval does not determine conditioned responding. 
B) The duration of only the intertrial interval determines conditioned responding. 
C) The relative durations of the intertrial interval and the CS-US interval determine conditioned responding. 
D) The best conditioning occurs when trials quickly follow one another.

Question 3

Describe the basic idea of the Rescorla-Wagner model. What aspect of the model allows it to explain the blocking effect and make some unusual predictions?

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Question 4

Belongingness effects have been demonstrated to reflect which of the following?

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A) extensive experience with the stimuli 
B) sensitization effects of CS preexposure 
C) sensitization effects of US preexposure 
D) genetic predispostions 
A) extensive experience with the stimuli 
B) sensitization effects of CS preexposure 
C) sensitization effects of US preexposure 
D) genetic predispostions

Question 5

A red light that signals footshock causes rats to freeze if the interstimulus interval is 10 seconds, but causes the rats to jump in a fighting posture if very short interstimulus intervals are used. This conditioned behavior is best predicted by which of the following?

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

Question 6

Lesioning the amygdala results in

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A) facilitated learning about CSs that predict shock only. 
B) facilitated learning about CSs that predict any aversive event. 
C) disrupted learning about aversive events. 
D) none of the above 
A) facilitated learning about CSs that predict shock only. 
B) facilitated learning about CSs that predict any aversive event. 
C) disrupted learning about aversive events. 
D) none of the above

Question 7

From the choices below, the best evidence that the CS-US interval is a determining factor of the CR is

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A) that taste aversion conditioning occurs only with short CS-US intervals. 
B) that in quail, short and long presentations of the CS elicit similar responding in a sexual conditioning study. 
C) if a car is only 1-2 s away you will jump, if it is 20 s away you will move away, but not jump. 
D) These findings are not consistent with the CS-US interval determining the CR. 
A) that taste aversion conditioning occurs only with short CS-US intervals. 
B) that in quail, short and long presentations of the CS elicit similar responding in a sexual conditioning study. 
C) if a car is only 1-2 s away you will jump, if it is 20 s away you will move away, but not jump. 
D) These findings are not consistent with the CS-US interval determining the CR.

Question 8

According to Pearce and Hall, the attention paid to the CS is determined by which of the following?

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A) the surprisingness of the US on the previous trial 
B) the surprisingness of the US on the current trial 
C) the predicted surprisingness of the US on the next trial 
D) None of the above 
A) the surprisingness of the US on the previous trial 
B) the surprisingness of the US on the current trial 
C) the predicted surprisingness of the US on the next trial 
D) None of the above

Question 9

How do current approaches to stimulus substitution differ from Pavlov's approach?

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Question 10

Compare general and focal search responses in the sexual behavior system. How does the behavior systems theory account for the different conditional responses that develop as a result of different ISIs in sexual conditioning experiments?

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Question 11

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 1\2 lambda and the associative value of B at the beginning of the trial is 1\2 lambda.

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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 12

In what respects are attentional theories of learning different from other theories?

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Question 13

Increasing CS or US intensity has which of the following effects?

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A) speeds associative learning and makes the final level of conditioned responding greater 
B) speeds associative learning, but has little effect on the final level of conditioned responding 
C) makes the final level of conditioned responding greater, but has little effect on the speed of associative learning 
D) has little effect on the speed of associative learning or the final level of conditioned responding 
A) speeds associative learning and makes the final level of conditioned responding greater 
B) speeds associative learning, but has little effect on the final level of conditioned responding 
C) makes the final level of conditioned responding greater, but has little effect on the speed of associative learning 
D) has little effect on the speed of associative learning or the final level of conditioned responding

Question 14

Research into the role of the US in determining the nature of the CR suggests which of the following is true?

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A) The US is important to the form of the CR only if different CSs are used. 
B) The US only determines if the CR is an approach or avoidance response. 
C) The US only determines if the CR is vigorous or weak. 
D) The US determines many aspects of the CR, including very specific aspects of mouth and tongue movements. 
A) The US is important to the form of the CR only if different CSs are used. 
B) The US only determines if the CR is an approach or avoidance response. 
C) The US only determines if the CR is vigorous or weak. 
D) The US determines many aspects of the CR, including very specific aspects of mouth and tongue movements.

Using the Rescorla-Wagner model, explain the development of conditioned inhibition.

Which of the following correctly states the role of time in conditioning procedures?

Describe the basic idea of the Rescorla-Wagner model. What aspect of the model allows it to explain the blocking effect and make some unusual predictions?

Belongingness effects have been demonstrated to reflect which of the following?

A red light that signals footshock causes rats to freeze if the interstimulus interval is 10 seconds, but causes the rats to jump in a fighting posture if very short interstimulus intervals are used. This conditioned behavior is best predicted by which of the following?

Lesioning the amygdala results in

From the choices below, the best evidence that the CS-US interval is a determining factor of the CR is

According to Pearce and Hall, the attention paid to the CS is determined by which of the following?

How do current approaches to stimulus substitution differ from Pavlov's approach?

Compare general and focal search responses in the sexual behavior system. How does the behavior systems theory account for the different conditional responses that develop as a result of different ISIs in sexual conditioning experiments?

In what respects are attentional theories of learning different from other theories?

Increasing CS or US intensity has which of the following effects?

Research into the role of the US in determining the nature of the CR suggests which of the following is true?

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

Using the Rescorla-Wagner model, explain the development of conditioned inhibition.

Which of the following correctly states the role of time in conditioning procedures?

Describe the basic idea of the Rescorla-Wagner model. What aspect of the model allows it to explain the blocking effect and make some unusual predictions?

Belongingness effects have been demonstrated to reflect which of the following?

A red light that signals footshock causes rats to freeze if the interstimulus interval is 10 seconds, but causes the rats to jump in a fighting posture if very short interstimulus intervals are used. This conditioned behavior is best predicted by which of the following?

Lesioning the amygdala results in

From the choices below, the best evidence that the CS-US interval is a determining factor of the CR is

According to Pearce and Hall, the attention paid to the CS is determined by which of the following?

How do current approaches to stimulus substitution differ from Pavlov's approach?

Compare general and focal search responses in the sexual behavior system. How does the behavior systems theory account for the different conditional responses that develop as a result of different ISIs in sexual conditioning experiments?

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 1\2 lambda and the associative value of B at the beginning of the trial is 1\2 lambda.

In what respects are attentional theories of learning different from other theories?

Increasing CS or US intensity has which of the following effects?

Research into the role of the US in determining the nature of the CR suggests which of the following is true?

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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