Question 1

If after extinction trials a subject is exposed to the US,

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A) there will be reinstatement of conditioned responding. 
B) there will be further decreases of conditioned responding due to negative CS\US contingencies. 
C) the initial CS-US relationship will be strengthened. 
D) the context will lose excitatory strength. 
A) there will be reinstatement of conditioned responding. 
B) there will be further decreases of conditioned responding due to negative CS\US contingencies. 
C) the initial CS-US relationship will be strengthened. 
D) the context will lose excitatory strength.

Question 2

What are three paradoxical effects of extinction? How does the concept of frustration explain each effect?

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Question 3

Describe two ways you could reinstate conditioned responding following extinction without retraining the subject.

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Question 4

Describe the basic behavioral and emotional consequences of extinction.

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Question 5

What evidence is there that protein synthesis is necessary for the acquisition and extinction of conditioned responding?

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Question 6

Describe various ways in which extinction performance may be enhanced.

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Question 7

Bob successfully completed an in-patient treatment program for smoking. In fact, he had not had a craving for over two weeks. However, on his way to the office he passed a group of teenagers smoking on the corner. When he smelled the smoke, he immediately went to buy a pack of cigarettes. Why?

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A) the reinstatement effect 
B) the restoration of extinction effect 
C) the frustration effect 
D) the spontaneous recovery effect 
A) the reinstatement effect 
B) the restoration of extinction effect 
C) the frustration effect 
D) the spontaneous recovery effect

Question 8

Priming a memory for a conditioning situation by presenting the CS

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A) makes that memory more susceptible to manipulation. 
B) makes responding based on that memory vulnerable to extinction. 
C) can disrupt spontaneous recovery if extinction trials are conducted shortly after the priming. 
D) all of the above 
A) makes that memory more susceptible to manipulation. 
B) makes responding based on that memory vulnerable to extinction. 
C) can disrupt spontaneous recovery if extinction trials are conducted shortly after the priming. 
D) all of the above

Question 9

To counteract spontaneous recovery,

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A) you can present cues present during the extinction phase. 
B) you can present cues present during the conditioning phase. 
C) you can wait approximately a week following the extinction phase before testing. 
D) you can do nothing; spontaneous recovery is remarkably robust. 
A) you can present cues present during the extinction phase. 
B) you can present cues present during the conditioning phase. 
C) you can wait approximately a week following the extinction phase before testing. 
D) you can do nothing; spontaneous recovery is remarkably robust.

Question 10

According to the concept of renewal,

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A) frustration has only minor effects on extinction. 
B) contextual cues are important only for excitatory associations. 
C) a change in context after extinction will recover acquisition performance. 
D) S-S associations are developed in acquisition and disrupted by extinction. 
A) frustration has only minor effects on extinction. 
B) contextual cues are important only for excitatory associations. 
C) a change in context after extinction will recover acquisition performance. 
D) S-S associations are developed in acquisition and disrupted by extinction.

Question 11

The theory that the partial reinforcement extinction effect is due to learning to respond when nonreward is expected is

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A) the frustration theory. 
B) the sequential theory. 
C) the discrimination hypothesis. 
D) the fear-avoidance theory. 
A) the frustration theory. 
B) the sequential theory. 
C) the discrimination hypothesis. 
D) the fear-avoidance theory.

Question 12

Behavioral momentum is most directly related to

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A) the rate of responding. 
B) the rate of reinforcement. 
C) both the rate of responding and reinforcement. 
D) None of the above 
A) the rate of responding. 
B) the rate of reinforcement. 
C) both the rate of responding and reinforcement. 
D) None of the above

Question 13

Reinstatement of an extinguished response to a CS involves

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A) simply letting time pass. 
B) administering a protein synthesis inhibitor. 
C) exposing the participant to the US. 
D) extinguishing other non-target responses. 
A) simply letting time pass. 
B) administering a protein synthesis inhibitor. 
C) exposing the participant to the US. 
D) extinguishing other non-target responses.

Question 14

Following 10 days of excitatory Pavlovian conditioning, subjects are given 15 extinction trials. Test trials of conditioned responding are then conducted. For one group, the test trials occurred immediately after extinction; for another, test trials were delayed for one week. What are the likely findings?

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A) The delayed group showed less conditioned responding due to forgetting. 
B) The delayed group showed less conditioned responding due to increased frustration. 
C) The delayed group showed more conditioned responding. 
D) The groups will not differ in the amount of conditioned responding. 
A) The delayed group showed less conditioned responding due to forgetting. 
B) The delayed group showed less conditioned responding due to increased frustration. 
C) The delayed group showed more conditioned responding. 
D) The groups will not differ in the amount of conditioned responding.

Question 15

The preponderance of evidence suggests that in extinction trials,

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A) subjects learn inhibitory S-R associations. 
B) subjects learn excitatory R-O associations. 
C) subjects learn inhibitory CS-US associations. 
D) subjects learn excitatory S-S associations. 
A) subjects learn inhibitory S-R associations. 
B) subjects learn excitatory R-O associations. 
C) subjects learn inhibitory CS-US associations. 
D) subjects learn excitatory S-S associations.

Question 16

Describe evidence that identifies the development of inhibitory S-R associations in extinction.

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Question 17

The evidence suggests that extinction is

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A) the opposite of inhibition. 
B) unlearning of a conditioned response. 
C) unlearning of a CS-US relationship. 
D) new learning. 
A) the opposite of inhibition. 
B) unlearning of a conditioned response. 
C) unlearning of a CS-US relationship. 
D) new learning.

Question 18

Which of the following leaves a subject most susceptible to spontaneous recovery from extinction?

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A) massed extinction trials 
B) spaced extinction trials 
C) extinction trials conducted after a delay 
D) all of the above help prevent spontaneous recovery 
A) massed extinction trials 
B) spaced extinction trials 
C) extinction trials conducted after a delay 
D) all of the above help prevent spontaneous recovery

Question 19

Bobby was running at the swimming pool. The life guard extinguished this attention seeking behavior by ignoring Bobby, and gave Bobby a game to play to keep him busy. Soon, Bobby became bored with the game and started running again. This recovery of an extinguished behavior most resembles

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A) spontaneous recovery. 
B) reinstatement. 
C) renewal. 
D) resurgence. 
A) spontaneous recovery. 
B) reinstatement. 
C) renewal. 
D) resurgence.

Question 20

Describe how extinguishing one response may influence how often other responses occur.

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If after extinction trials a subject is exposed to the US,

What are three paradoxical effects of extinction? How does the concept of frustration explain each effect?

Describe two ways you could reinstate conditioned responding following extinction without retraining the subject.

Describe the basic behavioral and emotional consequences of extinction.

What evidence is there that protein synthesis is necessary for the acquisition and extinction of conditioned responding?

Describe various ways in which extinction performance may be enhanced.

Bob successfully completed an in-patient treatment program for smoking. In fact, he had not had a craving for over two weeks. However, on his way to the office he passed a group of teenagers smoking on the corner. When he smelled the smoke, he immediately went to buy a pack of cigarettes. Why?

Priming a memory for a conditioning situation by presenting the CS

To counteract spontaneous recovery,

According to the concept of renewal,

The theory that the partial reinforcement extinction effect is due to learning to respond when nonreward is expected is

Behavioral momentum is most directly related to

Reinstatement of an extinguished response to a CS involves

The preponderance of evidence suggests that in extinction trials,

Describe evidence that identifies the development of inhibitory S-R associations in extinction.

The evidence suggests that extinction is

Which of the following leaves a subject most susceptible to spontaneous recovery from extinction?

Bobby was running at the swimming pool. The life guard extinguished this attention seeking behavior by ignoring Bobby, and gave Bobby a game to play to keep him busy. Soon, Bobby became bored with the game and started running again. This recovery of an extinguished behavior most resembles

Describe how extinguishing one response may influence how often other responses occur.

Introduction

Elicited Behavior Habituation and Sensitization

Classical Conditioning

Classical Conditioning

Instrumental Conditioning

Schedules of Reinforcement and Choice Behavior

Instrumental Conditioning

Stimulus Control of Behavior

Averse Control

Comparative Cognition I

Comparative Cognition II

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Exam 9: Extinction of Conditioned Behavior

If after extinction trials a subject is exposed to the US,

What are three paradoxical effects of extinction? How does the concept of frustration explain each effect?

Describe two ways you could reinstate conditioned responding following extinction without retraining the subject.

Describe the basic behavioral and emotional consequences of extinction.

What evidence is there that protein synthesis is necessary for the acquisition and extinction of conditioned responding?

Describe various ways in which extinction performance may be enhanced.

Bob successfully completed an in-patient treatment program for smoking. In fact, he had not had a craving for over two weeks. However, on his way to the office he passed a group of teenagers smoking on the corner. When he smelled the smoke, he immediately went to buy a pack of cigarettes. Why?

Priming a memory for a conditioning situation by presenting the CS

To counteract spontaneous recovery,

According to the concept of renewal,

The theory that the partial reinforcement extinction effect is due to learning to respond when nonreward is expected is

Behavioral momentum is most directly related to

Reinstatement of an extinguished response to a CS involves

The preponderance of evidence suggests that in extinction trials,

Describe evidence that identifies the development of inhibitory S-R associations in extinction.

The evidence suggests that extinction is

Which of the following leaves a subject most susceptible to spontaneous recovery from extinction?

Bobby was running at the swimming pool. The life guard extinguished this attention seeking behavior by ignoring Bobby, and gave Bobby a game to play to keep him busy. Soon, Bobby became bored with the game and started running again. This recovery of an extinguished behavior most resembles

Describe how extinguishing one response may influence how often other responses occur.

Introduction

Elicited Behavior Habituation and Sensitization

Classical Conditioning

Classical Conditioning

Instrumental Conditioning

Schedules of Reinforcement and Choice Behavior

Instrumental Conditioning

Stimulus Control of Behavior

Averse Control

Comparative Cognition I

Comparative Cognition II

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