Exam 8: Learning

What is the benefit of using nudges?

What stimuli were likely to be associated in Pavlov's experiment?

According to associative learning theorists, how do phobias develop?

Name two major types of conditioning?

Long-term depression is caused by low frequency (less than __________), rather than high-frequency stimulation.

Which of the following is a reinforcement of a drug?

Cue-exposure therapy is often ineffective as it is rarely conducted in the same context in which the original drug addiction was acquired.

Describe Carew et al.'s (1983) study on sea slugs in terms of habituation and sensitization.

Learning is a feature that is typical of humans only.

Hyde (1976) showed that rats pressed a lever if it was followed by a tone, but only if the tone had previously been established as a CS for food. This effect is an example of:

Michael was pulled over by the police for driving by himself in a lane reserved for two persons in the car. He has to pay a £400 fine for this violation. This is an example of _______.

Single-celled organisms can show signs of:

Evidence that the CS-US pairing still exists after extinction training is provided by the re-emergence of the CR with the mere passage of time. This phenomenon is called __________.

An exaggerated or irrational fear of a stimulus is termed a ________.

For a drug addict, craving can be the CR elicited by the sight of a dealer.

John is recovering from cocaine addiction. His last dose was three months ago, but John can still crave cocaine when he sees a red Mini, the car that his dealer used to drive. The crave is a(n):

Pavlov's experiment is an example of __________conditioning, while Carew et al.'s experiments on sea slugs are an example of __________ conditioning.

Where were mirror neurons first observed?

Which of the following has a critical role in the Rescorla-Wagner model?

According to your textbook, the cue-exposure therapy is generally: