Question 1

Which of the following scenarios would most likely lead to potentiated startle?

Accepted Answer

A)  hearing a fire alarm activate when one is in a deep sleep 
B)  hearing a balloon burst while one is studying in a quiet library 
C)  hearing a building explode while one is exchanging gunfire with an enemy during a military battle 
D)  hunting deer in a nature preserve 
A)  hearing a fire alarm activate when one is in a deep sleep 
B)  hearing a balloon burst while one is studying in a quiet library 
C)  hearing a building explode while one is exchanging gunfire with an enemy during a military battle 
D)  hunting deer in a nature preserve

Question 2

After seeing a commercial, for a specific type of new car, 20 times in a single day, Mary decides that that car is the best car on the market, and she will buy it when she gets paid next month. Which of the following processes is at work here?

Accepted Answer

A)  neophobia 
B)  subliminal learning 
C)  habituation 
D)  the mere exposure effect 
A)  neophobia 
B)  subliminal learning 
C)  habituation 
D)  the mere exposure effect

Question 3

Studying the interaction between neurons in Aplysia has led to the conclusion that habituation occurs:

Accepted Answer

A)  within sensory neurons 
B)  within motor neurons 
C)  at synapses between neurons 
D)  within neuronal receptors 
A)  within sensory neurons 
B)  within motor neurons 
C)  at synapses between neurons 
D)  within neuronal receptors

Question 4

The Memory-Comparator theory argues that habituation can occur:

Accepted Answer

A)  only at the level of short-term memory 
B)  only at the level of long -term memory 
C)  at the level of either short- or long-term memory 
D)  none of the above 
A)  only at the level of short-term memory 
B)  only at the level of long -term memory 
C)  at the level of either short- or long-term memory 
D)  none of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is most likely to result in durable habituation?

Accepted Answer

A)  spaced presentations 
B)  massed presentations 
C)  savings 
D)  dishabituation 
A)  spaced presentations 
B)  massed presentations 
C)  savings 
D)  dishabituation

Question 6

An increase in responding to a stimulus is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  sensitization 
B)  priming 
C)  habituation 
D)  none of the above 
A)  sensitization 
B)  priming 
C)  habituation 
D)  none of the above

Question 7

The learned safety hypothesis deals with what occurs as a result of a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  increase in neophobia 
B)  decrease in the mere exposure effect 
C)  decrease in neophobia 
D)  increase in sensitization 
A)  increase in neophobia 
B)  decrease in the mere exposure effect 
C)  decrease in neophobia 
D)  increase in sensitization

Which of the following scenarios would most likely lead to potentiated startle?

After seeing a commercial, for a specific type of new car, 20 times in a single day, Mary decides that that car is the best car on the market, and she will buy it when she gets paid next month. Which of the following processes is at work here?

Studying the interaction between neurons in Aplysia has led to the conclusion that habituation occurs:

The Memory-Comparator theory argues that habituation can occur:

Which of the following is most likely to result in durable habituation?

An increase in responding to a stimulus is referred to as:

The learned safety hypothesis deals with what occurs as a result of a(n):

Introduction

Classical Conditioning

Instrumental Learning: Reward

Instrumental Conditioning: Nonreward, Punishment, and Avoidance

Verbal Learning

Human Memory: Conceptual Approaches

Short-Term Retention

Encoding

Storage and Retrieval

Spatial, Motor-Skill, and Implicit Learning

Individual Differences in Learning and Memory

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Exam 2: Habituation and Other Forms of Simple Stimulus Learning

Which of the following scenarios would most likely lead to potentiated startle?

After seeing a commercial, for a specific type of new car, 20 times in a single day, Mary decides that that car is the best car on the market, and she will buy it when she gets paid next month. Which of the following processes is at work here?

Studying the interaction between neurons in Aplysia has led to the conclusion that habituation occurs:

The Memory-Comparator theory argues that habituation can occur:

Which of the following is most likely to result in durable habituation?

An increase in responding to a stimulus is referred to as:

The learned safety hypothesis deals with what occurs as a result of a(n):

Introduction

Classical Conditioning

Instrumental Learning: Reward

Instrumental Conditioning: Nonreward, Punishment, and Avoidance

Verbal Learning

Human Memory: Conceptual Approaches

Short-Term Retention

Encoding

Storage and Retrieval

Spatial, Motor-Skill, and Implicit Learning

Individual Differences in Learning and Memory

Filters