Question 1

Movement of an electrical impulse from one neuron to another is facilitated by

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A)  electrical charges. 
B)  chemical releases. 
C)  muscular activity. 
D)  contiguity. 
A)  electrical charges. 
B)  chemical releases. 
C)  muscular activity. 
D)  contiguity. B

Question 2

Hebb identifies two structures, cell assemblies and phase sequences, which play important roles in his learning theory. Which of the following is true of these structures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cell assemblies are comprised of numerous phase sequences. 
B)  Cell assemblies are neurological while phase sequences are hypothetical. 
C)  Cell assemblies and phase sequences are both hypothetical constructs and may not exist. 
D)  Cell assemblies and phase sequences both exist in the muscular system. 
A)  Cell assemblies are comprised of numerous phase sequences. 
B)  Cell assemblies are neurological while phase sequences are hypothetical. 
C)  Cell assemblies and phase sequences are both hypothetical constructs and may not exist. 
D)  Cell assemblies and phase sequences both exist in the muscular system. C

Question 3

Which corresponds best with a cell assembly?

Accepted Answer

A)  a musical note 
B)  a musical line 
C)  a musical composition 
D)  a musical stage play 
A)  a musical note 
B)  a musical line 
C)  a musical composition 
D)  a musical stage play A

Question 4

Plasticity is necessary for

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A)  cognitive understanding. 
B)  cognitive change. 
C)  behavioral consistency. 
D)  behavioral change. 
A)  cognitive understanding. 
B)  cognitive change. 
C)  behavioral consistency. 
D)  behavioral change.

Question 5

The direction of flow of electrical impulses in a neuron is

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A)  dendrite, soma, axon. 
B)  axon, soma, dendrite. 
C)  soma, axon, dendrite. 
D)  dendrite, axon, soma. 
A)  dendrite, soma, axon. 
B)  axon, soma, dendrite. 
C)  soma, axon, dendrite. 
D)  dendrite, axon, soma.

Question 6

An electrical impulse moves through what area to get from one neuron to 	another?

Accepted Answer

A)  the neuron bridge 
B)  the neuron cleft 
C)  the synaptic cleft 
D)  the synaptic bridge 
A)  the neuron bridge 
B)  the neuron cleft 
C)  the synaptic cleft 
D)  the synaptic bridge

Question 7

Which of the following illustrates latent learning?

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A)  returning to school in one's adult years to complete one's education 
B)  having one's first opportunity to use CPR techniques six months after having completed the course 
C)  not reading assigned texts until six months after the course had ended 
D)  after failing a course, retaking and passing it 
A)  returning to school in one's adult years to complete one's education 
B)  having one's first opportunity to use CPR techniques six months after having completed the course 
C)  not reading assigned texts until six months after the course had ended 
D)  after failing a course, retaking and passing it

Question 8

Cognitivism

Accepted Answer

A)  developed as a reaction to Watson and Skinner. 
B)  had its beginnings with Hebb and Tolman. 
C)  began about the same time as behaviorism. 
D)  is a result of the evolution of learning theory from behavior to higher mental processes. 
A)  developed as a reaction to Watson and Skinner. 
B)  had its beginnings with Hebb and Tolman. 
C)  began about the same time as behaviorism. 
D)  is a result of the evolution of learning theory from behavior to higher mental processes.

Question 9

Gender stereotype may illustrate

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A)  the principle of contiguity. 
B)  the principle of similarity. 
C)  sequential thinking. 
D)  prägnanz. 
A)  the principle of contiguity. 
B)  the principle of similarity. 
C)  sequential thinking. 
D)  prägnanz.

Question 10

According to Hebb, the human conceptual system can best be understood through an understanding of

Accepted Answer

A)  the hypothetical constructs of Hull. 
B)  the human central nervous system. 
C)  the directedness and nature of responses. 
D)  the surrounding environment. 
A)  the hypothetical constructs of Hull. 
B)  the human central nervous system. 
C)  the directedness and nature of responses. 
D)  the surrounding environment.

Question 11

Dopamine and serotonin are both

Accepted Answer

A)  motivators. 
B)  neurotransmitters. 
C)  neural synapses. 
D)  neurons. 
A)  motivators. 
B)  neurotransmitters. 
C)  neural synapses. 
D)  neurons.

Question 12

The property of an organism that allows for change as a function of repeated 	stimulation is

Accepted Answer

A)  plastivity. 
B)  reactivity. 
C)  plasticity. 
D)  reacticity. 
A)  plastivity. 
B)  reactivity. 
C)  plasticity. 
D)  reacticity.

Question 13

According to Tolman, purposes guide

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A)  organism expectations. 
B)  organism goals. 
C)  organism behavior. 
D)  organism cognitions. 
A)  organism expectations. 
B)  organism goals. 
C)  organism behavior. 
D)  organism cognitions.

Question 14

To assume that those who live in the same neighborhood share a great deal in common may be explained by the principle of

Accepted Answer

A)  leveling. 
B)  sharpening. 
C)  closure. 
D)  proximity. 
A)  leveling. 
B)  sharpening. 
C)  closure. 
D)  proximity.

Question 15

Selectivity among input is

Accepted Answer

A)  set. 
B)  attention. 
C)  reactivity. 
D)  plasticity. 
A)  set. 
B)  attention. 
C)  reactivity. 
D)  plasticity.

Question 16

Neural transmission involves

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A)  electrical and chemical activity. 
B)  electrical activity only. 
C)  chemical activity only. 
D)  psychic activity. 
A)  electrical and chemical activity. 
B)  electrical activity only. 
C)  chemical activity only. 
D)  psychic activity.

Question 17

Which of the following does not describe a higher mental process?

Accepted Answer

A)  a mediating process 
B)  thinking, or thought processes 
C)  an S-R connection 
D)  processes which link stimuli and responses 
A)  a mediating process 
B)  thinking, or thought processes 
C)  an S-R connection 
D)  processes which link stimuli and responses

Question 18

Hebb assumes cell assemblies are due to

Accepted Answer

A)  reinforcement. 
B)  biological preparedness. 
C)  contiguity. 
D)  synapses. 
A)  reinforcement. 
B)  biological preparedness. 
C)  contiguity. 
D)  synapses.

Question 19

Molar is to molecular as

Accepted Answer

A)  arm movement is to muscle contraction. 
B)  muscle contraction is to walking. 
C)  small units are to large units. 
D)  response is to stimulus. 
A)  arm movement is to muscle contraction. 
B)  muscle contraction is to walking. 
C)  small units are to large units. 
D)  response is to stimulus.

Question 20

Which of the following best illustrates the Gestalt principle of closure?

Accepted Answer

A)  the tendency to finish others' sentences for them 
B)  never leaving a task unfinished 
C)  It is always best to return doors to their original position after opening them. 
D)  Whatever is perceived takes on the best form possible. 
A)  the tendency to finish others' sentences for them 
B)  never leaving a task unfinished 
C)  It is always best to return doors to their original position after opening them. 
D)  Whatever is perceived takes on the best form possible.

Movement of an electrical impulse from one neuron to another is facilitated by

Hebb identifies two structures, cell assemblies and phase sequences, which play important roles in his learning theory. Which of the following is true of these structures?

Which corresponds best with a cell assembly?

Plasticity is necessary for

The direction of flow of electrical impulses in a neuron is

An electrical impulse moves through what area to get from one neuron to another?

Which of the following illustrates latent learning?

Cognitivism

Gender stereotype may illustrate

According to Hebb, the human conceptual system can best be understood through an understanding of

Dopamine and serotonin are both

The property of an organism that allows for change as a function of repeated stimulation is

According to Tolman, purposes guide

To assume that those who live in the same neighborhood share a great deal in common may be explained by the principle of

Selectivity among input is

Neural transmission involves

Which of the following does not describe a higher mental process?

Hebb assumes cell assemblies are due to

Molar is to molecular as

Which of the following best illustrates the Gestalt principle of closure?

Human Learning

Early Behaviorism: Pavlov, Watson, and Guthrie

The Effects of Behavior: Thorndike and Hull

Operant Conditioning: Skinners Radical Behaviorism

Evolutionary Psychology: Learning, Biology, and the Brain

Three Cognitive Theories: Bruner, Piaget, and Vygotsky

Symbolic Models of the Mind and Neural Networks

Learning and Remembering

Motivation

Social Learning: Banduras Social Cognitive Theory

Summary, Synthesis, and Integration

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Exam 6: A Transition to Modern Cognitivism: Hebb, Tolman, and the Gestaltists

Movement of an electrical impulse from one neuron to another is facilitated by

Hebb identifies two structures, cell assemblies and phase sequences, which play important roles in his learning theory. Which of the following is true of these structures?

Which corresponds best with a cell assembly?

Plasticity is necessary for

The direction of flow of electrical impulses in a neuron is

An electrical impulse moves through what area to get from one neuron to another?

Which of the following illustrates latent learning?

Cognitivism

Gender stereotype may illustrate

According to Hebb, the human conceptual system can best be understood through an understanding of

Dopamine and serotonin are both

The property of an organism that allows for change as a function of repeated stimulation is

According to Tolman, purposes guide

To assume that those who live in the same neighborhood share a great deal in common may be explained by the principle of

Selectivity among input is

Neural transmission involves

Which of the following does not describe a higher mental process?

Hebb assumes cell assemblies are due to

Molar is to molecular as

Which of the following best illustrates the Gestalt principle of closure?

Human Learning

Early Behaviorism: Pavlov, Watson, and Guthrie

The Effects of Behavior: Thorndike and Hull

Operant Conditioning: Skinners Radical Behaviorism

Evolutionary Psychology: Learning, Biology, and the Brain

Three Cognitive Theories: Bruner, Piaget, and Vygotsky

Symbolic Models of the Mind and Neural Networks

Learning and Remembering

Motivation

Social Learning: Banduras Social Cognitive Theory

Summary, Synthesis, and Integration

Filters