Question 1

Ebbinghaus discovered that continuing to study a list of nonsense syllables after he could already recite the list perfectly

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A) increased the savings on a later relearning test 
B) did not change the savings on a later relearning test 
C) actually decreased the savings on a later relearning test 
D) increased the strength of backward associations 
A) increased the savings on a later relearning test 
B) did not change the savings on a later relearning test 
C) actually decreased the savings on a later relearning test 
D) increased the strength of backward associations A

Question 2

Aristotle's rules of association included all of the following except

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A) contiguity 
B) recency 
C) similarity 
D) contrast 
A) contiguity 
B) recency 
C) similarity 
D) contrast B

Question 3

A neuron's transmitter is released from its

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A) cell body 
B) axon terminals 
C) dendrites 
D) nucleus 
A) cell body 
B) axon terminals 
C) dendrites 
D) nucleus B

Question 4

B. F. Skinner used white rats in his early experiments because

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A) they exhibit only the simplest learning abilities 
B) they had been frequently used in medical research 
C) he felt it did not matter what species he studied 
D) none of the above 
A) they exhibit only the simplest learning abilities 
B) they had been frequently used in medical research 
C) he felt it did not matter what species he studied 
D) none of the above

Question 5

Ebbinghaus's results suggest that continuing to recite a poem after you have learned it perfectly

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A) will improve your ability to remember it later 
B) will harm your ability to remember it later 
C) will have no affect on your ability to remember it later 
D) will interfere with your ability to learn other poems 
A) will improve your ability to remember it later 
B) will harm your ability to remember it later 
C) will have no affect on your ability to remember it later 
D) will interfere with your ability to learn other poems

Question 6

If the savings in a serial learning experiment is 75% after a delay of one hour,the savings after a delay of two hours will probably be

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A) more than 75% 
B) more than 50% 
C) about 50% 
D) less than 50% 
A) more than 75% 
B) more than 50% 
C) about 50% 
D) less than 50%

Question 7

During the course of brain operations with human subjects,Penfield found that electrical stimulation of specific areas of the cerebral cortex

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A) caused patients to report vivid visual and auditory sensations 
B) produced irreversible damage to the neurons that were stimulated 
C) caused patients to experience pain 
D) led to dreams that the patients described in detail when they awoke 
A) caused patients to report vivid visual and auditory sensations 
B) produced irreversible damage to the neurons that were stimulated 
C) caused patients to experience pain 
D) led to dreams that the patients described in detail when they awoke

Question 8

Studies with rats raised in enriched environments have shown that their brains

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A) have larger synapses 
B) have more branching of dendrites 
C) are heavier 
D) all of the above 
A) have larger synapses 
B) have more branching of dendrites 
C) are heavier 
D) all of the above

Question 9

Skinner has argued against the use of intervening variables in psychological theories

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A) because they make the theories more complex 
B) because he believed that the causes of many behaviors can be found in the environment,not inside the individual 
C) both a and b 
D) neither a nor b 
A) because they make the theories more complex 
B) because he believed that the causes of many behaviors can be found in the environment,not inside the individual 
C) both a and b 
D) neither a nor b

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of an intervening variable-

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A) hunger 
B) food 
C) eating 
D) not eating for 10 hours 
A) hunger 
B) food 
C) eating 
D) not eating for 10 hours

Question 11

A particular cell in a cat's visual system might respond most strongly to a line with an angle that is 60ᵒ from the horizontal.Available evidence suggests that a cat's previous visual experiences

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A) have no effect on the characteristics of such angle detectors 
B) have no effect except to keep the detectors from deteriorating because of a lack of use 
C) can affect to some extent the best angle for a given cell 
D) are totally responsible for determining the best angle for a given cell 
A) have no effect on the characteristics of such angle detectors 
B) have no effect except to keep the detectors from deteriorating because of a lack of use 
C) can affect to some extent the best angle for a given cell 
D) are totally responsible for determining the best angle for a given cell

Question 12

The "simple cells" discovered by Hubel and Wiesel,which respond to lines of particular orientations,can be found in

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A) the retina 
B) the cornea 
C) the visual cortex 
D) the hippocampus 
A) the retina 
B) the cornea 
C) the visual cortex 
D) the hippocampus

Question 13

To account for all the relations between two independent variables and three dependent variables,a theory without intervening variables would have to describe

Accepted Answer

A) two relations 
B) three relations 
C) five relations 
D) six relations 
A) two relations 
B) three relations 
C) five relations 
D) six relations

Question 14

Long-term potentiation

Accepted Answer

A) is an increase in an animal's ability to learn 
B) is an increase in the strength of an excitatory synapse 
C) is a decrease in a neuron's rate of firing 
D) never lasts for more than a few hours 
A) is an increase in an animal's ability to learn 
B) is an increase in the strength of an excitatory synapse 
C) is a decrease in a neuron's rate of firing 
D) never lasts for more than a few hours

Question 15

Neal Miller argued that intervening variables are helpful when dealing with many independent and dependent variables because they make a theory

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A) simpler 
B) more realistic 
C) more testable 
D) fruitful 
A) simpler 
B) more realistic 
C) more testable 
D) fruitful

Question 16

If a subject memorizes a list perfectly in 10 trials,and then takes 6 trials to relearn the list the next day,the amount of savings is

Accepted Answer

A) 33.3% 
B) 40% 
C) 60% 
D) 66.7% 
A) 33.3% 
B) 40% 
C) 60% 
D) 66.7%

Question 17

Laws in the United States require that research animals have

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A) adequate food and water 
B) a clean living environment 
C) veterinary care 
D) all of the above 
A) adequate food and water 
B) a clean living environment 
C) veterinary care 
D) all of the above

Question 18

Nativism is

Accepted Answer

A) a more extreme position than Empiricism 
B) the view that all knowledge comes from experience 
C) the view that no knowledge comes from experience 
D) none of the above 
A) a more extreme position than Empiricism 
B) the view that all knowledge comes from experience 
C) the view that no knowledge comes from experience 
D) none of the above

Question 19

The __________ of a neuron receive(s)the transmitter released by other neurons.

Accepted Answer

A) cell body 
B) axon terminals 
C) dendrites 
D) nucleus 
A) cell body 
B) axon terminals 
C) dendrites 
D) nucleus

Question 20

If a child learns the concept of house before the concept of floor,this learning

Accepted Answer

A) is evidence for Aristotle's principle of contiguity 
B) is evidence against Aristotle's principle of contiguity 
C) is evidence for James Mill's theory of complex ideas 
D) is evidence against James Mill's theory of complex ideas 
A) is evidence for Aristotle's principle of contiguity 
B) is evidence against Aristotle's principle of contiguity 
C) is evidence for James Mill's theory of complex ideas 
D) is evidence against James Mill's theory of complex ideas

Ebbinghaus discovered that continuing to study a list of nonsense syllables after he could already recite the list perfectly

Aristotle's rules of association included all of the following except

A neuron's transmitter is released from its

B. F. Skinner used white rats in his early experiments because

Ebbinghaus's results suggest that continuing to recite a poem after you have learned it perfectly

If the savings in a serial learning experiment is 75% after a delay of one hour,the savings after a delay of two hours will probably be

During the course of brain operations with human subjects,Penfield found that electrical stimulation of specific areas of the cerebral cortex

Studies with rats raised in enriched environments have shown that their brains

Skinner has argued against the use of intervening variables in psychological theories

Which of the following is an example of an intervening variable-

A particular cell in a cat's visual system might respond most strongly to a line with an angle that is 60ᵒ from the horizontal.Available evidence suggests that a cat's previous visual experiences

The "simple cells" discovered by Hubel and Wiesel,which respond to lines of particular orientations,can be found in

To account for all the relations between two independent variables and three dependent variables,a theory without intervening variables would have to describe

Long-term potentiation

Neal Miller argued that intervening variables are helpful when dealing with many independent and dependent variables because they make a theory

If a subject memorizes a list perfectly in 10 trials,and then takes 6 trials to relearn the list the next day,the amount of savings is

Laws in the United States require that research animals have

Nativism is

The __________ of a neuron receive(s)the transmitter released by other neurons.

If a child learns the concept of house before the concept of floor,this learning

Innate Behavior Patterns and Habituation

Basic Principles of Classical Conditioning

Theories and Research on Classical Conditioning

Basic Principles of Operant Conditioning

Reinforcement Schedules: Experimental Analyses and Applications

Avoidance and Punishment

Theories and Research on Operant Conditioning

Stimulus Control and Concept Learning

Comparative Cognition

Learning by Observation

Learning Motor Skills

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Exam 1: History, background, and Basic Concepts

Ebbinghaus discovered that continuing to study a list of nonsense syllables after he could already recite the list perfectly

Aristotle's rules of association included all of the following except

A neuron's transmitter is released from its

B. F. Skinner used white rats in his early experiments because

Ebbinghaus's results suggest that continuing to recite a poem after you have learned it perfectly

If the savings in a serial learning experiment is 75% after a delay of one hour,the savings after a delay of two hours will probably be

During the course of brain operations with human subjects,Penfield found that electrical stimulation of specific areas of the cerebral cortex

Studies with rats raised in enriched environments have shown that their brains

Skinner has argued against the use of intervening variables in psychological theories

Which of the following is an example of an intervening variable-

A particular cell in a cat's visual system might respond most strongly to a line with an angle that is 60ᵒ from the horizontal.Available evidence suggests that a cat's previous visual experiences

The "simple cells" discovered by Hubel and Wiesel,which respond to lines of particular orientations,can be found in

To account for all the relations between two independent variables and three dependent variables,a theory without intervening variables would have to describe

Long-term potentiation

Neal Miller argued that intervening variables are helpful when dealing with many independent and dependent variables because they make a theory

If a subject memorizes a list perfectly in 10 trials,and then takes 6 trials to relearn the list the next day,the amount of savings is

Laws in the United States require that research animals have

Nativism is

The __________ of a neuron receive(s)the transmitter released by other neurons.

If a child learns the concept of house before the concept of floor,this learning

Innate Behavior Patterns and Habituation

Basic Principles of Classical Conditioning

Theories and Research on Classical Conditioning

Basic Principles of Operant Conditioning

Reinforcement Schedules: Experimental Analyses and Applications

Avoidance and Punishment

Theories and Research on Operant Conditioning

Stimulus Control and Concept Learning

Comparative Cognition

Learning by Observation

Learning Motor Skills

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