Question 1

According to the Rescorla-Wagner model,compared to a less salient CS,a more salient CS will receive

Accepted Answer

A) stronger conditioning 
B) weaker conditioning 
C) the same amount of conditioning 
D) inhibitory conditioning 
A) stronger conditioning 
B) weaker conditioning 
C) the same amount of conditioning 
D) inhibitory conditioning

Question 2

Comparator theories of classical conditioning state that animals compare

Accepted Answer

A) the intensities of different CSs 
B) the intensities of different USs 
C) the probability of a US in the presence and absence of a CS 
D) none of the above 
A) the intensities of different CSs 
B) the intensities of different USs 
C) the probability of a US in the presence and absence of a CS 
D) none of the above

Question 3

For regular coffee drinkers,the smell and taste of coffee can serve as a CS that

Accepted Answer

A) mimics the effects of caffeine 
B) counteracts the effects of caffeine 
C) leads to caffeine-like effects even with decaffeinated coffee 
D) increases arousal 
A) mimics the effects of caffeine 
B) counteracts the effects of caffeine 
C) leads to caffeine-like effects even with decaffeinated coffee 
D) increases arousal

Question 4

The Rescorla-Wagner model predicts that in a series of trials with a single,novel CS,the increase in associative strength per trial

Accepted Answer

A) will be the same on every trial 
B) will be greatest on the first few trials 
C) will be greatest on the last few trials 
D) will be greatest in the middle of training 
A) will be the same on every trial 
B) will be greatest on the first few trials 
C) will be greatest on the last few trials 
D) will be greatest in the middle of training

Question 5

A limitation of the Rescorla-Wagner model is that it cannot predict

Accepted Answer

A) the overexpectation effect 
B) the CS preexposure effect 
C) inhibitory conditioning 
D) overshadowing 
A) the overexpectation effect 
B) the CS preexposure effect 
C) inhibitory conditioning 
D) overshadowing

Question 6

Physiological studies of eyeblink conditioning in rabbits have found that

Accepted Answer

A) responses to the CS and the US are controlled by exactly the same neural pathways 
B) responses to the CS and the US are controlled by two fairly different pathways 
C) any lesion that abolishes the CS also abolishes the US 
D) conditioning is controlled by the spinal cord,not the brain 
A) responses to the CS and the US are controlled by exactly the same neural pathways 
B) responses to the CS and the US are controlled by two fairly different pathways 
C) any lesion that abolishes the CS also abolishes the US 
D) conditioning is controlled by the spinal cord,not the brain

According to the Rescorla-Wagner model,compared to a less salient CS,a more salient CS will receive

Comparator theories of classical conditioning state that animals compare

For regular coffee drinkers,the smell and taste of coffee can serve as a CS that

The Rescorla-Wagner model predicts that in a series of trials with a single,novel CS,the increase in associative strength per trial

A limitation of the Rescorla-Wagner model is that it cannot predict

Physiological studies of eyeblink conditioning in rabbits have found that

History, background, and Basic Concepts

Innate Behavior Patterns and Habituation

Basic Principles of 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 4: Theories and Research on Classical Conditioning

According to the Rescorla-Wagner model,compared to a less salient CS,a more salient CS will receive

Comparator theories of classical conditioning state that animals compare

For regular coffee drinkers,the smell and taste of coffee can serve as a CS that

The Rescorla-Wagner model predicts that in a series of trials with a single,novel CS,the increase in associative strength per trial

A limitation of the Rescorla-Wagner model is that it cannot predict

Physiological studies of eyeblink conditioning in rabbits have found that

History, background, and Basic Concepts

Innate Behavior Patterns and Habituation

Basic Principles of 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

Choice

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