Question 1

The _________ prepares the organism for the expected __________.

Accepted Answer

A) unconditioned response;conditioned stimulus 
B) conditioned response;unconditioned stimulus 
C) unconditioned stimulus;unconditioned response 
D) conditioned response;conditioned stimulus 
A) unconditioned response;conditioned stimulus 
B) conditioned response;unconditioned stimulus 
C) unconditioned stimulus;unconditioned response 
D) conditioned response;conditioned stimulus B

Question 2

Because Carrie's friend Emily often brings home-baked goodies when she visits,Carrie feels her mouth water at the sight of Emily.For one week,Emily brought her cousin Michelle with her whenever she visited Carrie.A few weeks later,Carrie bumped into Michelle at the store.In this scenario,blocking would be demonstrated if Carrie:

Accepted Answer

A) no longer feels her mouth water when she sees Emily. 
B) still feels her mouth water when she sees Emily. 
C) does not feel her mouth water when she sees Michelle at the store. 
D) does feel her mouth water when she sees Michelle at the store. 
A) no longer feels her mouth water when she sees Emily. 
B) still feels her mouth water when she sees Emily. 
C) does not feel her mouth water when she sees Michelle at the store. 
D) does feel her mouth water when she sees Michelle at the store. C

Question 3

Classical conditioning in aplysia appears to involve:

Accepted Answer

A) short-term changes in the number of synapses,and long-term intracellular changes. 
B) long-term changes in the number of synapses,and short-term intracellular changes. 
C) short-term changes both in the number of synapses and within the cells. 
D) long-term changes both in the number of synapses and within the cells. 
A) short-term changes in the number of synapses,and long-term intracellular changes. 
B) long-term changes in the number of synapses,and short-term intracellular changes. 
C) short-term changes both in the number of synapses and within the cells. 
D) long-term changes both in the number of synapses and within the cells. B

Question 4

The final exit point of CR information from the cerebellum is/are the:

Accepted Answer

A) Purkinje cells in the cerebellar cortex. 
B) interpositus nucleus. 
C) inferior olive. 
D) motor cortex. 
A) Purkinje cells in the cerebellar cortex. 
B) interpositus nucleus. 
C) inferior olive. 
D) motor cortex.

Question 5

The Rescorla-Wagner model is a(n)________ theory of learning.

Accepted Answer

A) US modulation 
B) CS modulation 
C) attentional 
D) latent 
A) US modulation 
B) CS modulation 
C) attentional 
D) latent

Question 6

According to CS modulation theories such as that of Makintosh,latent inhibition occurs because the:

Accepted Answer

A) CS is ignored because it doesn't predict anything reliably. 
B) US is ignored because it doesn't predict anything reliably. 
C) CS also includes the context. 
D) CS does not include the context. 
A) CS is ignored because it doesn't predict anything reliably. 
B) US is ignored because it doesn't predict anything reliably. 
C) CS also includes the context. 
D) CS does not include the context.

Question 7

Suppose we classically condition a dog by pairing a light with food.According to the Rescorla-Wagner model,if the learning rate ($\beta$)is 0.1,what is the expected value of the food at the end of the second trial?

Accepted Answer

A) 19 
B) 0.90 
C) 90 
D) 10 
A) 19 
B) 0.90 
C) 90 
D) 10

Question 8

What is a conditioned compensatory response? Explain what purpose it serves.

Accepted Answer

Grading criteria: The definiti

Question 9

Suppose a child grows up hearing his parents making derogatory comments about African Americans,and eventually the child comes to have negative feelings about African Americans.What is the conditioned stimulus?

Accepted Answer

A) the derogatory comments 
B) the negative feelings 
C) African Americans 
D) the parents 
A) the derogatory comments 
B) the negative feelings 
C) African Americans 
D) the parents

Question 10

In Siegel et al.'s study of heroin tolerance in rats,which group experienced the lowest mortality rate when given a large dose of heroin?

Accepted Answer

A) the group that had not previously been exposed to heroin 
B) the group that received the large dose in the same environment as the group that had received smaller doses 
C) the group that received the large dose in a different environment from where the group had received smaller doses 
D) All groups had about the same mortality rates. 
A) the group that had not previously been exposed to heroin 
B) the group that received the large dose in the same environment as the group that had received smaller doses 
C) the group that received the large dose in a different environment from where the group had received smaller doses 
D) All groups had about the same mortality rates.

Question 11

Imagine we classically condition a dog by pairing a tone with food.If the learning rate($\beta$)is 0.4,calculate the values of WTONE,the Expected US,the Actual US,the Prediction error,and $\Delta$WTONE for the first three trials.

Accepted Answer

Grading criteria: An

Question 12

The spontaneous recovery of a CR suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A) the body tends toward a state of equilibrium. 
B) any stimulus can be a CS. 
C) any stimulus can be a US. 
D) the CR is not gone after extinction. 
A) the body tends toward a state of equilibrium. 
B) any stimulus can be a CS. 
C) any stimulus can be a US. 
D) the CR is not gone after extinction.

Question 13

The conditioned stimulus elicits the:

Accepted Answer

A) conditioned stimulus. 
B) conditioned response. 
C) unconditioned stimulus. 
D) unconditioned response. 
A) conditioned stimulus. 
B) conditioned response. 
C) unconditioned stimulus. 
D) unconditioned response.

Question 14

In Bower and Trabasso's study of blocking in humans,students were trained to categorize geometric figures based on shape.Blocking was demonstrated when the students could:

Accepted Answer

A) not use a redundant cue to classify a new figure. 
B) not learn to categorize the figures based on shape. 
C) use a redundant cue to classify a new figure. 
D) learn to categorize the figures based on shape. 
A) not use a redundant cue to classify a new figure. 
B) not learn to categorize the figures based on shape. 
C) use a redundant cue to classify a new figure. 
D) learn to categorize the figures based on shape.

Question 15

Which of the following has been implicated in implementing the Rescorla-Wagner error-correction mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A) Purkinje cells in the cerebellar cortex 
B) inhibitory connections between the interpositus nucleus and the Purkinje cells in the cerebellar cortex 
C) pontine nuclei 
D) inhibitory connections between the interpositus nucleus and the inferior olive 
A) Purkinje cells in the cerebellar cortex 
B) inhibitory connections between the interpositus nucleus and the Purkinje cells in the cerebellar cortex 
C) pontine nuclei 
D) inhibitory connections between the interpositus nucleus and the inferior olive

Question 16

The US first activates which brain area?

Accepted Answer

A) inferior olive 
B) pontine nuclei 
C) cerebellar cortex 
D) interpositus nucleus 
A) inferior olive 
B) pontine nuclei 
C) cerebellar cortex 
D) interpositus nucleus

Question 17

What is latent inhibition,and why is it a problem for the Rescorla-Wagner model of learning?

Accepted Answer

Grading criteria: Provide a brief descri

Question 18

A conditioned eyeblink response can be produced by stimulating the:

Accepted Answer

A) inferior olive as the CS 
B) inferior olive as the US 
C) pontine nuclei as the CS. 
D) both the inferior olive and the pontine nuclei as the CS. 
A) inferior olive as the CS 
B) inferior olive as the US 
C) pontine nuclei as the CS. 
D) both the inferior olive and the pontine nuclei as the CS.

Question 19

The change in the cue weight (W)is given by the:

Accepted Answer

A) learning rate. 
B) prediction error. 
C) sum of the learning rate and the prediction error. 
D) product of the learning rate and the prediction error. 
A) learning rate. 
B) prediction error. 
C) sum of the learning rate and the prediction error. 
D) product of the learning rate and the prediction error.

Question 20

In the Rescorla-Wagner model,the associative weight for the CS-US association before any classical conditioning training takes place is:

Accepted Answer

A) 0) 
B) 25. 
C) 100. 
D) 1,000. 
A) 0) 
B) 25. 
C) 100. 
D) 1,000.

The _ prepares the organism for the expected __.

Classical conditioning in aplysia appears to involve:

The final exit point of CR information from the cerebellum is/are the:

The Rescorla-Wagner model is a(n)________ theory of learning.

According to CS modulation theories such as that of Makintosh,latent inhibition occurs because the:

Suppose we classically condition a dog by pairing a light with food.According to the Rescorla-Wagner model,if the learning rate ( $\beta$ )is 0.1,what is the expected value of the food at the end of the second trial?

What is a conditioned compensatory response? Explain what purpose it serves.

Suppose a child grows up hearing his parents making derogatory comments about African Americans,and eventually the child comes to have negative feelings about African Americans.What is the conditioned stimulus?

In Siegel et al.'s study of heroin tolerance in rats,which group experienced the lowest mortality rate when given a large dose of heroin?

Imagine we classically condition a dog by pairing a tone with food.If the learning rate( $\beta$ )is 0.4,calculate the values of W_TONE,the Expected US,the Actual US,the Prediction error,and $\Delta$ W_TONE for the first three trials.

The spontaneous recovery of a CR suggests that:

The conditioned stimulus elicits the:

In Bower and Trabasso's study of blocking in humans,students were trained to categorize geometric figures based on shape.Blocking was demonstrated when the students could:

Which of the following has been implicated in implementing the Rescorla-Wagner error-correction mechanism?

The US first activates which brain area?

What is latent inhibition,and why is it a problem for the Rescorla-Wagner model of learning?

A conditioned eyeblink response can be produced by stimulating the:

The change in the cue weight (W)is given by the:

In the Rescorla-Wagner model,the associative weight for the CS-US association before any classical conditioning training takes place is:

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Exam 4: Classical Conditioning: Learning to Predict Important Events

The _________ prepares the organism for the expected __________.

Classical conditioning in aplysia appears to involve:

The final exit point of CR information from the cerebellum is/are the:

The Rescorla-Wagner model is a(n)________ theory of learning.

According to CS modulation theories such as that of Makintosh,latent inhibition occurs because the:

Suppose we classically condition a dog by pairing a light with food.According to the Rescorla-Wagner model,if the learning rate ( β\betaβ )is 0.1,what is the expected value of the food at the end of the second trial?

What is a conditioned compensatory response? Explain what purpose it serves.

Suppose a child grows up hearing his parents making derogatory comments about African Americans,and eventually the child comes to have negative feelings about African Americans.What is the conditioned stimulus?

In Siegel et al.'s study of heroin tolerance in rats,which group experienced the lowest mortality rate when given a large dose of heroin?

Imagine we classically condition a dog by pairing a tone with food.If the learning rate( β\betaβ )is 0.4,calculate the values of WTONE,the Expected US,the Actual US,the Prediction error,and Δ\DeltaΔ WTONE for the first three trials.

The spontaneous recovery of a CR suggests that:

The conditioned stimulus elicits the:

In Bower and Trabasso's study of blocking in humans,students were trained to categorize geometric figures based on shape.Blocking was demonstrated when the students could:

Which of the following has been implicated in implementing the Rescorla-Wagner error-correction mechanism?

The US first activates which brain area?

What is latent inhibition,and why is it a problem for the Rescorla-Wagner model of learning?

A conditioned eyeblink response can be produced by stimulating the:

The change in the cue weight (W)is given by the:

In the Rescorla-Wagner model,the associative weight for the CS-US association before any classical conditioning training takes place is:

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Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization: Learning About Repeated Events

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Generalization and Discrimination Learning

Episodic and Semantic Memory: Memory for Facts and Events

Skill Memory: Learning by Doing

Working Memory and Cognitive Control

Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

Social Learning and Memory: Observing, Interacting, and Reenacting

Development and Aging: Learning and Memory Across the Lifespan

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The _ prepares the organism for the expected __.

Suppose we classically condition a dog by pairing a light with food.According to the Rescorla-Wagner model,if the learning rate ( $\beta$ )is 0.1,what is the expected value of the food at the end of the second trial?

Imagine we classically condition a dog by pairing a tone with food.If the learning rate( $\beta$ )is 0.4,calculate the values of W_TONE,the Expected US,the Actual US,the Prediction error,and $\Delta$ W_TONE for the first three trials.