Question 1

Classical conditioning in aplysia occurs when:

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A) the CS precedes the US by about 4 seconds. 
B) the US precedes the CS by about 4 seconds. 
C) the CS precedes the US by about half of a second. 
D) the US precedes the CS by about half of a second. 
A) the CS precedes the US by about 4 seconds. 
B) the US precedes the CS by about 4 seconds. 
C) the CS precedes the US by about half of a second. 
D) the US precedes the CS by about half of a second.

Question 2

When Gluck and Bower applied their neural network model of learning to study how humans learn to form categories,they treated:

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A) the input nodes as CSs and the output nodes as USs. 
B) the input nodes as USs and the output nodes as CSs. 
C) both the input and output nodes as CSs. 
D) both the input and output nodes as USs. 
A) the input nodes as CSs and the output nodes as USs. 
B) the input nodes as USs and the output nodes as CSs. 
C) both the input and output nodes as CSs. 
D) both the input and output nodes as USs.

Question 3

Describe what happens in the interpositus nucleus as a rabbit is exposed to eyeblink conditioning.

Accepted Answer

Grading criteria: Describe the

Question 4

If the CREB-1 gene is inactivated:

Accepted Answer

A) no associative learning occurs. 
B) associative learning is enhanced. 
C) long-lasting associative learning is normal. 
D) short-lasting associative learning is normal. 
A) no associative learning occurs. 
B) associative learning is enhanced. 
C) long-lasting associative learning is normal. 
D) short-lasting associative learning is normal.

Question 5

The conditioned compensatory response occurs in response to the ________ in order to prepare the organism for the _________.

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A) CS;CR 
B) US;UR 
C) CS;UR 
D) US;CR 
A) CS;CR 
B) US;UR 
C) CS;UR 
D) US;CR

Question 6

The hippocampus:

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A) must be intact for normal eyeblink conditioning to occur. 
B) is especially active during the early phases of classical conditioning. 
C) is important in mediating response timing. 
D) computes the degree to which the US is unexpected. 
A) must be intact for normal eyeblink conditioning to occur. 
B) is especially active during the early phases of classical conditioning. 
C) is important in mediating response timing. 
D) computes the degree to which the US is unexpected.

Question 7

If we pair a tone with a shock,a rat can learn that the tone predicts the shock.If we then pair a tone and light with a shock,we find that the rat gives a:

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A) CR only to the tone. 
B) CR only to the light. 
C) UR only to the tone. 
D) CR only to the tone and light together. 
A) CR only to the tone. 
B) CR only to the light. 
C) UR only to the tone. 
D) CR only to the tone and light together.

Question 8

In a latent inhibition paradigm,the animals in the experimental group:

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A) sit in the chamber quietly. 
B) are pre-exposed to the CS. 
C) are pre-exposed to the US. 
D) are pre-exposed to a compound CS. 
A) sit in the chamber quietly. 
B) are pre-exposed to the CS. 
C) are pre-exposed to the US. 
D) are pre-exposed to a compound CS.

Question 9

When a drug addict is in the environment where he usually takes her drugs,she will typically feel a craving for the drugs.This craving is a:

Accepted Answer

A) CS. 
B) US. 
C) CR. 
D) UR. 
A) CS. 
B) US. 
C) CR. 
D) UR.

Question 10

Which of the following does NOT require the cerebellum in a classical conditioning experiment?

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

Question 11

The mechanisms for classical conditioning in aplysia involve_________ changes in the neural circuits that connect the _______.

Accepted Answer

A) presynaptic;CS and UR 
B) postsynaptic;CS and UR 
C) presynaptic and postsynaptic;CS and UR 
D) presynaptic and postsynaptic;CS and CR 
A) presynaptic;CS and UR 
B) postsynaptic;CS and UR 
C) presynaptic and postsynaptic;CS and UR 
D) presynaptic and postsynaptic;CS and CR

Question 12

According to the Rescorla-Wagner model,blocking occurs because:

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A) both CSs perfectly predict the US. 
B) neither CS perfectly predicts the US. 
C) the CS that is trained in the first phase does not provide any new or predictive information. 
D) the CS that is added in the second phase does not provide any new or predictive information. 
A) both CSs perfectly predict the US. 
B) neither CS perfectly predicts the US. 
C) the CS that is trained in the first phase does not provide any new or predictive information. 
D) the CS that is added in the second phase does not provide any new or predictive information.

Question 13

Frank once ate an orange and shortly afterwards he got the flu.Although the orange did not cause Frank to become ill,he no longer likes to eat oranges.What is the conditioned stimulus?

Accepted Answer

A) feeling ill from the flu 
B) feeling ill from the orange 
C) the virus that caused the flu 
D) oranges 
A) feeling ill from the flu 
B) feeling ill from the orange 
C) the virus that caused the flu 
D) oranges

Question 14

While driving to work one day,Jennifer heard her favorite song on the radio.Soon after the song started playing,Jennifer was rear-ended by another car.Now Jennifer's favorite song causes her to feel nervous and tense.If Jennifer wishes to use extinction to stop these unpleasant feelings from occurring when her favorite song comes on,she should:

Accepted Answer

A) play the song in a safe and pleasant environment such as her room. 
B) listen to music other than her favorite song whenever she drives. 
C) play her favorite song whenever she drives anywhere without getting in an accident. 
D) try to get in an accident while a different song is playing on the radio. 
A) play the song in a safe and pleasant environment such as her room. 
B) listen to music other than her favorite song whenever she drives. 
C) play her favorite song whenever she drives anywhere without getting in an accident. 
D) try to get in an accident while a different song is playing on the radio.

Question 15

Describe an experimental procedure you could use to study blocking in humans (other than the category-learning procedure discussed in the text).Be sure to indicate what outcome would signal that blocking had occurred.

Accepted Answer

Grading criteria: The procedure should f

Question 16

A reduction in learning about a CS to which there has been prior exposure without any US is called:

Accepted Answer

A) blocking. 
B) prediction error. 
C) extinction. 
D) latent inhibition. 
A) blocking. 
B) prediction error. 
C) extinction. 
D) latent inhibition.

Question 17

Imagine we train an animal to associate a compound light + tone stimulus with a shock.After the animal is fully trained,we present just the tone by itself.According to the Rescorla-Wagner model,WTONE should be about ______ at the end of the training.

Accepted Answer

A) 25 
B) 150 
C) 100 
D) 50 
A) 25 
B) 150 
C) 100 
D) 50

Question 18

The results of Garcia & Koelling's taste aversion studies demonstrate that animals can:

Accepted Answer

A) not learn to associate tones with feeling sick. 
B) learn most associations equally easily. 
C) not learn to associate food with shock. 
D) learn some associations more readily than others. 
A) not learn to associate tones with feeling sick. 
B) learn most associations equally easily. 
C) not learn to associate food with shock. 
D) learn some associations more readily than others.

Question 19

Suppose a child in the hospital gets injections from the nurses,and the child eventually learns to cry as soon as a nurse walks into her room.What is the conditioned response?

Accepted Answer

A) crying when getting a shot 
B) crying when the nurse comes in 
C) the nurse 
D) the shot 
A) crying when getting a shot 
B) crying when the nurse comes in 
C) the nurse 
D) the shot

Question 20

Which of the following results suggests that the hippocampus is critical for CS modulation effects?

Accepted Answer

A) Hippocampal lesions eliminate latent inhibition in rabbit eyeblink conditioning. 
B) The hippocampus is not necessary for acquiring basic conditioned responses. 
C) The hippocampus is highly active during conditioning. 
D) The hippocampus is not necessary for eyeblink conditioning to occur. 
A) Hippocampal lesions eliminate latent inhibition in rabbit eyeblink conditioning. 
B) The hippocampus is not necessary for acquiring basic conditioned responses. 
C) The hippocampus is highly active during conditioning. 
D) The hippocampus is not necessary for eyeblink conditioning to occur.

Classical conditioning in aplysia occurs when:

When Gluck and Bower applied their neural network model of learning to study how humans learn to form categories,they treated:

Describe what happens in the interpositus nucleus as a rabbit is exposed to eyeblink conditioning.

If the CREB-1 gene is inactivated:

The conditioned compensatory response occurs in response to the in order to prepare the organism for the _.

The hippocampus:

If we pair a tone with a shock,a rat can learn that the tone predicts the shock.If we then pair a tone and light with a shock,we find that the rat gives a:

In a latent inhibition paradigm,the animals in the experimental group:

When a drug addict is in the environment where he usually takes her drugs,she will typically feel a craving for the drugs.This craving is a:

Which of the following does NOT require the cerebellum in a classical conditioning experiment?

The mechanisms for classical conditioning in aplysia involve___ changes in the neural circuits that connect the _.

According to the Rescorla-Wagner model,blocking occurs because:

Frank once ate an orange and shortly afterwards he got the flu.Although the orange did not cause Frank to become ill,he no longer likes to eat oranges.What is the conditioned stimulus?

Describe an experimental procedure you could use to study blocking in humans (other than the category-learning procedure discussed in the text).Be sure to indicate what outcome would signal that blocking had occurred.

A reduction in learning about a CS to which there has been prior exposure without any US is called:

Imagine we train an animal to associate a compound light + tone stimulus with a shock.After the animal is fully trained,we present just the tone by itself.According to the Rescorla-Wagner model,W_TONE should be about ______ at the end of the training.

The results of Garcia & Koelling's taste aversion studies demonstrate that animals can:

Suppose a child in the hospital gets injections from the nurses,and the child eventually learns to cry as soon as a nurse walks into her room.What is the conditioned response?

Which of the following results suggests that the hippocampus is critical for CS modulation effects?

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Exam 4: Classical Conditioning: Learning to Predict Important Events

Classical conditioning in aplysia occurs when:

When Gluck and Bower applied their neural network model of learning to study how humans learn to form categories,they treated:

Describe what happens in the interpositus nucleus as a rabbit is exposed to eyeblink conditioning.

If the CREB-1 gene is inactivated:

The conditioned compensatory response occurs in response to the ________ in order to prepare the organism for the _________.

The hippocampus:

If we pair a tone with a shock,a rat can learn that the tone predicts the shock.If we then pair a tone and light with a shock,we find that the rat gives a:

In a latent inhibition paradigm,the animals in the experimental group:

When a drug addict is in the environment where he usually takes her drugs,she will typically feel a craving for the drugs.This craving is a:

Which of the following does NOT require the cerebellum in a classical conditioning experiment?

The mechanisms for classical conditioning in aplysia involve_________ changes in the neural circuits that connect the _______.

According to the Rescorla-Wagner model,blocking occurs because:

Frank once ate an orange and shortly afterwards he got the flu.Although the orange did not cause Frank to become ill,he no longer likes to eat oranges.What is the conditioned stimulus?

Describe an experimental procedure you could use to study blocking in humans (other than the category-learning procedure discussed in the text).Be sure to indicate what outcome would signal that blocking had occurred.

A reduction in learning about a CS to which there has been prior exposure without any US is called:

Imagine we train an animal to associate a compound light + tone stimulus with a shock.After the animal is fully trained,we present just the tone by itself.According to the Rescorla-Wagner model,WTONE should be about ______ at the end of the training.

The results of Garcia & Koelling's taste aversion studies demonstrate that animals can:

Suppose a child in the hospital gets injections from the nurses,and the child eventually learns to cry as soon as a nurse walks into her room.What is the conditioned response?

Which of the following results suggests that the hippocampus is critical for CS modulation effects?

The Psychology of Learning and Memory

The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization: Learning About Repeated Events

Operant Conditioning: Learning the Outcome of Behaviors

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 conditioned compensatory response occurs in response to the in order to prepare the organism for the _.

The mechanisms for classical conditioning in aplysia involve___ changes in the neural circuits that connect the _.

Imagine we train an animal to associate a compound light + tone stimulus with a shock.After the animal is fully trained,we present just the tone by itself.According to the Rescorla-Wagner model,W_TONE should be about ______ at the end of the training.