Exam 6: Learning

Which factor may account for the relation between children observing violence in the media and their later likelihood of showing aggression?

"Hebbian learning," or alterations in synaptic connections as a result of learning, has been summed up in the saying, "Cells that fire together ____________."

What is the typical relationship between an unconditioned response and a conditioned response?

When, after extensive extinction trials, the presentation of the conditioned stimulus briefly produces a conditioned response, this is known as:

What neuronal process does the NMDA receptor facilitate?

In the fear conditioning of Little Albert, Watson used the following stimuli:

Learning that occurs when one learns the consequences of an action by observing another's consequences is called:

What treatment might help memory disorders such as Alzheimer's disease in the future by altering neuronal functions?

Memes are to genes as:

The fact that Little Albert learned fear toward not only a white rat but also a ball of wool and a rabbit represents:

Adaptive behaviours that animals engage in depending on the relative costs and benefits in the environment can be explained by:

What evidence suggests that the NMDA receptor is responsible for associative learning?

You are trying to get your roommate to keep things neater, so you leave a nice note after she makes any attempt to pick things up. After a while, you only leave a note after the dirty dishes are stacked, then only when they are brought to the kitchen, and finally only when she puts them in the dishwasher. This is an example of:

The term ____________ is used to describe intermittent or occasional reinforcements.

Billy has watched many movies in which the hero smokes cigarettes. When Billy identifies with these heroes and begins to smoke, what psychological term might be used to describe his behaviour?

Getting $1 for every correct answer on this test resulting in more correct answers would be a form of:

University students who often drink beer, but only at night in the university pub, will be least affected by the alcohol when they drink:

Joe and Tom have been roommates for two years. In that time, Amy started to date Tom. Since having a bad breakup with Tom, Amy now also does not like Joe. This is an example of the phenomenon known as:

Setting specific dates for the midterm and final is an example of testing on a:

The neural structure responsible for releasing dopamine in response to reinforcement is: