Question 1

Garcia's interest in the role of learning in taste aversions may have begun when he became sick after eating ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  chocolate 
B)  licorice 
C)  strawberries 
D)  a hot dog

Question 2

The studies of Carolyn and Arthur Staats demonstrating that neutral words paired with pleasant words become pleasant are examples of__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  first-order conditioning 
B)  tertiary conditioning 
C)  higher-order conditioning 
D)  oral conditioning

Question 3

Barry Maletzky treated exhibitionists by having them imagine that they were about to perform the inappropriate behavior, and then _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  sounding a loud horn 
B)  showing them a photograph of a bloody scene 
C)  giving them a mild electric shock 
D)  exposing them to an unpleasant odor

Question 4

Peter's fear, like Albert's, was the result of conditioning by a researcher.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

VRET stands for _________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of VRET stands for _________....

Question 6

Exposure therapy is really a form of counterconditioning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What are the practical implications of Siegel's work for people who use narcotic drugs?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the practical implications of Siegel's...

Question 8

How do the experiments of Carolyn and Arthur Staats help us understand prejudice?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How do the experiments of Carolyn and...

Question 9

Pavlovian conditioning suggests that stimuli associated with chemotherapy (such as the clinic where
the patient is treated) might suppress the patient's _______ system.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Pavlovian conditioning suggests that stimuli associated with...

Question 10

Garcia's first experiment on taste aversion was unusual in that the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  subjects were pigeons 
B)  interval between CS and US was several minutes 
C)  US was very weak 
D)  CS was very intense

Question 11

Summarize Garcia's work on taste aversion. Explain how his work differed from most studies of
Pavlovian conditioning.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Summarize Garcia's work on taste aversion. Explain...

Question 12

Thomas Parish and colleagues reduced the bias of white American children toward the Vietnamese by pairing images of Vietnamese with________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Thomas Parish and colleagues reduced the bias...

Question 13

If an aversive stimulus, such as a noxious odor, regularly precedes a pleasant stimulus, such as a tasty
meal, the former stimulus may lose much of its unpleasant quality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Senatorial candidate Smith's popularity increased dramatically after he was seen on television shaking hands with a very popular public figure. This is probably an example of__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  preconditioning 
B)  emotional conditioning 
C)  masochistic behavior 
D)  backward conditioning

Question 15

Elnora Stuart and colleagues paired slides of pleasant scenes with__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hair tonic 
B)  shampoo 
C)  toothpaste 
D)  milk

Exam 4: Pavlovian Applications

Garcia's interest in the role of learning in taste aversions may have begun when he became sick after eating ____________.

The studies of Carolyn and Arthur Staats demonstrating that neutral words paired with pleasant words become pleasant are examples of__________.

Barry Maletzky treated exhibitionists by having them imagine that they were about to perform the inappropriate behavior, and then _______.

Peter's fear, like Albert's, was the result of conditioning by a researcher.

VRET stands for _________.

Exposure therapy is really a form of counterconditioning.

What are the practical implications of Siegel's work for people who use narcotic drugs?

How do the experiments of Carolyn and Arthur Staats help us understand prejudice?

Pavlovian conditioning suggests that stimuli associated with chemotherapy (such as the clinic where the patient is treated) might suppress the patient's _______ system.

Garcia's first experiment on taste aversion was unusual in that the ________.

Summarize Garcia's work on taste aversion. Explain how his work differed from most studies of Pavlovian conditioning.

Thomas Parish and colleagues reduced the bias of white American children toward the Vietnamese by pairing images of Vietnamese with________.

If an aversive stimulus, such as a noxious odor, regularly precedes a pleasant stimulus, such as a tasty meal, the former stimulus may lose much of its unpleasant quality.

Senatorial candidate Smith's popularity increased dramatically after he was seen on television shaking hands with a very popular public figure. This is probably an example of__________.

Elnora Stuart and colleagues paired slides of pleasant scenes with__________.