Question 1

What will it probably happen to the instrumental conditioning if the animal presses a lever that no longer results in the administration of a reinforcement?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What will it probably happen to the...

Question 2

"Of several responses made to the same situation, those which are accompanied or closely followed by satisfaction to the animal will, other things being equal, be more firmly connected with the situation." (Thorndike, 1911, p. 244)."This is the law of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  consequences 
B)  reward 
C)  effect 
D)  reinforcement

Question 3

The amplitude of a neural population's spike to a low-intensity pulse can be increased through experience, a phenomenon called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Long-term depression 
B)  Long-term potentiation 
C)  Habituation 
D)  Sensitization

Question 4

Reflexes can be flexible, allowing organisms to adapt their responses to the environment when the predictive relationships between events change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Complete this modus tollens: if p then q, not q, therefore:

Accepted Answer

A)  not p 
B)  not q 
C)  p 
D)  z

Question 6

Conditioning chambers are exclusively used to study fear conditioning in rats.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Learning happens even when we are asleep.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Explain why smoking behaviour is insensitive to reinforcer devaluation, according to the instrumental conditioning perspective.

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Question 9

What category of neurons respond for both action observation and action execution?

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Question 10

Where was long-term potentiation first observed?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the spinal cord 
B)  In the cerebellum 
C)  In the hippocampus 
D)  In the hypothalamus

Question 11

Mary quickly drops the very hot mug as soon as she touched it, avoiding a serious burn. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  reflex arc 
B)  rooting reflex 
C)  Babinski reflex 
D)  knee jerk reflex

Question 12

Beckers and colleagues (2006), proposed that the blocking effect in humans is caused by __________ rather than __________.

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The answer of Beckers and colleagues (2006), proposed that the...

Question 13

What reflex makes babies turn their heads towards an object that gently stimulates their cheeks?

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Question 14

New evidence links LTP with learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The opposite of LTP is:

Accepted Answer

A)  long-term depression 
B)  short-term depression 
C)  acquisition 
D)  extinction

Question 16

Describe the difference between punishment and reinforcement.

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Question 17

Provide a suitable definition of learning.

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Question 18

Four-year old Dylan receives a "time-out" at preschool for deliberately knocking down another child in order to take his tricycle. Because of his misdeed Dylan's teacher removed him from the playground and told him to sit quietly in a chair in the corner of the classroom for the next five minutes. "Time-out" is considered an example of _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  positive punishment 
B)  negative punishment 
C)  positive reinforcement 
D)  negative reinforcement

Question 19

In associative LTP, the neuron that previously doesn't elicit a postsynaptic firing will subsequently cause the firing if it's weakly stimulated __________ the other neuron.

Accepted Answer

A)  Just after 
B)  Just before 
C)  Together with 
D)  At least 100 ms after

Question 20

LTD stands for:

Accepted Answer

The answer of LTD stands for:...

Exam 8: Learning

What will it probably happen to the instrumental conditioning if the animal presses a lever that no longer results in the administration of a reinforcement?

"Of several responses made to the same situation, those which are accompanied or closely followed by satisfaction to the animal will, other things being equal, be more firmly connected with the situation." (Thorndike, 1911, p. 244) ."This is the law of ________.

The amplitude of a neural population's spike to a low-intensity pulse can be increased through experience, a phenomenon called:

Reflexes can be flexible, allowing organisms to adapt their responses to the environment when the predictive relationships between events change.

Complete this modus tollens: if p then q, not q, therefore:

Conditioning chambers are exclusively used to study fear conditioning in rats.

Learning happens even when we are asleep.

Explain why smoking behaviour is insensitive to reinforcer devaluation, according to the instrumental conditioning perspective.

What category of neurons respond for both action observation and action execution?

Where was long-term potentiation first observed?

Mary quickly drops the very hot mug as soon as she touched it, avoiding a serious burn. This is an example of:

Beckers and colleagues (2006), proposed that the blocking effect in humans is caused by rather than .

What reflex makes babies turn their heads towards an object that gently stimulates their cheeks?

New evidence links LTP with learning.

The opposite of LTP is:

Describe the difference between punishment and reinforcement.

Provide a suitable definition of learning.

In associative LTP, the neuron that previously doesn't elicit a postsynaptic firing will subsequently cause the firing if it's weakly stimulated __________ the other neuron.

LTD stands for: