Question 1

In higher-order conditioning, a(n) ____ is used in place of a(n) ____ to condition another stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A)   US; CS
B)   CS; US
C)   NS; CS
D)   US; NS B

Question 2

If a rat always receives a shock following the presentation of an 800 Hz tone, it will show a stronger fear response to the presentation of a ____ tone than a ____ tone.

Accepted Answer

A)   900 Hz; 1000 Hz
B)   1000 Hz; 900 Hz
C)   600 Hz; 700 Hz
D)   both b and c A

Question 3

The strength of conditioning varies directly with the strength of the

Accepted Answer

A)   US.
B)   CS.
C)   both a and b
D)   neither a nor b C

Question 4

The strengthening of a CR through repeated pairings of a CS and US is known as

Accepted Answer

A)   attainment.
B)   procurement.
C)   acquisition.
D)   elicitation.

Question 5

A study measures the percentage of trials on which a CR occurs. This is an example of the _______ procedure.

Accepted Answer

A)   Anticipation
B)   blank trials
C)   sign tracking
D)   conditioned suppression

Question 6

At picnics you are stung by mosquitoes but not by butterflies. You are likely to demonstrate____ conditioning to mosquitoes and ____ conditioning to butterflies.

Accepted Answer

A)   excitatory; inhibitory
B)   inhibitory; excitatory
C)   appetitive; excitatory
D)   appetitive; aversive

Question 7

Feeling hungry at the same time each day is best described as an example of

Accepted Answer

A)   pseudoconditioning.
B)   temporal conditioning.
C)   temporal preconditioning.
D)   occasion setting.

Question 8

Stimulus discrimination in classical conditioning is the tendency for a CR

Accepted Answer

A)   to suddenly recover following extinction.
B)   to decrease in strength across repeated presentations of the CS.
C)   to become more differentiated from other responses.
D)   to be elicited by one stimulus and not another.

Exam 3: Predictive Learning: Basic Principles and Phenomena

In higher-order conditioning, a(n) is used in place of a(n) to condition another stimulus.

If a rat always receives a shock following the presentation of an 800 Hz tone, it will show a stronger fear response to the presentation of a tone than a tone.

The strength of conditioning varies directly with the strength of the

The strengthening of a CR through repeated pairings of a CS and US is known as

A study measures the percentage of trials on which a CR occurs. This is an example of the _______ procedure.

At picnics you are stung by mosquitoes but not by butterflies. You are likely to demonstrate conditioning to mosquitoes and conditioning to butterflies.

Feeling hungry at the same time each day is best described as an example of

Stimulus discrimination in classical conditioning is the tendency for a CR