Question 1

If a novel stimulus is presented shortly before the occurrence of a CS that has just undergone extinction,the CR is likely to reappear.This phenomenon is known as

Accepted Answer

A) spontaneous recovery 
B) external inhibition 
C) disinhibition 
D) summation

Question 2

Pavlov's theory of spontaneous recovery includes the assumption that newly learned associations

Accepted Answer

A) are more durable than older associations 
B) are more fragile than older associations 
C) replace older associations 
D) none of the above

Question 3

To measure the amount of conditioning in the conditioned suppression procedure,the rat's response rate in the presence of the CS is compared to

Accepted Answer

A) the rat's response rate just before the CS is presented 
B) the rat's response rate in the presence of the US 
C) the rat's response rate just after the CS is presented 
D) the response rate of a control subject that is not presented with the CS

Question 4

If the probability of a shock in a conditioned suppression procedure is 20% in the presence of a tone and 40% in the absence of the tone,the tone will probably

Accepted Answer

A) remain neutral 
B) undergo habituation 
C) become a CS+ 
D) become a CS-

Question 5

In salivary conditioning,salivation is

Accepted Answer

A) the unconditioned response 
B) the conditioned response 
C) both a and b 
D) neither a nor b

Question 6

Aversive counterconditioning has been used to treat all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) smoking 
B) nocturnal enuresis 
C) sexual deviations 
D) alcoholism

Question 7

In classical conditioning,the stimulus that initially elicits no response is the

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

In eyeblink conditioning,a puff of air to the eye is the

Accepted Answer