Question 1

Behavior changes due to learning

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A) can be short lived but must be due to interaction with the environment. 
B) must be enduring and due to interaction with the environment. 
C) must be enduring but must not depend on interaction with the environment. 
D) must be enduring and due to changes of stimulus conditions. 
A) can be short lived but must be due to interaction with the environment. 
B) must be enduring and due to interaction with the environment. 
C) must be enduring but must not depend on interaction with the environment. 
D) must be enduring and due to changes of stimulus conditions.

Question 2

Describe how historical developments in the study of the mind contributed to the contemporary study of learning.

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Question 3

Describe the rationale for using animal models to study human behavior.

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Question 4

Charles Darwin

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A) argued that nonhuman animals had the capacity for curiosity, attention, and aesthetic sensibility. 
B) provided compelling evidence for various forms of animal intelligence. 
C) suggested that physical but not psychological traits are the product of evolution. 
D) All of these 
A) argued that nonhuman animals had the capacity for curiosity, attention, and aesthetic sensibility. 
B) provided compelling evidence for various forms of animal intelligence. 
C) suggested that physical but not psychological traits are the product of evolution. 
D) All of these

Question 5

Which of the following is not true of the general-process approach to learning?

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A) Elemental processes are assumed to operate in a similar manner across learning situations. 
B) Evidence of learning in diverse species provides support for the general-process approach. 
C) The generality is assumed to exist in the contents and speed of learning. 
D) The generality is assumed to exist in elemental laws of association. 
A) Elemental processes are assumed to operate in a similar manner across learning situations. 
B) Evidence of learning in diverse species provides support for the general-process approach. 
C) The generality is assumed to exist in the contents and speed of learning. 
D) The generality is assumed to exist in elemental laws of association.

Question 6

What has contributed to the evidence for the generality of learning phenomena?

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A) studies of many different phenomena in humans 
B) studies of many different phenomena in rats 
C) studies of similar forms of learning across species 
D) studies of similar forms of learning in humans 
A) studies of many different phenomena in humans 
B) studies of many different phenomena in rats 
C) studies of similar forms of learning across species 
D) studies of similar forms of learning in humans

Question 7

Why is learning defined in terms of the mechanisms of behavior rather than by a behavior change itself?

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A) Behavior changes are short-lived; changes in the mechanisms are enduring. 
B) Behavior is due to many factors besides learning. 
C) Behavior does not change due to interaction with environmental stimuli. 
D) Behavior cannot be quantified; mechanisms can be. 
A) Behavior changes are short-lived; changes in the mechanisms are enduring. 
B) Behavior is due to many factors besides learning. 
C) Behavior does not change due to interaction with environmental stimuli. 
D) Behavior cannot be quantified; mechanisms can be.

Question 8

Procedural learning does not require

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A) an animal that can learn. 
B) awareness that learning has occurred. 
C) any training trials. 
D) antecedent stimuli. 
A) an animal that can learn. 
B) awareness that learning has occurred. 
C) any training trials. 
D) antecedent stimuli.

Question 9

Why would one use an animal model of human behavior? What contributes to the validity of such studies? What precautions must be heeded while interpreting the data?

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Question 10

The finding that gas infusions are not the cause of muscle contractions is best attributed to which of the following researchers?

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A) René Descartes 
B) Charles Bell 
C) Francois Magendie 
D) Francis Glisson 
A) René Descartes 
B) Charles Bell 
C) Francois Magendie 
D) Francis Glisson

Question 11

Which of the following is not a primary rule of association?

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A) contingency 
B) contiguity 
C) similarity 
D) contrast 
A) contingency 
B) contiguity 
C) similarity 
D) contrast

Question 12

All of the following are true of British empiricists except

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A) they believed that ideas were based on associations of simple sensory events. 
B) they conducted experiments to test the rules of association. 
C) they held that the mind was a blank slate at birth. 
D) they thought that sense experiences were the basis of knowledge. 
A) they believed that ideas were based on associations of simple sensory events. 
B) they conducted experiments to test the rules of association. 
C) they held that the mind was a blank slate at birth. 
D) they thought that sense experiences were the basis of knowledge.

Question 13

Compare the nativist and empiricist positions.How has each contributed to the theoretical underpinnings of the study of learning?

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Question 14

The concept of hedonism as the control for voluntary behavior was proposed by which philosopher?

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A) Aristotle 
B) Locke 
C) Hobbes 
D) Brown 
A) Aristotle 
B) Locke 
C) Hobbes 
D) Brown

Question 15

Describe the different levels of analysis that can be employed in studies of learning and how they are related.

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Question 16

The return of a neuron's interior to a relative negative voltage immediately following the peak of the action potential is due to primarily to movement of

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A) Na +. 
B) Ca ++. 
C) K +. 
D) Cl -. 
A) Na +. 
B) Ca ++. 
C) K +. 
D) Cl -.

Question 17

The generation of new, previously unknown facts about behavior must come from

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A) computer modeling. 
B) studying live organisms. 
C) studying live humans. 
D) studying live non-humans. 
A) computer modeling. 
B) studying live organisms. 
C) studying live humans. 
D) studying live non-humans.

Question 18

Until depolarization, a neural membrane is relatively impermeable to

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A) Na + and K + 
B) K + and Ca ++ 
C) Na + and Ca ++ 
D) Ca ++ only 
A) Na + and K + 
B) K + and Ca ++ 
C) Na + and Ca ++ 
D) Ca ++ only

Question 19

Which of the following is true of the development of new drugs?

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A) Usually drug development occurs without the use of animal models. 
B) Animal models are only useful when developing drugs that do not affect cognition. 
C) Animal models cannot address human drug dependency. 
D) Drug development is not possible without animal models. 
A) Usually drug development occurs without the use of animal models. 
B) Animal models are only useful when developing drugs that do not affect cognition. 
C) Animal models cannot address human drug dependency. 
D) Drug development is not possible without animal models.

Question 20

Briefly describe the two intellectual traditions that were stimulated by Cartesian dualism.How is each tradition represented in contemporary investigations of learning phenomena?

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Behavior changes due to learning

Describe how historical developments in the study of the mind contributed to the contemporary study of learning.

Describe the rationale for using animal models to study human behavior.

Charles Darwin

Which of the following is not true of the general-process approach to learning?

What has contributed to the evidence for the generality of learning phenomena?

Why is learning defined in terms of the mechanisms of behavior rather than by a behavior change itself?

Procedural learning does not require

Why would one use an animal model of human behavior? What contributes to the validity of such studies? What precautions must be heeded while interpreting the data?

The finding that gas infusions are not the cause of muscle contractions is best attributed to which of the following researchers?

Which of the following is not a primary rule of association?

All of the following are true of British empiricists except

Compare the nativist and empiricist positions.How has each contributed to the theoretical underpinnings of the study of learning?

The concept of hedonism as the control for voluntary behavior was proposed by which philosopher?

Describe the different levels of analysis that can be employed in studies of learning and how they are related.

The return of a neuron's interior to a relative negative voltage immediately following the peak of the action potential is due to primarily to movement of

The generation of new, previously unknown facts about behavior must come from

Until depolarization, a neural membrane is relatively impermeable to

Which of the following is true of the development of new drugs?

Briefly describe the two intellectual traditions that were stimulated by Cartesian dualism.How is each tradition represented in contemporary investigations of learning phenomena?

Elicited Behavior, Habituation, and Sensitization

Classical Conditioning

Classical Conditioning

Instrumental Conditioning

Schedules of Reinforcement and Choice Behavior

Instrumental Conditioning

Stimulus Control of Behavior

Extinction of Conditioned Behavior

Averse Control

Comparative Cognition I

Comparative Cognition Ii

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Exam 1: Introduction

Behavior changes due to learning

Describe how historical developments in the study of the mind contributed to the contemporary study of learning.

Describe the rationale for using animal models to study human behavior.

Charles Darwin

Which of the following is not true of the general-process approach to learning?

What has contributed to the evidence for the generality of learning phenomena?

Why is learning defined in terms of the mechanisms of behavior rather than by a behavior change itself?

Procedural learning does not require

Why would one use an animal model of human behavior? What contributes to the validity of such studies? What precautions must be heeded while interpreting the data?

The finding that gas infusions are not the cause of muscle contractions is best attributed to which of the following researchers?

Which of the following is not a primary rule of association?

All of the following are true of British empiricists except

Compare the nativist and empiricist positions.How has each contributed to the theoretical underpinnings of the study of learning?

The concept of hedonism as the control for voluntary behavior was proposed by which philosopher?

Describe the different levels of analysis that can be employed in studies of learning and how they are related.

The return of a neuron's interior to a relative negative voltage immediately following the peak of the action potential is due to primarily to movement of

The generation of new, previously unknown facts about behavior must come from

Until depolarization, a neural membrane is relatively impermeable to

Which of the following is true of the development of new drugs?

Briefly describe the two intellectual traditions that were stimulated by Cartesian dualism.How is each tradition represented in contemporary investigations of learning phenomena?

Elicited Behavior, Habituation, and Sensitization

Classical Conditioning

Classical Conditioning

Instrumental Conditioning

Schedules of Reinforcement and Choice Behavior

Instrumental Conditioning

Stimulus Control of Behavior

Extinction of Conditioned Behavior

Averse Control

Comparative Cognition I

Comparative Cognition Ii

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