Question 1

The research of Ivan Pavlov and Hermann Ebbinghaus is similar because both researchers

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A) were using empirical methods to investigate reflexes. 
B) were using empirical methods to study laws of associations. 
C) extended Descartes' concept of dualism. 
D) were concerned with the study of the mind, not with physiological mechanisms. 
A) were using empirical methods to investigate reflexes. 
B) were using empirical methods to study laws of associations. 
C) extended Descartes' concept of dualism. 
D) were concerned with the study of the mind, not with physiological mechanisms.

Question 2

The philosophical tenet that some of the content of the human mind is innate is called

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A) dualism. 
B) nativism. 
C) empiricism. 
D) reflexism. 
A) dualism. 
B) nativism. 
C) empiricism. 
D) reflexism.

Question 3

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 4

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 5

Which of the following is not true of the work of Charles Darwin?

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A) He argued for a continuity from animals to humans. 
B) He attempted to characterize the evolution of psychological traits. 
C) He provided compelling evidence for various forms of animal intelligence. 
D) He suggested nonhuman animals had the capacity for curiosity, attention, and aesthetic sensibility. 
A) He argued for a continuity from animals to humans. 
B) He attempted to characterize the evolution of psychological traits. 
C) He provided compelling evidence for various forms of animal intelligence. 
D) He suggested nonhuman animals had the capacity for curiosity, attention, and aesthetic sensibility.

Question 6

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 7

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 8

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

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Question 9

Which of the following is not a level of analysis of learning?

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A) Behavioral 
B) Neural system 
C) Cellular\Genetic 
D) all are levels of analysis of learning 
A) Behavioral 
B) Neural system 
C) Cellular\Genetic 
D) all are levels of analysis of learning

Question 10

Describe why learning can only be studied by using experimental methods.

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Question 11

Of the primary rules of association, which has been most prominent in considerations of associations?

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

Question 12

The general-process approach to learning assumes that

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A) all animals respond to training in a similar manner. 
B) learning phenomena are products of elemental processes that are consistent across situations. 
C) learning phenomena are products of elemental processes that change across situations. 
D) differing species will learn about similar stimuli and responses similarly. 
A) all animals respond to training in a similar manner. 
B) learning phenomena are products of elemental processes that are consistent across situations. 
C) learning phenomena are products of elemental processes that change across situations. 
D) differing species will learn about similar stimuli and responses similarly.

Question 13

Hermann Ebbinghaus

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A) was the first to empirically test the rules of association. 
B) demonstrated that separate nerves carry sensory and motor information. 
C) set forth the secondary rules of association. 
D) showed that irritation of a nerve was sufficient to produce a muscle contraction. 
A) was the first to empirically test the rules of association. 
B) demonstrated that separate nerves carry sensory and motor information. 
C) set forth the secondary rules of association. 
D) showed that irritation of a nerve was sufficient to produce a muscle contraction.

Question 14

Describe Descartes' conception of the reflex and how the concept of the reflex has changed since his time.

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Question 15

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

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Question 16

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 17

Why must learning be studied with experimental instead of observational techniques?

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A) Causes can only be inferred, not observed directly. 
B) Causes are very similar across situations. 
C) Observations only provide evidence of prior experiences. 
D) Observational studies are only sufficient to document short-term behavior changes. 
A) Causes can only be inferred, not observed directly. 
B) Causes are very similar across situations. 
C) Observations only provide evidence of prior experiences. 
D) Observational studies are only sufficient to document short-term behavior changes.

Question 18

Bob has designed an experiment in which he trains a mother rat. He is interested in behavior changes in her not yet conceived pups. He is most likely focused on which level of analysis?

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A) Behavioral 
B) Cellular and genetic 
C) Neural system 
D) A non-scientific level of analysis 
A) Behavioral 
B) Cellular and genetic 
C) Neural system 
D) A non-scientific level of analysis

Question 19

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 20

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.

The research of Ivan Pavlov and Hermann Ebbinghaus is similar because both researchers

The philosophical tenet that some of the content of the human mind is innate is called

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

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

Which of the following is not true of the work of Charles Darwin?

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

Until depolarization, a neural membrane is relatively impermeable to

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

Which of the following is not a level of analysis of learning?

Describe why learning can only be studied by using experimental methods.

Of the primary rules of association, which has been most prominent in considerations of associations?

The general-process approach to learning assumes that

Hermann Ebbinghaus

Describe Descartes' conception of the reflex and how the concept of the reflex has changed since his time.

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

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

Why must learning be studied with experimental instead of observational techniques?

Bob has designed an experiment in which he trains a mother rat. He is interested in behavior changes in her not yet conceived pups. He is most likely focused on which level of analysis?

Behavior changes due to learning

Procedural learning does not require

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

The research of Ivan Pavlov and Hermann Ebbinghaus is similar because both researchers

The philosophical tenet that some of the content of the human mind is innate is called

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

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

Which of the following is not true of the work of Charles Darwin?

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

Until depolarization, a neural membrane is relatively impermeable to

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

Which of the following is not a level of analysis of learning?

Describe why learning can only be studied by using experimental methods.

Of the primary rules of association, which has been most prominent in considerations of associations?

The general-process approach to learning assumes that

Hermann Ebbinghaus

Describe Descartes' conception of the reflex and how the concept of the reflex has changed since his time.

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

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

Why must learning be studied with experimental instead of observational techniques?

Bob has designed an experiment in which he trains a mother rat. He is interested in behavior changes in her not yet conceived pups. He is most likely focused on which level of analysis?

Behavior changes due to learning

Procedural learning does not require

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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