Question 1

Describe how habituation and sensitization are involved in emotion regulation and drug addiction.

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Question 2

Describe components of the startle response and how the startle response may undergo sensitization.

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Question 3

Habituation is to sensitization as

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A) motor is to sensory. 
B) S-R is to state. 
C) S-S is to S-R. 
D) state is to S-S. 
A) motor is to sensory. 
B) S-R is to state. 
C) S-S is to S-R. 
D) state is to S-S.

Question 4

Sensory adaptation refers to changes in responses that occur due to which of the following?

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A) changes in the nervous system that hinder transmission from sensory to motor neurons 
B) changes in the nervous system that facilitate transmission from sensory to motor neurons 
C) changes in the sensory receptors 
D) changes in the muscles 
A) changes in the nervous system that hinder transmission from sensory to motor neurons 
B) changes in the nervous system that facilitate transmission from sensory to motor neurons 
C) changes in the sensory receptors 
D) changes in the muscles

Question 5

According to Groves and Thompson (1970), which of the following is true?

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A) Habituation and sensitization processes occur in different parts of the nervous system. 
B) Habituation is similar to fatigue; sensitization is similar to adaptation. 
C) Habituation is similar to adaptation; sensitization is similar to fatigue. 
D) Both habituation and sensitization occur at the level of the sensory receptors. 
A) Habituation and sensitization processes occur in different parts of the nervous system. 
B) Habituation is similar to fatigue; sensitization is similar to adaptation. 
C) Habituation is similar to adaptation; sensitization is similar to fatigue. 
D) Both habituation and sensitization occur at the level of the sensory receptors.

Question 6

According to the opponent-process theory, drug tolerance develops because

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A) the a process weakens. 
B) the b process weakens. 
C) the a process strengthens. 
D) the b process strengthens. 
A) the a process weakens. 
B) the b process weakens. 
C) the a process strengthens. 
D) the b process strengthens.

Question 7

Which of the following is a true statement about habituation?

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A) increases responsiveness to a stimulus with repeated presentations 
B) decreases responsiveness to a stimulus with repeated presentations 
C) either increases or decreases responsiveness to a stimulus with repeated presentations, depending on the background cues 
D) both increases and decreases responsiveness to a stimulus with repeated presentations 
A) increases responsiveness to a stimulus with repeated presentations 
B) decreases responsiveness to a stimulus with repeated presentations 
C) either increases or decreases responsiveness to a stimulus with repeated presentations, depending on the background cues 
D) both increases and decreases responsiveness to a stimulus with repeated presentations

Question 8

How does the dual-process theory account for habituation effects? Sensitization effects?

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Question 9

Which of the following is most likely to be characterized as an appetitive behavior?

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A) a sparrow manipulating a seed in its beak 
B) a woman drinking a glass of milk 
C) a woodchuck chewing on a blade of grass 
D) a chef preparing a cream pie 
A) a sparrow manipulating a seed in its beak 
B) a woman drinking a glass of milk 
C) a woodchuck chewing on a blade of grass 
D) a chef preparing a cream pie

Question 10

The respiratory occlusion response in babies begins with which of the following?

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A) a swiping motion across the face; then the infant pulls away, then cries 
B) crying; then the infant pulls away, then swipes the face 
C) pulling the head back; then the infant swipes the face, then cries 
D) pulling the head back; then the infant cries, then swipes the face 
A) a swiping motion across the face; then the infant pulls away, then cries 
B) crying; then the infant pulls away, then swipes the face 
C) pulling the head back; then the infant swipes the face, then cries 
D) pulling the head back; then the infant cries, then swipes the face

Question 11

Which of the following is one of the characteristics of a modal action pattern?

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A) The eliciting stimulus is usually easy to identify. 
B) They are species-specific response patterns. 
C) The threshold for eliciting the behavior is relatively invariant. 
D) The eliciting stimulus will have similar effects over different situations. 
A) The eliciting stimulus is usually easy to identify. 
B) They are species-specific response patterns. 
C) The threshold for eliciting the behavior is relatively invariant. 
D) The eliciting stimulus will have similar effects over different situations.

Question 12

Which of the following is the incorrect statement about reflexive behaviors?

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A) Most reflexes promote the well-being of the organism. 
B) Simple reflexes are not influenced by higher nervous system functions. 
C) Reflexes are the simplest form of elicited behavior. 
D) The organization of the nervous system determines the specificity of the stimulus\response relationship. 
A) Most reflexes promote the well-being of the organism. 
B) Simple reflexes are not influenced by higher nervous system functions. 
C) Reflexes are the simplest form of elicited behavior. 
D) The organization of the nervous system determines the specificity of the stimulus\response relationship.

Question 13

An emotion-arousing stimulus elicits

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A) emotion after-effects directly. 
B) the a process directly. 
C) the b process directly. 
D) the a and b processes directly. 
A) emotion after-effects directly. 
B) the a process directly. 
C) the b process directly. 
D) the a and b processes directly.

Question 14

The stabilimeter measures which of the following?

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A) startle responses in rats 
B) taxes in rats 
C) kinesis in rats 
D) orientation responses in rats 
A) startle responses in rats 
B) taxes in rats 
C) kinesis in rats 
D) orientation responses in rats

Question 15

What is the role of facilitory interneurons in sensitization of the gill-withdrawal reflex of aplysia ?

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Question 16

Explain the role of the S-R and state systems in elicited behaviors.

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Question 17

Of the following, which is true of sign stimuli?

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A) Sign stimuli release behaviors that are performed in the same way every time. 
B) Sign stimuli characteristically release the same behavior across several species. 
C) Researchers are unable to determine which sign stimuli release behaviors. 
D) The optimal sign stimulus may not occur naturally. 
A) Sign stimuli release behaviors that are performed in the same way every time. 
B) Sign stimuli characteristically release the same behavior across several species. 
C) Researchers are unable to determine which sign stimuli release behaviors. 
D) The optimal sign stimulus may not occur naturally.

Question 18

Which of the following is true regarding the respiratory occlusion reflex?

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A) It causes humans to hold their breath underwater. 
B) It is a multistage response to a reduction of airflow. 
C) It allows nursing to proceed when the nose is covered. 
D) It causes an infant to orient towards the nipple. 
A) It causes humans to hold their breath underwater. 
B) It is a multistage response to a reduction of airflow. 
C) It allows nursing to proceed when the nose is covered. 
D) It causes an infant to orient towards the nipple.

Question 19

Describe how a researcher can determine which stimulus features elicit modal action patterns.

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Question 20

In Aplysia, the role of the facilitory interneuron is to

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A) increase sensitivity of the motor neuron. 
B) increase the release of neurotransmitter from the sensory neuron. 
C) decrease the sensitivity of the motor neuron. 
D) decrease the release of neurotransmitter from the motor neuron. 
A) increase sensitivity of the motor neuron. 
B) increase the release of neurotransmitter from the sensory neuron. 
C) decrease the sensitivity of the motor neuron. 
D) decrease the release of neurotransmitter from the motor neuron.

Describe how habituation and sensitization are involved in emotion regulation and drug addiction.

Describe components of the startle response and how the startle response may undergo sensitization.

Habituation is to sensitization as

Sensory adaptation refers to changes in responses that occur due to which of the following?

According to Groves and Thompson (1970), which of the following is true?

According to the opponent-process theory, drug tolerance develops because

Which of the following is a true statement about habituation?

How does the dual-process theory account for habituation effects? Sensitization effects?

Which of the following is most likely to be characterized as an appetitive behavior?

The respiratory occlusion response in babies begins with which of the following?

Which of the following is one of the characteristics of a modal action pattern?

Which of the following is the incorrect statement about reflexive behaviors?

An emotion-arousing stimulus elicits

The stabilimeter measures which of the following?

What is the role of facilitory interneurons in sensitization of the gill-withdrawal reflex of aplysia ?

Explain the role of the S-R and state systems in elicited behaviors.

Of the following, which is true of sign stimuli?

Which of the following is true regarding the respiratory occlusion reflex?

Describe how a researcher can determine which stimulus features elicit modal action patterns.

In Aplysia, the role of the facilitory interneuron is to

Introduction

Classical Conditioning

Classical Conditioning

Instrumental Conditioning

Schedules of Reinforcement and Choice Behavior

Instrumental Conditioning

Stimulus Control of Behavior

Extinction of Conditioned Behavior

Averse Control

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Exam 2: Elicited Behavior Habituation and Sensitization

Describe how habituation and sensitization are involved in emotion regulation and drug addiction.

Describe components of the startle response and how the startle response may undergo sensitization.

Habituation is to sensitization as

Sensory adaptation refers to changes in responses that occur due to which of the following?

According to Groves and Thompson (1970), which of the following is true?

According to the opponent-process theory, drug tolerance develops because

Which of the following is a true statement about habituation?

How does the dual-process theory account for habituation effects? Sensitization effects?

Which of the following is most likely to be characterized as an appetitive behavior?

The respiratory occlusion response in babies begins with which of the following?

Which of the following is one of the characteristics of a modal action pattern?

Which of the following is the incorrect statement about reflexive behaviors?

An emotion-arousing stimulus elicits

The stabilimeter measures which of the following?

What is the role of facilitory interneurons in sensitization of the gill-withdrawal reflex of aplysia ?

Explain the role of the S-R and state systems in elicited behaviors.

Of the following, which is true of sign stimuli?

Which of the following is true regarding the respiratory occlusion reflex?

Describe how a researcher can determine which stimulus features elicit modal action patterns.

In Aplysia, the role of the facilitory interneuron is to

Introduction

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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