Question 1

A sign reading "out of gas" at a restaurant does not cause the frustration of the same sign at a service station because of which choice below?

Accepted Answer

A) The restaurant is excitatory. 
B) The excitatory context is missing at the restaurant. 
C) The excitatory context is missing at the service station. 
D) The restaurant is inhibitory. 
A) The restaurant is excitatory. 
B) The excitatory context is missing at the restaurant. 
C) The excitatory context is missing at the service station. 
D) The restaurant is inhibitory. B

Question 2

In studies of sexual sign tracking in male Japanese quail, what happens when the CS is separated from the hen delivery door?

Accepted Answer

A) Males switch from sign tracking to goal tracking if they must travel more than 6 inches. 
B) Males switch from sign tracking to goal tracking if they must travel more that 6 feet. 
C) Males sign track even at distances greater than 6 feet. 
D) Males always goal track. 
A) Males switch from sign tracking to goal tracking if they must travel more than 6 inches. 
B) Males switch from sign tracking to goal tracking if they must travel more that 6 feet. 
C) Males sign track even at distances greater than 6 feet. 
D) Males always goal track. C

Question 3

In order for food to be presented in an autoshaping procedure, the pigeon must do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) approach the food hopper before the food is delivered 
B) approach the signal light before the food is delivered 
C) avoid the signal light until after the food is delivered 
D) There are no requirements for the pigeon. 
A) approach the food hopper before the food is delivered 
B) approach the signal light before the food is delivered 
C) avoid the signal light until after the food is delivered 
D) There are no requirements for the pigeon. D

Question 4

Which of the following is not a measure of classically conditioned responding?

Accepted Answer

A) counting the number of drops of saliva elicited by a bell tone 
B) counting the number of lever presses made to receive food 
C) counting how often a rabbit blinks when a tone sounds 
D) counting the time that elapses between presentation of a tone and a rabbit's eyeblink 
A) counting the number of drops of saliva elicited by a bell tone 
B) counting the number of lever presses made to receive food 
C) counting how often a rabbit blinks when a tone sounds 
D) counting the time that elapses between presentation of a tone and a rabbit's eyeblink

Question 5

To conclude that an association has been established in a classical conditioning experiment, one must ensure which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) that the subject responds every time the CS is presented 
B) that the subject responds every time the US is presented 
C) that changes in behavior are due to the US presentation 
D) that changes in behavior are not due to prior separate presentations of the CS and US 
A) that the subject responds every time the CS is presented 
B) that the subject responds every time the US is presented 
C) that changes in behavior are due to the US presentation 
D) that changes in behavior are not due to prior separate presentations of the CS and US

Question 6

How does classical conditioning contribute to our understanding of causal judgments?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How does classical conditioning contribute to our...

Question 7

In negative CS-US contingency procedures of conditioned inhibition, what serves as the excitatory context?

Accepted Answer

A) the simultaneously presented CS + 
B) the CS - 
C) the background cues 
D) all of the above 
A) the simultaneously presented CS + 
B) the CS - 
C) the background cues 
D) all of the above

Question 8

What is object learning, and how is it similar or different from conventional classical conditioning?

Accepted Answer

Object learning is a type of learning in

Question 9

The most successful control procedure in classical conditioning is

Accepted Answer

A) pseudo-conditioning. 
B) sensitization. 
C) random control. 
D) explicitly unpaired control. 
A) pseudo-conditioning. 
B) sensitization. 
C) random control. 
D) explicitly unpaired control.

Question 10

Which of the following is not true of sign tracking?

Accepted Answer

A) The subject need not do anything to receive the US. 
B) Sign tracking appears to be limited to rodent species. 
C) Sign tracking can occur even if the CS and US delivery area are separated by a distance. 
D) Individual differences in sign tracking correlate with factors associated with drug abuse. 
A) The subject need not do anything to receive the US. 
B) Sign tracking appears to be limited to rodent species. 
C) Sign tracking can occur even if the CS and US delivery area are separated by a distance. 
D) Individual differences in sign tracking correlate with factors associated with drug abuse.

Question 11

A test trial in classical conditioning consists of presenting which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) the CS alone 
B) the US alone 
C) the CS and US in reverse order 
D) neither the CS nor the US 
A) the CS alone 
B) the US alone 
C) the CS and US in reverse order 
D) neither the CS nor the US

Question 12

The rationale for the retardation of acquisition test is found in which of the following choices?

Accepted Answer

A) The rate of acquisition of an excitatory CR should be retarded if the CS is a conditioned inhibitor. 
B) The rate of acquisition of an excitatory UR should be retarded if the CS is a conditioned inhibitor. 
C) The rate of acquisition of an excitatory CR should be facilitated if the CS is a conditioned inhibitor. 
D) The rate of acquisition of an excitatory UR should be facilitated if the CS is a conditioned inhibitor. 
A) The rate of acquisition of an excitatory CR should be retarded if the CS is a conditioned inhibitor. 
B) The rate of acquisition of an excitatory UR should be retarded if the CS is a conditioned inhibitor. 
C) The rate of acquisition of an excitatory CR should be facilitated if the CS is a conditioned inhibitor. 
D) The rate of acquisition of an excitatory UR should be facilitated if the CS is a conditioned inhibitor.

Question 13

Instances in which exposure to the US is sufficient to create CR-like responses to the CS are called

Accepted Answer

A) pseudo-conditioning. 
B) habituation. 
C) pseudo-habituation. 
D) Pavlovian conditioning. 
A) pseudo-conditioning. 
B) habituation. 
C) pseudo-habituation. 
D) Pavlovian conditioning.

Question 14

Why is it difficult to identify the type of conditioning procedure that produces the best conditioning?

Accepted Answer

It is difficult to identify the type of

Question 15

Inhibitory conditioning depends on an excitatory context, whereas excitatory conditioning depends on

Accepted Answer

A) an inhibitory context. 
B) an excitatory context. 
C) an explicitly unpaired control. 
D) None of the above 
A) an inhibitory context. 
B) an excitatory context. 
C) an explicitly unpaired control. 
D) None of the above

Question 16

The temporal coding hypothesis suggests that a subject will do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) will not learn CS-US associations 
B) will learn CS-US associations and learn when the US occurs in relation to the CS 
C) will learn temporal relations only in short-delay situations, accounting for the strong conditioning that occurs in this procedure 
D) will learn temporal relations only in long-delay situations, accounting for the one trial learning seen in taste-aversion conditioning 
A) will not learn CS-US associations 
B) will learn CS-US associations and learn when the US occurs in relation to the CS 
C) will learn temporal relations only in short-delay situations, accounting for the strong conditioning that occurs in this procedure 
D) will learn temporal relations only in long-delay situations, accounting for the one trial learning seen in taste-aversion conditioning

Question 17

Normally, you eat breakfast every morning at Sam's Diner. For the past three mornings, a large yellow banner has stated that Sam's is closed. Now, every time you see a yellow banner you turn away from the banner. Your conditioning is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) short-delayed conditioning. 
B) differential inhibition. 
C) Pavlov's procedure for conditioned inhibition. 
D) a negative CS-US contiguity. 
A) short-delayed conditioning. 
B) differential inhibition. 
C) Pavlov's procedure for conditioned inhibition. 
D) a negative CS-US contiguity.

Question 18

Describe similarities and differences among habituation, sensitization, and classical conditioning.

Accepted Answer

Habituation, sensitization, and classica

Question 19

The cells that act as "teachers" selecting the connections to be modified in the cerebellum due to eyeblink conditioning are which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) the climbing fibers 
B) the mossy fibers 
C) the cells of the red nucleus 
D) the cells of the hippocampus 
A) the climbing fibers 
B) the mossy fibers 
C) the cells of the red nucleus 
D) the cells of the hippocampus

Question 20

Which of the following best describes the "trace interval" in trace conditioning?

Accepted Answer

A) the time between the start of the CS and the end of the US 
B) the time between the start of the CS and the start of the US 
C) the time between the end of the CS and the end of the US 
D) the time between the end of the CS and the start of the US 
A) the time between the start of the CS and the end of the US 
B) the time between the start of the CS and the start of the US 
C) the time between the end of the CS and the end of the US 
D) the time between the end of the CS and the start of the US

A sign reading "out of gas" at a restaurant does not cause the frustration of the same sign at a service station because of which choice below?

In studies of sexual sign tracking in male Japanese quail, what happens when the CS is separated from the hen delivery door?

In order for food to be presented in an autoshaping procedure, the pigeon must do which of the following?

Which of the following is not a measure of classically conditioned responding?

To conclude that an association has been established in a classical conditioning experiment, one must ensure which of the following?

How does classical conditioning contribute to our understanding of causal judgments?

In negative CS-US contingency procedures of conditioned inhibition, what serves as the excitatory context?

What is object learning, and how is it similar or different from conventional classical conditioning?

The most successful control procedure in classical conditioning is

Which of the following is not true of sign tracking?

A test trial in classical conditioning consists of presenting which of the following?

The rationale for the retardation of acquisition test is found in which of the following choices?

Instances in which exposure to the US is sufficient to create CR-like responses to the CS are called

Why is it difficult to identify the type of conditioning procedure that produces the best conditioning?

Inhibitory conditioning depends on an excitatory context, whereas excitatory conditioning depends on

The temporal coding hypothesis suggests that a subject will do which of the following?

Normally, you eat breakfast every morning at Sam's Diner. For the past three mornings, a large yellow banner has stated that Sam's is closed. Now, every time you see a yellow banner you turn away from the banner. Your conditioning is an example of

Describe similarities and differences among habituation, sensitization, and classical conditioning.

The cells that act as "teachers" selecting the connections to be modified in the cerebellum due to eyeblink conditioning are which of the following?

Which of the following best describes the "trace interval" in trace conditioning?

Introduction

Elicited Behavior Habituation and Sensitization

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 3: Classical Conditioning

A sign reading "out of gas" at a restaurant does not cause the frustration of the same sign at a service station because of which choice below?

In studies of sexual sign tracking in male Japanese quail, what happens when the CS is separated from the hen delivery door?

In order for food to be presented in an autoshaping procedure, the pigeon must do which of the following?

Which of the following is not a measure of classically conditioned responding?

To conclude that an association has been established in a classical conditioning experiment, one must ensure which of the following?

How does classical conditioning contribute to our understanding of causal judgments?

In negative CS-US contingency procedures of conditioned inhibition, what serves as the excitatory context?

What is object learning, and how is it similar or different from conventional classical conditioning?

The most successful control procedure in classical conditioning is

Which of the following is not true of sign tracking?

A test trial in classical conditioning consists of presenting which of the following?

The rationale for the retardation of acquisition test is found in which of the following choices?

Instances in which exposure to the US is sufficient to create CR-like responses to the CS are called

Why is it difficult to identify the type of conditioning procedure that produces the best conditioning?

Inhibitory conditioning depends on an excitatory context, whereas excitatory conditioning depends on

The temporal coding hypothesis suggests that a subject will do which of the following?

Normally, you eat breakfast every morning at Sam's Diner. For the past three mornings, a large yellow banner has stated that Sam's is closed. Now, every time you see a yellow banner you turn away from the banner. Your conditioning is an example of

Describe similarities and differences among habituation, sensitization, and classical conditioning.

The cells that act as "teachers" selecting the connections to be modified in the cerebellum due to eyeblink conditioning are which of the following?

Which of the following best describes the "trace interval" in trace conditioning?

Introduction

Elicited Behavior Habituation and Sensitization

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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