Question 1

In Garcia & Koelling's taste aversion studies,it was found that rats in:

Accepted Answer

A) the poison group were more likely to associate a taste with poison than a tone with poison. 
B) the poison group were more likely to associate a tone with poison than a taste with poison. 
C) the shock group were more likely to fear a taste than a tone. 
D) both groups feared tastes more than tones. 
A) the poison group were more likely to associate a taste with poison than a tone with poison. 
B) the poison group were more likely to associate a tone with poison than a taste with poison. 
C) the shock group were more likely to fear a taste than a tone. 
D) both groups feared tastes more than tones.

Question 2

Which of the following is true regarding the Rescorla-Wagner model?

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A) It provides a good account of learning in the hippocampus but not in the cerebellum. 
B) It provides a good account of learning in the cerebellum but not in the hippocampus. 
C) It provides a good account of learning in the cerebellum and in the hippocampus. 
D) It does not provide a good account of learning in either the cerebellum or in the hippocampus. 
A) It provides a good account of learning in the hippocampus but not in the cerebellum. 
B) It provides a good account of learning in the cerebellum but not in the hippocampus. 
C) It provides a good account of learning in the cerebellum and in the hippocampus. 
D) It does not provide a good account of learning in either the cerebellum or in the hippocampus.

Question 3

If an air puff US is delivered to an untrained rabbit,what happens in the cerebellum?

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A) There is no activity in the interpositus nucleus,and no UR to the air puff. 
B) There is no activity in the interpositus nucleus,but there is a UR to the air puff. 
C) There is activity in the interpositus nucleus,and there is a UR to the air puff. 
D) There is activity in the interpositus nucleus,but there is no UR to the air puff. 
A) There is no activity in the interpositus nucleus,and no UR to the air puff. 
B) There is no activity in the interpositus nucleus,but there is a UR to the air puff. 
C) There is activity in the interpositus nucleus,and there is a UR to the air puff. 
D) There is activity in the interpositus nucleus,but there is no UR to the air puff.

Question 4

Suppose we classically condition a rat by pairing a tone with shock.According to the Rescorla-Wagner model,if the learning rate ($\beta$)is 0.1,as the number of trials increases,the prediction error will:

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A) stay the same. 
B) increase. 
C) decrease. 
D) increase and then decrease. 
A) stay the same. 
B) increase. 
C) decrease. 
D) increase and then decrease.

Question 5

Regarding CS modulation theories versus US modulation theories,it seems to be that:

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A) CS modulation theories are correct. 
B) US modulation theories are correct. 
C) both theories are correct. 
D) neither theory is correct. 
A) CS modulation theories are correct. 
B) US modulation theories are correct. 
C) both theories are correct. 
D) neither theory is correct.

Question 6

How does the Rescorla-Wagner model account for the phenomenon of blocking?

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Grading criteria: Convey the idea that t

Question 7

In what way is classical conditioning different from sensitization in aplysia?

Accepted Answer

A) Sensitization is specific to touching the siphon,while classical conditioning generalizes to stimulation of other areas. 
B) Sensitization is due to changes in the number of synapses,whereas classical conditioning is due to changes within the cells. 
C) The siphon-withdrawal response is larger following classical conditioning than it is after sensitization training. 
D) Sensitization involves an increase in glutamate release,whereas classical conditioning involves a decrease in glutamate release. 
A) Sensitization is specific to touching the siphon,while classical conditioning generalizes to stimulation of other areas. 
B) Sensitization is due to changes in the number of synapses,whereas classical conditioning is due to changes within the cells. 
C) The siphon-withdrawal response is larger following classical conditioning than it is after sensitization training. 
D) Sensitization involves an increase in glutamate release,whereas classical conditioning involves a decrease in glutamate release.

Question 8

Suppose a rat has been conditioned by presenting a loud buzzing sound followed by shock.According to the Rescorla-Wagner model,if we then present several trials of the buzzing sound alone,without any shock,the association between the buzzing sound and the shock will:

Accepted Answer

A) stay the same. 
B) increase. 
C) decrease. 
D) increase and then decrease. 
A) stay the same. 
B) increase. 
C) decrease. 
D) increase and then decrease.

Question 9

When the US is an unpleasant event such as shock,the conditioning is called:

Accepted Answer

A) aversive conditioning. 
B) appetitive conditioning. 
C) delay conditioning. 
D) trace conditioning. 
A) aversive conditioning. 
B) appetitive conditioning. 
C) delay conditioning. 
D) trace conditioning.

Question 10

Suppose a child acquired a fear of the doctor's office because the office came to be associated with getting shots.To remove this fear,the child's parents decide to bring the child to the doctor's office several times each week without the child getting a shot.What technique are the parents using to eliminate the child's fear?

Accepted Answer

A) extinction 
B) blocking 
C) trace conditioning 
D) latent inhibition 
A) extinction 
B) blocking 
C) trace conditioning 
D) latent inhibition

Question 11

Imagine we classically condition a dog by pairing a tone + light with food.If the learning rate($\beta$)is 0.4,calculate the values of WTONE,WLIGHT,the Expected US,the Actual US,the Prediction error,$\Delta$WTONE,and $\Delta$WLIGHT for the first three trials.

Accepted Answer

Grading criteria: An

Question 12

Latent inhibition is problematic for the Rescorla-Wagner model because:

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A) the model predicts that there will be learning in the pre-exposure phase (phase 1). 
B) the model predicts that there will be learning in the training phase (phase 2). 
C) the model predicts that there will be no learning in the pre-exposure phase (phase 1). 
D) the model predicts that there will be no learning in the training phase (phase 2). 
A) the model predicts that there will be learning in the pre-exposure phase (phase 1). 
B) the model predicts that there will be learning in the training phase (phase 2). 
C) the model predicts that there will be no learning in the pre-exposure phase (phase 1). 
D) the model predicts that there will be no learning in the training phase (phase 2).

Question 13

Explain why the Rescorla-Wagner model is considered to be one of the most influential models of learning.

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Grading criteria: The main rea

Question 14

Describe the Siegel et al.study (1982)of heroin tolerance in rats.How are the findings explained by classical conditioning?

Accepted Answer

Grading criteria: Describe the study,whi

Question 15

After a rabbit has been trained with eyeblink conditioning,which of the following is observed when the CS is presented?

Accepted Answer

A) decreased neural activity in Purkinje cells in the cerebellar cortex 
B) increased neural activity in Purkinje cells in the cerebellar cortex 
C) decreased neural activity in the interpositus nucleus 
D) no change in neural activity in the interpositus nucleus 
A) decreased neural activity in Purkinje cells in the cerebellar cortex 
B) increased neural activity in Purkinje cells in the cerebellar cortex 
C) decreased neural activity in the interpositus nucleus 
D) no change in neural activity in the interpositus nucleus

Question 16

Suppose we condition a rabbit to give an eyeblink response to a tone.If we then present both a tone and a light together followed by a puff of air to eyes,the rabbit will not blink in response to the light.This demonstrates:

Accepted Answer

A) homeostasis. 
B) extinction. 
C) spontaneous recovery. 
D) blocking. 
A) homeostasis. 
B) extinction. 
C) spontaneous recovery. 
D) blocking.

Question 17

Anatomical changes in neural circuits (such as growth or loss of synapses)seem to be responsible for ___________ forms of memory;intracellular changes (such as an increase or decrease in neurotransmitter vesicles)seem to be responsible for __________ forms of memory.

Accepted Answer

A) long-term;short-term 
B) short-term;long-term 
C) short-term;short-term 
D) long-term;long-term 
A) long-term;short-term 
B) short-term;long-term 
C) short-term;short-term 
D) long-term;long-term

Question 18

Suppose we condition a dog to salivate in response to a tone (by pairing the tone with food).Then,we present both the tone and a light together,followed by the food.The dog will:

Accepted Answer

A) salivate only in response to the tone. 
B) salivate only in response to the light. 
C) salivate in response to both the tone and light. 
D) not salivate to the tone or the light. 
A) salivate only in response to the tone. 
B) salivate only in response to the light. 
C) salivate in response to both the tone and light. 
D) not salivate to the tone or the light.

In Garcia & Koelling's taste aversion studies,it was found that rats in:

Which of the following is true regarding the Rescorla-Wagner model?

If an air puff US is delivered to an untrained rabbit,what happens in the cerebellum?

Suppose we classically condition a rat by pairing a tone with shock.According to the Rescorla-Wagner model,if the learning rate ( $\beta$ )is 0.1,as the number of trials increases,the prediction errorwill:

Regarding CS modulation theories versus US modulation theories,it seems to be that:

How does the Rescorla-Wagner model account for the phenomenon of blocking?

In what way is classical conditioning different from sensitization in aplysia?

Suppose a rat has been conditioned by presenting a loud buzzing sound followed by shock.According to the Rescorla-Wagner model,if we then present several trials of the buzzing sound alone,without any shock,the association between the buzzing sound and the shock will:

When the US is an unpleasant event such as shock,the conditioning is called:

Imagine we classically condition a dog by pairing a tone + light with food.If the learning rate( $\beta$ )is 0.4,calculate the values of W_TONE,W_LIGHT,the Expected US,the Actual US,the Prediction error, $\Delta$ W_TONE,and $\Delta$ W_LIGHT for the first three trials.

Latent inhibition is problematic for the Rescorla-Wagner model because:

Explain why the Rescorla-Wagner model is considered to be one of the most influential models of learning.

Describe the Siegel et al.study (1982)of heroin tolerance in rats.How are the findings explained by classical conditioning?

After a rabbit has been trained with eyeblink conditioning,which of the following is observed when the CS is presented?

Suppose we condition a rabbit to give an eyeblink response to a tone.If we then present both a tone and a light together followed by a puff of air to eyes,the rabbit will not blink in response to the light.This demonstrates:

Anatomical changes in neural circuits (such as growth or loss of synapses)seem to be responsible for _ forms of memory;intracellular changes (such as an increase or decrease in neurotransmitter vesicles)seem to be responsible for forms of memory.

Suppose we condition a dog to salivate in response to a tone (by pairing the tone with food).Then,we present both the tone and a light together,followed by the food.The dog will:

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Exam 4: Classical Conditioning: Learning to Predict Important Events

In Garcia & Koelling's taste aversion studies,it was found that rats in:

Which of the following is true regarding the Rescorla-Wagner model?

If an air puff US is delivered to an untrained rabbit,what happens in the cerebellum?

Suppose we classically condition a rat by pairing a tone with shock.According to the Rescorla-Wagner model,if the learning rate ( β\betaβ )is 0.1,as the number of trials increases,the prediction error will:

Regarding CS modulation theories versus US modulation theories,it seems to be that:

How does the Rescorla-Wagner model account for the phenomenon of blocking?

In what way is classical conditioning different from sensitization in aplysia?

Suppose a rat has been conditioned by presenting a loud buzzing sound followed by shock.According to the Rescorla-Wagner model,if we then present several trials of the buzzing sound alone,without any shock,the association between the buzzing sound and the shock will:

When the US is an unpleasant event such as shock,the conditioning is called:

Imagine we classically condition a dog by pairing a tone + light with food.If the learning rate( β\betaβ )is 0.4,calculate the values of WTONE,WLIGHT,the Expected US,the Actual US,the Prediction error, Δ\DeltaΔ WTONE,and Δ\DeltaΔ WLIGHT for the first three trials.

Latent inhibition is problematic for the Rescorla-Wagner model because:

Explain why the Rescorla-Wagner model is considered to be one of the most influential models of learning.

Describe the Siegel et al.study (1982)of heroin tolerance in rats.How are the findings explained by classical conditioning?

After a rabbit has been trained with eyeblink conditioning,which of the following is observed when the CS is presented?

Suppose we condition a rabbit to give an eyeblink response to a tone.If we then present both a tone and a light together followed by a puff of air to eyes,the rabbit will not blink in response to the light.This demonstrates:

Anatomical changes in neural circuits (such as growth or loss of synapses)seem to be responsible for ___________ forms of memory;intracellular changes (such as an increase or decrease in neurotransmitter vesicles)seem to be responsible for __________ forms of memory.

Suppose we condition a dog to salivate in response to a tone (by pairing the tone with food).Then,we present both the tone and a light together,followed by the food.The dog will:

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Generalization and Discrimination Learning

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Skill Memory: Learning by Doing

Working Memory and Cognitive Control

Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

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Suppose we classically condition a rat by pairing a tone with shock.According to the Rescorla-Wagner model,if the learning rate ( $\beta$ )is 0.1,as the number of trials increases,the prediction errorwill:

Imagine we classically condition a dog by pairing a tone + light with food.If the learning rate( $\beta$ )is 0.4,calculate the values of W_TONE,W_LIGHT,the Expected US,the Actual US,the Prediction error, $\Delta$ W_TONE,and $\Delta$ W_LIGHT for the first three trials.

Anatomical changes in neural circuits (such as growth or loss of synapses)seem to be responsible for _ forms of memory;intracellular changes (such as an increase or decrease in neurotransmitter vesicles)seem to be responsible for forms of memory.