Question 1

Which statement about implicit learning in patients suffering from psychosis and college students is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Implicit learning is greater in college students. 
B) Implicit learning is greater in patients suffering from psychosis. 
C) There are large individual differences in implicit learning among patients with psychosis but few in college students. 
D) Implicit learning is about the same in college students and patients with psychosis. 
A) Implicit learning is greater in college students. 
B) Implicit learning is greater in patients suffering from psychosis. 
C) There are large individual differences in implicit learning among patients with psychosis but few in college students. 
D) Implicit learning is about the same in college students and patients with psychosis.

Question 2

Every time a rat presses a lever,it receives a small injection of cocaine.That rat begins pressing the lever more and more,indicating that cocaine is a:

Accepted Answer

A) positive reinforcer. 
B) negative reinforcer. 
C) positive punisher. 
D) negative punisher. 
A) positive reinforcer. 
B) negative reinforcer. 
C) positive punisher. 
D) negative punisher.

Question 3

In his experiment with Little Albert,one of John Watson's goals was to show that:

Accepted Answer

A) humans,unlike other animals,are not susceptible to classic conditioning. 
B) fear can be learned by means of classical conditioning. 
C) conditioning can produce only behavioral responses,not emotional ones. 
D) one's environment is not responsible for behavior. 
A) humans,unlike other animals,are not susceptible to classic conditioning. 
B) fear can be learned by means of classical conditioning. 
C) conditioning can produce only behavioral responses,not emotional ones. 
D) one's environment is not responsible for behavior.

Question 4

A rat's lever presses occasionally produce food.Across conditions,the food is delivered either immediately after a lever press or after some delay.Which statement is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) The rate of lever pressing is relatively unaffected by delays ranging from a few seconds to about 30 seconds. 
B) The rate of lever pressing increases as a function of its delay. 
C) The rate of lever pressing first increases and then decreases as a function of its delay. 
D) The rate of lever pressing decreases as a function of its delay. 
A) The rate of lever pressing is relatively unaffected by delays ranging from a few seconds to about 30 seconds. 
B) The rate of lever pressing increases as a function of its delay. 
C) The rate of lever pressing first increases and then decreases as a function of its delay. 
D) The rate of lever pressing decreases as a function of its delay.

Question 5

Roser and colleagues (2015)speculate that adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)outperform controls on implicit spatial relationship tasks because adults with ASD:

Accepted Answer

A) treated the visual display as a unified whole. 
B) focused on local relations between objects in the visual display. 
C) attempted to give meaning to the objects in the visual display. 
D) encoded the objects sequentially,rather than spatially. 
A) treated the visual display as a unified whole. 
B) focused on local relations between objects in the visual display. 
C) attempted to give meaning to the objects in the visual display. 
D) encoded the objects sequentially,rather than spatially.

Question 6

Texting with your thumbs is an example of _____ learning that becomes _____ over time.

Accepted Answer

A) implicit;habituated 
B) explicit;implicit 
C) implicit;explicit 
D) explicit;operant 
A) implicit;habituated 
B) explicit;implicit 
C) implicit;explicit 
D) explicit;operant

Question 7

Some research suggests that drugs given to enhance dopamine levels in patients with Parkinson's disease may cause patients to become more:

Accepted Answer

A) aggressive. 
B) despondent. 
C) anxious. 
D) impulsive. 
A) aggressive. 
B) despondent. 
C) anxious. 
D) impulsive.

Question 8

Certain cells in the brain fire both when an animal performs an action and when it watches that action performed.These cells are called:

Accepted Answer

A) mirror neurons. 
B) dopaminergic neurons. 
C) nucleus accumbi. 
D) motor neurons. 
A) mirror neurons. 
B) dopaminergic neurons. 
C) nucleus accumbi. 
D) motor neurons.

Question 9

Observational learning challenges an operant account of learning because:

Accepted Answer

A) discriminative stimuli are absent. 
B) the learner's behavior is not reflexive. 
C) the learner's behavior is not reinforced. 
D) CS-US relations are absent. 
A) discriminative stimuli are absent. 
B) the learner's behavior is not reflexive. 
C) the learner's behavior is not reinforced. 
D) CS-US relations are absent.

Question 10

A hungry monkey's lever-pressing behavior is reinforced with a banana-flavored treat.Which occurrence would produce the MOST dopamine activity?

Accepted Answer

A) treat delivery after the behavior is learned and the monkey expects the treat 
B) treat delivery upon the first press,when the monkey does not expect a treat 
C) an unexpected nondelivery of the treat when the lever press occurs 
D) expected nondeliveries of treats as the response is extinguished 
A) treat delivery after the behavior is learned and the monkey expects the treat 
B) treat delivery upon the first press,when the monkey does not expect a treat 
C) an unexpected nondelivery of the treat when the lever press occurs 
D) expected nondeliveries of treats as the response is extinguished

Question 11

A fixed-interval,60-second schedule delivers a reinforcer:

Accepted Answer

A) every 60 seconds. 
B) after 60 responses. 
C) for the first response that occurs after 60 seconds elapse. 
D) 60 seconds after a response is emitted. 
A) every 60 seconds. 
B) after 60 responses. 
C) for the first response that occurs after 60 seconds elapse. 
D) 60 seconds after a response is emitted.

Exam 7: Learning-Part A

Which statement about implicit learning in patients suffering from psychosis and college students is TRUE?

Every time a rat presses a lever,it receives a small injection of cocaine.That rat begins pressing the lever more and more,indicating that cocaine is a:

In his experiment with Little Albert,one of John Watson's goals was to show that:

A rat's lever presses occasionally produce food.Across conditions,the food is delivered either immediately after a lever press or after some delay.Which statement is TRUE?

Roser and colleagues (2015)speculate that adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)outperform controls on implicit spatial relationship tasks because adults with ASD:

Texting with your thumbs is an example of _____ learning that becomes _____ over time.

Some research suggests that drugs given to enhance dopamine levels in patients with Parkinson's disease may cause patients to become more:

Certain cells in the brain fire both when an animal performs an action and when it watches that action performed.These cells are called:

Observational learning challenges an operant account of learning because:

A hungry monkey's lever-pressing behavior is reinforced with a banana-flavored treat.Which occurrence would produce the MOST dopamine activity?

A fixed-interval,60-second schedule delivers a reinforcer:

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part A

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Evolution of Psychological Science-Part C

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part D

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part E

Methods in Psychology-Part A

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Methods in Psychology-Part C

Methods in Psychology-Part D

Methods in Psychology-Part E

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part A

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part B

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part C

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part D

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part E

Sensation and Perception-Part A

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Sensation and Perception-Part C

Sensation and Perception-Part D

Sensation and Perception-Part E

Consciousness-Part A

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Consciousness-Part C

Consciousness-Part D

Consciousness-Part E

Memory-Part A

Memory-Part B

Memory-Part C

Memory-Part D

Memory-Part E

Learning-Part B

Learning-Part C

Learning-Part D

Learning-Part E

Emotion and Motivation-Part A

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Emotion and Motivation-Part C

Emotion and Motivation-Part D

Emotion and Motivation-Part E

Language and Thought-Part A

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Language and Thought-Part C

Language and Thought-Part D

Language and Thought-Part E

Intelligence-Part A

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Intelligence-Part C

Intelligence-Part D

Intelligence-Part E

Development-Part A

Development-Part B

Development-Part C

Development-Part D

Development-Part E

Personality-Part A

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Personality-Part C

Personality-Part D

Personality-Part E

Social Psychology-Part A

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Social Psychology-Part C

Social Psychology-Part D

Social Psychology-Part E

Stress and Health-Part A

Stress and Health-Part B

Stress and Health-Part C

Stress and Health-Part D

Texting with your thumbs is an example of _ learning that becomes _ over time.