Question 1

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

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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 conditioningE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

What is learned in extinction procedures? Provide evidence to support your answer.

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In extinction procedures, individuals le...

Question 3

Which of the following best describes backward conditioning?

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A)   The US follows the CS.
B)   The US begins with the CS and continues after the CS terminates.
C)   The CS follows the US.
D)   The CS begins with the US and continues after the US terminates.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

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?

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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.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Pavlov's study of classical conditioning began as an extension of his work on

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A)   digestion.
B)   pain.
C)   the auditory system.
D)   the knee-jerk reflex.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 6

The most successful control procedure in classical conditioning is

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

Question 7

In a bidirectional response system,subjects move away from an excitatory CS.You expect the subjects to _____ an inhibitory CS.

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A)   move away from
B)   approach
C)   show inhibition of delay to
D)   It cannot be determined.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

The _____ is necessary for delay eyeblink conditioning; the _____ is necessary if there is a trace.

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A)   hippocampus; cerebellum
B)   frontal cortex; cerebellum
C)   cerebellum; hippocampus
D)   cerebellum; frontal cortexE) A) and C)
F) A) and B) C

Question 9

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

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A)   pseudo-conditioning.
B)   habituation.
C)   pseudo-habituation.
D)   Pavlovian conditioning.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 10

A rat is exposed to a three-second red-light stimulus.A short while later,a food pellet is delivered to the rat.This is an example of

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A)   short-delayed conditioning.
B)   trace conditioning.
C)   backward conditioning.
D)   long-delayed conditioning.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 11

Evidence for inhibitory conditioning in a summation test comes from which of the following?

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A)   an increased suppression ratio when the CS+ and CS- are presented together
B)   a decreased suppression ratio when the CS+ and CS- are presented together
C)   no change in the suppression ratio when the CS+ and CS- are presented together
D)   None of the above are sufficient without a control group.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Pigeons will approach a CS associated with food delivery.They withdraw from a CS that signals the absence of food.This is evidence that sign-tracking is

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A)   a bi-directional response system.
B)   a compound stimulus system.
C)   an inhibitory system.
D)   an excitatory system.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

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

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A)   short-delayed conditioning.
B)   differential inhibition.
C)   the standard procedure for conditioned inhibition.
D)   a negative CS-US contiguity.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Object learning involves making an association between which of the following?

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A)   any two naturally occurring stimuli
B)   the same feature of two objects
C)   different features of the same object
D)   an arbitrary stimulus and a biologically relevant stimulusE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Conditional Stimulus is to Unconditional Stimulus as

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A)   unlearned is to learned.
B)   eliciting stimulus is to orienting stimulus.
C)   trained is to untrained.
D)   independent is to dependent.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

A rat makes 30 responses during the CS period.During the same duration pre-CS period the rat made 60 responses.The suppression ratio is ________.

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A)   0.0
B)   0.33
C)   0.5
D)   0.66E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

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

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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.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

The most frequently used procedure for Pavlovian conditioning is

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A)   trace conditioning.
B)   simultaneous conditioning.
C)   short-delayed conditioning.
D)   long-delayed conditioning.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D) C

Question 19

The interstimulus interval refers to which of the following time periods?

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A)   between the start of the CS and the end of the US
B)   between the start of the CS and the start of the US
C)   between the end of the CS and the start of the US
D)   between the end of the US and start of the next CSE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

The suppression ratio equals ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   CS responding / (CS responding + pre-CS responding) 
B)   CS responding / pre-CS responding
C)   pre-CS responding / (CS responding + pre-CS responding) 
D)   pre-CS responding / CS respondingE) A) and D)
F) None of the above A

Exam 3: Classical Conditioning: Foundations

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Which of the following best describes backward conditioning?

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In a bidirectional response system,subjects move away from an excitatory CS.You expect the subjects to _____ an inhibitory CS.

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Evidence for inhibitory conditioning in a summation test comes from which of the following?

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Object learning involves making an association between which of the following?

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

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