Question 1

Which of the following is not considered a paradoxical reward effect?

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A)  the overtraining extinction effect
B)  the magnitude reinforcement effect
C)  the partial reinforcement extinction effect
D)  the behavioral momentum effectE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Sally worked hard to overcome her taste aversion to cashews.Unfortunately, she caught a stomach bug, was ill, and now finds that she cannot bear to be around cashews again.This demonstrates

Accepted Answer

A)  spontaneous recovery.
B)  renewal.
C)  reinstatement.
D)  resurgence.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 3

Describe the partial reinforcement extinction effect and major explanations of the phenomenon.

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Question 4

In sequential theory, the pattern important to the development of response perseverance is

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A)  a rewarded trial following a nonrewarded trial.
B)  a nonrewarded trial following a rewarded trial.
C)  a nonrewarded trial following a nonrewarded trial.
D)  a rewarded trial following a rewarded trial.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

The preponderance of evidence suggests that in extinction trials,

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A)  subjects learn inhibitory S-R associations.
B)  subjects learn excitatory R-O associations.
C)  subjects learn inhibitory CS-US associations.
D)  subjects learn excitatory S-S associations.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

To counteract spontaneous recovery,

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A)  you can present cues present during the extinction phase.
B)  you can present cues present during the conditioning phase.
C)  you can wait approximately a week following the extinction phase before testing.
D)  you can do nothing; spontaneous recovery is remarkably robust.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Describe various ways in which extinction performance may be enhanced.

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Question 8

Evidence that protein synthesis is crucial for memory formation and consolidation is seen in

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A)  studies in which protein synthesis inhibitors administered before training block the acquisition of conditioned fear.
B)  experiments in which extinction is blocked by protein synthesis inhibitors.
C)  studies in which memories have been recalled and "erased" during reconsolidation by protein synthesis inhibitors.
D)  all of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Excitatory conditioning is to as extinction is to .

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A)  S-R; S-S
B)  S-S; S-R
C)  R-O; S-S
D)  S-S; S-OE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

The results from experiments exploring compounding extinction cues suggest that extinction may operate in part by

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A)  causing enhanced forgetting.
B)  an error-correction process like that found in the Rescorla-Wagner model.
C)  a block of spontaneous recovery.
D)  impeding the development of resurgence.E) All of the above
F) A) and D) B

Question 11

Which theory predicts that during a FR15 schedule an animal will be in conflict about whether or not to respond, but that with training the conflict will be resolved in favor of responding?

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A)  frustration theory
B)  discrimination hypothesis
C)  sequential theory
D)  modern two-process theoryE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

According to the concept of renewal,

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A)  frustration has only minor effects on extinction.
B)  contextual cues are important only for excitatory associations.
C)  a change in context after extinction will recover acquisition performance.
D)  S-S associations are developed in acquisition and disrupted by extinction.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

Describe two ways you could reinstate conditioned responding following extinction without retraining the subject.

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Question 14

According to frustration theory,

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A)  continuous reinforcement trains an animal to be persistent in the absence of reinforcement.
B)  partial reinforcement teaches an animal the difference between rewarded and nonrewarded trials.
C)  there is nothing about continuous reinforcement that teaches an animal to respond when it expects nonreward.
D)  memory of nonreward becomes the cue for performing the instrumental response.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D) C

Question 15

Describe the various conditions under which extinguished responding can reappear.

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Question 16

If after extinction trials a subject is exposed to the US,

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A)  there will be reinstatement of conditioned responding.
B)  there will be further decreases of conditioned responding due to negative CS/US contingencies.
C)  the initial CS-US relationship will be strengthened.
D)  the context will lose excitatory strength.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Which of the following concepts is most like Newtonian physics?

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral momentum
B)  frustration theory
C)  sequential theory
D)  discrimination theoryE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Describe the concept of behavioral momentum.What are the advantages and disadvantages of the concept?

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Question 19

The theory that the partial reinforcement extinction effect is due to a subject's inability to notice when extinction procedures have begun is

Accepted Answer

A)  the frustration theory.
B)  the sequential theory.
C)  the discrimination hypothesis.
D)  the detection theory.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Bobby accidentally extinguished a behavior he really enjoyed his dog performing.To reinstate this behavior he should

Accepted Answer

A)  administer a protein synthesis inhibitor.
B)  expose his dog to the training US.
C)  conduct more extinction trials.
D)  none of the above will workE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Exam 9: Extinction of Conditioned Behavior

Which of the following is not considered a paradoxical reward effect?

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Sally worked hard to overcome her taste aversion to cashews.Unfortunately, she caught a stomach bug, was ill, and now finds that she cannot bear to be around cashews again.This demonstrates

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Describe the partial reinforcement extinction effect and major explanations of the phenomenon.

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In sequential theory, the pattern important to the development of response perseverance is

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The preponderance of evidence suggests that in extinction trials,

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To counteract spontaneous recovery,

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Describe various ways in which extinction performance may be enhanced.

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Evidence that protein synthesis is crucial for memory formation and consolidation is seen in

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Excitatory conditioning is to as extinction is to .

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The results from experiments exploring compounding extinction cues suggest that extinction may operate in part by

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Which theory predicts that during a FR15 schedule an animal will be in conflict about whether or not to respond, but that with training the conflict will be resolved in favor of responding?

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According to the concept of renewal,

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Describe two ways you could reinstate conditioned responding following extinction without retraining the subject.

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According to frustration theory,

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Describe the various conditions under which extinguished responding can reappear.

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If after extinction trials a subject is exposed to the US,

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Which of the following concepts is most like Newtonian physics?

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Describe the concept of behavioral momentum.What are the advantages and disadvantages of the concept?

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The theory that the partial reinforcement extinction effect is due to a subject's inability to notice when extinction procedures have begun is

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Bobby accidentally extinguished a behavior he really enjoyed his dog performing.To reinstate this behavior he should

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