Question 1

For a conditioned emotional response to be acquired,particularly one involving fear,a person would need:

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A)   a cerebellum
B)   to first learn to relax, followed by creating an anxiety hierarchy
C)   to experience stimulus substitution
D)   an amygdalaE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

A researcher presents an unconditioned stimulus first,which is followed by the neutral stimulus.The researcher is practicing:

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A)   backward conditioning
B)   classical conditioning
C)   operant conditioning
D)   stimulus generalizationE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

In classical conditioning,the NS is paired with the UCS.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Blue jays develop ____ that keep them from eating monarch butterflies.

Accepted Answer

A)   species-specificity
B)   preparedness
C)   discrimination
D)   taste-aversion learningE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 5

What does the subject learn in classical conditioning?

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A)   CR predicts the UCS.
B)   The neutral stimulus predicts the CR.
C)   The UCS predicts the UCR.
D)   The neutral stimulus predicts the UCS.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

If Pavlov's dogs only salivated to a middle-pitch bell,but not to a high-pitch bell,then this suggests ____ has taken place.

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A)   discrimination
B)   extinction
C)   generalization
D)   spontaneous recoveryE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

In Little Albert's case,the rat was the NS.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The best example of an unconditioned response is:

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A)   an eye blink caused by a particle of dust
B)   salivating while watching a food advertisement on TV
C)   a knee jerk following the sound of a bell
D)   feeling nervous while in the presence of an attractive member of the opposite sexE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

Of the following words,which one is most descriptive of the contiguity theory of classical conditioning?

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A)   substitute
B)   time
C)   predict
D)   subtractE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Marie bakes a special muffin for Jack's birthday.Jack eats it and gets sick.A year later,Jack still will not eat Marie's muffins.Jack's behavior is an example of a(n) :

Accepted Answer

A)   unconditioned aversion
B)   learned taste aversion
C)   unconditioned response
D)   imprinted responseE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 11

When a CR reappears after extinction has taken place,spontaneous recovery occurs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

You missed class the day classical conditioning was discussed,so you borrow your friend's notes.As you are reading the notes you see that the neutral stimulus was the bell,the UCS was food,and the UCR was salivation.As you look further in the notes,you cannot read what is written about the CS,since your friend was running out of ink as she took notes.Given what you can read,you reason that the CS is:

Accepted Answer

A)   salivation-since that is the normal response to food
B)   salivation-since the UCR becomes the CS
C)   bell-since the neutral stimulus becomes the CS
D)   food-since the UCS becomes the CSE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Classical conditioning would be best suited to answer which of the following questions?

Accepted Answer

A)   Why do we repeat behaviors when they are followed by something good?
B)   Why do children know a lot about driving a car before their first time behind the wheel?
C)   Why do some people associate certain foods with nausea?
D)   Why are some animals difficult to train to perform certain kinds of behavior?E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Presenting the examples of an aftershave causing anxiety,fear of needles,and the smell of dish soap causing nausea illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A)   how irrational our thinking can be at times
B)   that many of our behaviors are the result of learning
C)   the diversity of human behavior
D)   the concept of insightE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Using your knowledge of classical conditioning,explain how a rancher might condition coyotes from attacking and eating sheep.

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Question 16

Thelma has a classically conditioned fear of needles.If her brain was scanned,we would find increased activation in the:

Accepted Answer

A)   amygdala
B)   thalamus
C)   cerebellum
D)   hippocampusE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

The example of Michelle becoming nauseous when she smelled dish-washing soap can be best explained by a type of learning called:

Accepted Answer

A)   classical conditioning
B)   instrumental conditioning
C)   cognitive learning
D)   imprintingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

The first time Mindy placed a piece of meat in her pet poodle's mouth,the poodle salivated.The poodle's salivation is a(n) :

Accepted Answer

A)   conditioned response
B)   conditioned stimulus
C)   unconditioned response
D)   unconditioned stimulusE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

An organism learns a relationship between two stimuli,such that the occurrence of one stimulus predicts the occurrence of another.This explanation is characteristic of:

Accepted Answer

A)   stimulus-substitution theory
B)   cognitive perspective
C)   prediction theory
D)   generalization theoryE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 20

In classical conditioning,when an organism responds to some stimuli,but not to others,the organism is demonstrating:

Accepted Answer

A)   discrimination
B)   generalization
C)   spontaneous recovery
D)   cognitive learningE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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A researcher presents an unconditioned stimulus first,which is followed by the neutral stimulus.The researcher is practicing:

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