Psychology 4342 - Learning and Memory » Fall 2020 » Chapter 4 Quiz

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Question #1
Lightning is usually followed by thunder. Eventually, we can be startled just by the lightning alone. What is the unconditioned response?
A.   Being startled by thunder
B.   Thunder
C.   Being startled by lightning
D.   Lightning
Question #2
Suppose a child in the hospital gets injections from the nurses, and the child eventually learns to cry as soon as a nurse walks into her room. What is the conditioned response?
A.   Crying when getting a shot
B.   Crying when the nurse comes in
C.   The shot
D.   The nurse
Question #3
Frank once ate an orange and shortly afterwards got the flu. Although the orange did not cause Frank to become ill, he no longer likes to eat oranges. What is the conditioned stimulus?
A.   Feeling ill from the orange
B.   Feeling ill from the flu
C.   The orange
D.   The virus
Question #4
What phenomenon is illustrated in the scenario in the preceding question?
A.   Conditioning compensatory response
B.   Appetitive conditioning
C.   Latent inhibition
D.   Aversive conditioning
Question #5
While driving to work one day, Jennifer heard her favorite song on the radio. Soon after the song started playing, Jennifer was rear-ended by another car. Now, Jennifer's favorite song causes her to feel nervous and tense. If Jennifer wishes to use extinction to stop these unpleasant feelings from occurring when her favorite song comes on, what should she do?
A.   Listen to music other than her favorite song whenever she drives
B.   Listen to her favorite song whenever she drives
C.   Listen to music other than her favorite song while trying to get into an accident
D.   Don't listen to any music whenever she drives
Question #6
Suppose we condition a dog to salivate in response to a tone (by pairing it with food). Then, we present both the tone and a light together, followed by the food. What will the dog do?
A.   Salivate in response to both the tone and the light
B.   Salivate only in response to the tone
C.   Salivate only in response to the light
D.   Not salivate in response to either the tone or the light
Question #7
Suppose we classically condition a rabbit to blink in response to a tone (by pairing it with a puff of air to the eyes). According to the Rescorla-Wagner model, after the conditioning is complete and successful, what is the rabbit's expected likelihood that the airpuff will happen if the tone is presented again?
A.   100%
B.   50%
C.   30%
D.   10%
Question #8
Suppose we classically condition a rat to freeze in response to both a tone and a light (by pairing each with a shock to the foot). According to the Rescorla-Wagner model, if the associative weight for a tone is 20 and the associative weight for a light is 30, what is the rat's expected likelihood that the shock will happen if both the tone and light are presented together?
A.   100%
B.   30%
C.   50%
D.   10%
Question #9
According to the phenomenon of conditioned compensatory responses, why would drug addicts develop a tolerance to their drug?
A.   Environmental cues elicit CRs that counteract the effect of the drug
B.   The drug elicits a CR that enhances the effect of the drug
C.   The drug elicits a CR that becomes weaker over time
D.   Environmental cues elicit CRs that enhance the effect of the drug
Question #10
Damage to the _____ will prevent you from learning new classically conditioned responses, and damage to the _____ will eliminate latent inhibition effects.
A.   hippocampus / hippocampus
B.   cerebellum / cerebellum
C.   cerebellum / hippocampus
D.   hippocampus / cerebellum

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