Psy2012 Module 9

Front 1

On the positive side, taste-aversion learning may help us:

Back 1

survive by avoiding plants or poisons that are harmful or lethal

Front 2

In Pavlov’s laboratory experiments with dogs, the tone first served as a(n) ____, and later as a(n) ____.

Back 2

neutral stimulus; conditioned stimulus

Front 3

Baby Alice is playing with a white bunny rabbit when a loud noise suddenly startles her, and she begins to cry. Alice is later given a white cat to play with and begins crying again. Her reaction to the white cat illustrates:

Back 3

generalization

Front 4

In Pavlov’s study, the neutral stimulus was:

Back 4

a tone (bell)

Front 5

Psychologists now believe that classical conditioning is explained by:

Back 5

one event predicting the occurance of another

Front 6

Operant conditioning focuses on how:

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behavior is influenced by its consequences

Front 7

Chipper, the family cocker spaniel, wags his tail when he hears Father’s car come up the driveway. Psychologists believe that Chipper does this because:

Back 7

the sound of the car predicts the entranceof his beloved master

Front 8

What percentage of the general population experiences fear of needles and injections?

Back 8

10% to 20%

Front 9

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):

Back 9

unconditioned response

Front 10

Module 9 describes a study that examined brain activity among subjects participating in a taste test of Coke and Pepsi. Of those subjects with an expressed preference for Coke, what occurred when they knowingly drank Coke?

Back 10

areas of the brain involved in memeory were activated

Front 11

In classical conditioning, the presentation of both neutral stimulus and UCS is called a:

Back 11

trial

Front 12

Which is not a step in the systematic desensitization procedure?

Back 12

observing a model who is coping with feared stimulus

Front 13

In the case of anticipatory nausea, the neutral stimulus is ____ and the UCR could be ____.

Back 13

the smell of the treament of the room; naseua

Front 14

Taste-aversion learning occurs when particular stimuli like the taste or smell of food are associated with a(n):

Back 14

unpleasent response

Front 15

“In elementary school, whenever anyone vomited, the janitor would sprinkle this pink powder on it. Now whenever I smell that odor of the powder, I feel nauseated. I don’t like smelling that pink powder.” This illustrates:

Back 15

taste-aversion learning

Front 16

Rats are more likely to acquire taste aversion more easily to stimuli that involve:

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smell and tastes cues

Front 17

After being classically conditioned to feel anxiety to aftershave, Carla finds that her deodorant, which smells similar to the aftershave, can elicit similar feelings. This best illustrates:

Back 17

generalization

Front 18

You have classically conditioned your 3-year-old niece to shut her eyes in anticipation of a puff of air. However, she has since learned that the CS no longer predicts the UCS and has experienced extinction. What has happened?

Back 18

she no longer shuts her eyes in response to the CS

Front 19

In classical conditioning, the UCS triggers the UCR.

Back 19

TRUE

Front 20

The sight of a needle can trigger fear in some people. What type of learning can explain this association?

Back 20

classical conditioning