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PSYCH387 UNIT 2 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
Many people think of scientist as dull people without feelings, but Pavlov said
that science requires:
the energy of a wailing baby
supreme passion
absolute objectivity
absolute integrity - ANSWER-absolute objectivity
The author of your text uses the terms unconditional reflex and conditional
reflex, but he notes that most authors use the terms ___and ____ reflexes
innate and learned
natural and contrived
conditioned and unconditioned
primary and secondary - ANSWER-conditioned and unconditioned
Which type of stimuli are typically events that are important to survival
unconditional stimuli
conditional stimuli
maintenance stimuli
second-order stimuli - ANSWER-unconditional stimuli
The notation that best describes the Pavlovian procedure is
S--R
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CS---UR
CS---CR
CS---US - ANSWER-CS---US
John, "Mr. Anxiety," finally musters up the courage to ask the beautiful and
popular Carole to go to the movies. She finds the idea so ridiculous that she
laughs out loud the instant he has gotten the question out. John's face turns the
color of a steamed lobster. In classical conditioning terms, John's experience is
an example of ________.
trace conditioning
delayed conditioning
simultaneous conditioning
backward conditioning - ANSWER-trace conditioning
J.M. Graham and Claude Desjardins established a(n)___as a CS for sexual arousal
in rat
odour
colour
sound
tactile stimulus - ANSWER-odour
The experiment in which a dog learned to salivate at the sight of a black square
after it had been paired with a CS for salivating is an example of
second-tier
higher-order
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signal
second-signal - ANSWER-higher-order
Of the following conditioning procedures, the one that is least like the others is
trace conditioning
delayed conditioning
simulataneous conditioning
backward conditioning - ANSWER-backward conditioning
Two students, Edward and Edwina, serve as subjects in a conditioning
experiment. The CS is a
buzzer; the US is a mild electric shock; the UR is a change in the electrical
conductivity of their skin called the Galvanic Skin Response. Both subjects
undergo 50 trials, but the experimenter feels sorry for Edwina so periodically he
lets her off without a shock. The results will indicate that _______.
The CR is stronger in Edward
the CR is stronger in Edwina
there is no difference in CR produced by Edward and Edwina
Edward salivates at the sight of Edwina - ANSWER-The CR is stronger in Edward
In Pavlovian conditioning, contiguity usually refers to the:
time between CS and US
interval between CS-US trial
space between CS and US
PSYCH387 UNIT 2 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
Many people think of scientist as dull people without feelings, but Pavlov said
that science requires:
the energy of a wailing baby
supreme passion
absolute objectivity
absolute integrity - ANSWER-absolute objectivity
The author of your text uses the terms unconditional reflex and conditional
reflex, but he notes that most authors use the terms ___and ____ reflexes
innate and learned
natural and contrived
conditioned and unconditioned
primary and secondary - ANSWER-conditioned and unconditioned
Which type of stimuli are typically events that are important to survival
unconditional stimuli
conditional stimuli
maintenance stimuli
second-order stimuli - ANSWER-unconditional stimuli
The notation that best describes the Pavlovian procedure is
S--R
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CS---UR
CS---CR
CS---US - ANSWER-CS---US
John, "Mr. Anxiety," finally musters up the courage to ask the beautiful and
popular Carole to go to the movies. She finds the idea so ridiculous that she
laughs out loud the instant he has gotten the question out. John's face turns the
color of a steamed lobster. In classical conditioning terms, John's experience is
an example of ________.
trace conditioning
delayed conditioning
simultaneous conditioning
backward conditioning - ANSWER-trace conditioning
J.M. Graham and Claude Desjardins established a(n)___as a CS for sexual arousal
in rat
odour
colour
sound
tactile stimulus - ANSWER-odour
The experiment in which a dog learned to salivate at the sight of a black square
after it had been paired with a CS for salivating is an example of
second-tier
higher-order
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signal
second-signal - ANSWER-higher-order
Of the following conditioning procedures, the one that is least like the others is
trace conditioning
delayed conditioning
simulataneous conditioning
backward conditioning - ANSWER-backward conditioning
Two students, Edward and Edwina, serve as subjects in a conditioning
experiment. The CS is a
buzzer; the US is a mild electric shock; the UR is a change in the electrical
conductivity of their skin called the Galvanic Skin Response. Both subjects
undergo 50 trials, but the experimenter feels sorry for Edwina so periodically he
lets her off without a shock. The results will indicate that _______.
The CR is stronger in Edward
the CR is stronger in Edwina
there is no difference in CR produced by Edward and Edwina
Edward salivates at the sight of Edwina - ANSWER-The CR is stronger in Edward
In Pavlovian conditioning, contiguity usually refers to the:
time between CS and US
interval between CS-US trial
space between CS and US
