PSYCH 515 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
Transitive Inference - ANS deducing relations between novel items based on previously
learned relations (greater than, sweeter than, smarter than etc). Requires deductive reasoning.
Example: A>B B>C so is A>C?
Novel pairings monkeys vs pigeons - ANS Monkeys perform better than pigeons
Do monkeys or pigeons make transitive inferences? - ANS Monkeys
Social dominance hierarchies and transitive inferences example - ANS Dominance hierarchies
may be a reason why monkeys are so good at transitive inference. Lemurs in social hierarchies
have higher transitive inferences than lemurs that are pair bonded lemurs
Pinyon Jays vs Scrub Jays in solving transitive inference problems - ANS Pinyon Jays can solve
transitive inference, scrub jays cannot. Pinyon Jays are also social
Birds will submit to other birds if they - ANS See other birds they are familiar with which they
have submitted to previous submit to the new bird
Cichlid fish using transitive inference to choose the less dominant fish to associate with shows
that - ANS Transitive inference is not just a "big brain" skill
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, Disjunctive Syllogism - ANS Cup A or cup B, not cup A, so must be cup B
Mutual exclusivity - ANS Assumption that a novel label refers to a novel object
Analogical problems - ANS Sarah the chimp, raised from birth with humans
Big lighting : Big cloud :: Little lightning : Little cloud
Crows
Analogical match vs exact match
Monkeys
Not quite a "success" shown in monkeys
Analogical reasoning - ANS is possible in a non-human but has not been observed often
Do capuchin monkeys in a token economy prefer risky or stable deals - ANS Risky
How is loss aversion seen in capuchin monkeys - ANS when getting to decide between getting
one apple and maybe getting another, or getting two apples and maybe getting only one, the
capuchins would pick getting one apple. They prefer perceived gains over perceived losses
The endowment effect - ANS People value an object differently after they become the owner
The endowment effect in monkeys - ANS Preferred fruit to cereal
Never trade fruit for cereal, but conversely never trade cereal for fruit, however they will trade
for M&Ms, because the love for chocolate overruled the endowment effect.
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ANSWERS 100% PASS
Transitive Inference - ANS deducing relations between novel items based on previously
learned relations (greater than, sweeter than, smarter than etc). Requires deductive reasoning.
Example: A>B B>C so is A>C?
Novel pairings monkeys vs pigeons - ANS Monkeys perform better than pigeons
Do monkeys or pigeons make transitive inferences? - ANS Monkeys
Social dominance hierarchies and transitive inferences example - ANS Dominance hierarchies
may be a reason why monkeys are so good at transitive inference. Lemurs in social hierarchies
have higher transitive inferences than lemurs that are pair bonded lemurs
Pinyon Jays vs Scrub Jays in solving transitive inference problems - ANS Pinyon Jays can solve
transitive inference, scrub jays cannot. Pinyon Jays are also social
Birds will submit to other birds if they - ANS See other birds they are familiar with which they
have submitted to previous submit to the new bird
Cichlid fish using transitive inference to choose the less dominant fish to associate with shows
that - ANS Transitive inference is not just a "big brain" skill
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Disjunctive Syllogism - ANS Cup A or cup B, not cup A, so must be cup B
Mutual exclusivity - ANS Assumption that a novel label refers to a novel object
Analogical problems - ANS Sarah the chimp, raised from birth with humans
Big lighting : Big cloud :: Little lightning : Little cloud
Crows
Analogical match vs exact match
Monkeys
Not quite a "success" shown in monkeys
Analogical reasoning - ANS is possible in a non-human but has not been observed often
Do capuchin monkeys in a token economy prefer risky or stable deals - ANS Risky
How is loss aversion seen in capuchin monkeys - ANS when getting to decide between getting
one apple and maybe getting another, or getting two apples and maybe getting only one, the
capuchins would pick getting one apple. They prefer perceived gains over perceived losses
The endowment effect - ANS People value an object differently after they become the owner
The endowment effect in monkeys - ANS Preferred fruit to cereal
Never trade fruit for cereal, but conversely never trade cereal for fruit, however they will trade
for M&Ms, because the love for chocolate overruled the endowment effect.
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
