Psych 100 Exam 3 Mindtap Actives UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following activities is thought to involve mirror neurons? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Watching and imitating the physical actions or movements of others.
-Thinking about performing a physical action or movement.
-Putting ourselves in other people's shoes and understanding their emotional state.
From an evolutionary perspective, what adaptive value do mirror neurons have? - CORRECT
ANSWER They help people create social bonds and form groups, so they don't have to
face danger individually.
Researchers hope that teaching individuals with high functioning autism to increase the
activity of their mirror neurons will: - CORRECT ANSWER help develop imitative
skills and social interaction
Tolerance is often a condition that follows repeated exposure to a drug. In this experiment,
how did the researchers develop tolerance in the rats? - CORRECT ANSWER By
repeatedly injecting the rats with heroin during the pretest sessions
What differed between the same-tested and different-tested groups during the test session? -
CORRECT ANSWER the environment in which the injection was administered
How did the difference identified in the previous question most likely lead to the difference in
fatality rates? - CORRECT ANSWER The unfamiliar environment caused the
different-tested rats not to anticipate the heroin injection, increasing their fatality rate.
Which of the following methods of behavior modification adheres to the Premack Principle?
- CORRECT ANSWER Knowing his daughter loves to ride her bike, Miguel states:
"you can ride your bike as soon as you clean your room."
, what is the key distinction between classical conditioning and operant conditioning? -
CORRECT ANSWER Classical conditioning makes associations between two stimuli;
operant conditioning associates a behavior with its consequence.
The formation of associations between two stimuli, which occur sequentially in time, is
referred to as ____. - CORRECT ANSWER classical conditioning
Based on his experiments with rats in mazes, Edward Tolman believed that ____. -
CORRECT ANSWER rats developed a cognitive map for where they could find food
What is an effective method for teaching a new behavior that involves balancing too much
versus too little reinforcement? - CORRECT ANSWER shaping
As a gate creaks open, Oscar the puppy notices a cat heading into his yard. The cat hisses and
scratches Oscar on the nose, causing Oscar to yelp in pain. Which outcome to this scenario
portrays discrimination? - CORRECT ANSWER Now when Oscar hears a gate creak,
regardless of who is coming through it, he runs away
What was a key implication of Garcia and Koelling's classic taste aversion studies? -
CORRECT ANSWER The studies highlighted the unique biological predispositions of
specific species.
Learning that occurs in the absence of reinforcement is referred to as ____. - CORRECT
ANSWER latent learning
Tim, who suffers from alcoholism, is prescribed disulfiram by his doctor to help him halt his
alcohol consumption. Disulfiram works by causing unpleasant physiological effects when
even small amounts of alcohol are consumed. This type of treatment is best described as
____. - CORRECT ANSWER counter conditioning
What delays the process of extinction? - CORRECT ANSWER partial reinforcement
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following activities is thought to involve mirror neurons? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Watching and imitating the physical actions or movements of others.
-Thinking about performing a physical action or movement.
-Putting ourselves in other people's shoes and understanding their emotional state.
From an evolutionary perspective, what adaptive value do mirror neurons have? - CORRECT
ANSWER They help people create social bonds and form groups, so they don't have to
face danger individually.
Researchers hope that teaching individuals with high functioning autism to increase the
activity of their mirror neurons will: - CORRECT ANSWER help develop imitative
skills and social interaction
Tolerance is often a condition that follows repeated exposure to a drug. In this experiment,
how did the researchers develop tolerance in the rats? - CORRECT ANSWER By
repeatedly injecting the rats with heroin during the pretest sessions
What differed between the same-tested and different-tested groups during the test session? -
CORRECT ANSWER the environment in which the injection was administered
How did the difference identified in the previous question most likely lead to the difference in
fatality rates? - CORRECT ANSWER The unfamiliar environment caused the
different-tested rats not to anticipate the heroin injection, increasing their fatality rate.
Which of the following methods of behavior modification adheres to the Premack Principle?
- CORRECT ANSWER Knowing his daughter loves to ride her bike, Miguel states:
"you can ride your bike as soon as you clean your room."
, what is the key distinction between classical conditioning and operant conditioning? -
CORRECT ANSWER Classical conditioning makes associations between two stimuli;
operant conditioning associates a behavior with its consequence.
The formation of associations between two stimuli, which occur sequentially in time, is
referred to as ____. - CORRECT ANSWER classical conditioning
Based on his experiments with rats in mazes, Edward Tolman believed that ____. -
CORRECT ANSWER rats developed a cognitive map for where they could find food
What is an effective method for teaching a new behavior that involves balancing too much
versus too little reinforcement? - CORRECT ANSWER shaping
As a gate creaks open, Oscar the puppy notices a cat heading into his yard. The cat hisses and
scratches Oscar on the nose, causing Oscar to yelp in pain. Which outcome to this scenario
portrays discrimination? - CORRECT ANSWER Now when Oscar hears a gate creak,
regardless of who is coming through it, he runs away
What was a key implication of Garcia and Koelling's classic taste aversion studies? -
CORRECT ANSWER The studies highlighted the unique biological predispositions of
specific species.
Learning that occurs in the absence of reinforcement is referred to as ____. - CORRECT
ANSWER latent learning
Tim, who suffers from alcoholism, is prescribed disulfiram by his doctor to help him halt his
alcohol consumption. Disulfiram works by causing unpleasant physiological effects when
even small amounts of alcohol are consumed. This type of treatment is best described as
____. - CORRECT ANSWER counter conditioning
What delays the process of extinction? - CORRECT ANSWER partial reinforcement
