PSYCH 515 ACTUAL PREP BANK 2026
EXPERT SOLUTIONS CONFIRMED
⫸ Novel pairings monkeys vs pigeons. Answer: Monkeys perform
better than pigeons
⫸ Do monkeys or pigeons make transitive inferences?. Answer:
Monkeys
⫸ Social dominance hierarchies and transitive inferences example.
Answer: 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.
Answer: Pinyon Jays can solve transitive inference, scrub jays cannot.
Pinyon Jays are also social
⫸ Birds will submit to other birds if they. Answer: 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. Answer: Transitive inference is not
just a "big brain" skill
,⫸ Disjunctive Syllogism. Answer: Cup A or cup B, not cup A, so
must be cup B
⫸ Mutual exclusivity. Answer: Assumption that a novel label refers
to a novel object
⫸ Analogical problems. Answer: 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. Answer: is possible in a non-human but has
not been observed often
⫸ Do capuchin monkeys in a token economy prefer risky or stable
deals. Answer: Risky
⫸ How is loss aversion seen in capuchin monkeys. Answer: 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. Answer: People value an object differently
after they become the owner
⫸ The endowment effect in monkeys. Answer: 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.
⫸ The endowment effect in chimps. Answer: Chimps would not trade
object they had for object they preferred
⫸ Reflection effect. Answer: Risk-averse when choosing among two
gains that have equal expected value.
Risk-seeking when choosing among two losses that have equal
expected value.
This is true in both capuchins and humans
⫸ Scrub jays moving their peanuts and kibble to new rooms to
prepare for breakfast in the morning is an example of what. Answer:
Planning
⫸ Memory. Answer: How information is encoded, retained, and
retrieved
EXPERT SOLUTIONS CONFIRMED
⫸ Novel pairings monkeys vs pigeons. Answer: Monkeys perform
better than pigeons
⫸ Do monkeys or pigeons make transitive inferences?. Answer:
Monkeys
⫸ Social dominance hierarchies and transitive inferences example.
Answer: 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.
Answer: Pinyon Jays can solve transitive inference, scrub jays cannot.
Pinyon Jays are also social
⫸ Birds will submit to other birds if they. Answer: 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. Answer: Transitive inference is not
just a "big brain" skill
,⫸ Disjunctive Syllogism. Answer: Cup A or cup B, not cup A, so
must be cup B
⫸ Mutual exclusivity. Answer: Assumption that a novel label refers
to a novel object
⫸ Analogical problems. Answer: 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. Answer: is possible in a non-human but has
not been observed often
⫸ Do capuchin monkeys in a token economy prefer risky or stable
deals. Answer: Risky
⫸ How is loss aversion seen in capuchin monkeys. Answer: 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. Answer: People value an object differently
after they become the owner
⫸ The endowment effect in monkeys. Answer: 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.
⫸ The endowment effect in chimps. Answer: Chimps would not trade
object they had for object they preferred
⫸ Reflection effect. Answer: Risk-averse when choosing among two
gains that have equal expected value.
Risk-seeking when choosing among two losses that have equal
expected value.
This is true in both capuchins and humans
⫸ Scrub jays moving their peanuts and kibble to new rooms to
prepare for breakfast in the morning is an example of what. Answer:
Planning
⫸ Memory. Answer: How information is encoded, retained, and
retrieved
