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VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
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The study of animal behavior that focuses on mechanisms by which animals
acquire, process, store, and act on information from the environment - ANS
✓Comparative cognition
Comparative cognition focuses on the ________ between humans and animals
- ANS ✓Differences
Historically, what did researchers use that told us about universal learning
of humans and animals - ANS ✓General process approach
The idea that all animals are capable of thought and intentionality - ANS
✓Comparative ethology
What is another term for comparative ethology - ANS ✓Anthropomorphism
What is a problem with comparative ethology? - ANS ✓Conscious thoughts
are not an adequate explanation for all human behavior
What does comparative cognition employs the simplest explanations
mean? - ANS ✓We assume the animal is nothing like us then look for shared
attributes
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What are the main points of anthropomorphism bias? (3 things) - ANS ✓1. It
hampers knowledge
2. It overemphasizes human experience
3. It gives bias to the research
The retention of information or experiences over time - ANS ✓Memory
What are the 3 stages of memory? - ANS ✓1. Acquisition/ encoding
2. Retention/ storage
3. Retrieval
Which stage of memory correlates with learning studies? - ANS ✓Acquisition
/ encoding
Which stage or memory correlates with studies of memory? - ANS
✓Retention/storage & retrieval
Example of learning studies: - ANS ✓Half the room gets flashcards and half
gets worksheets and then they take the same test
2 examples of memory studies: - ANS ✓1. Everyone gets a worksheet but one
group immediately takes a test and one group waits one week
2. Everyone gets the same study guide, but one group has an essay and one
group has multiple choice
What are the 5 types of memory? - ANS ✓1. Procedural
2. Perceptual
3. Episodic
4.Semantic
5. Working
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What is procedural memory - ANS ✓How to do something
What is an example of procedural memory - ANS ✓Riding a bike
What is perceptual memory - ANS ✓How things look
What is an example of perceptual memory - ANS ✓A human far away vs up
close
What is episodic memory - ANS ✓Recalling past experiences
An example or episodic memory - ANS ✓Recalling what I did this week
What is semantic memory? - ANS ✓Recalls facts and meanings of words
Example of semantic memory - ANS ✓Capital of Ohio
What is working memory - ANS ✓Short term memory
Example of working memory - ANS ✓What spices did I already use in my soup
What are two forms of reference memory? - ANS ✓Episodic and semantic
memory
What is long-term retention of information necessary for the successful use
of new information - ANS ✓Reference memory
Example of reference memory - ANS ✓Where the spices are kept and what
they look like
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BLP
BLP FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
(2024/2025) GUARANTEED PASS
The study of animal behavior that focuses on mechanisms by which animals
acquire, process, store, and act on information from the environment - ANS
✓Comparative cognition
Comparative cognition focuses on the ________ between humans and animals
- ANS ✓Differences
Historically, what did researchers use that told us about universal learning
of humans and animals - ANS ✓General process approach
The idea that all animals are capable of thought and intentionality - ANS
✓Comparative ethology
What is another term for comparative ethology - ANS ✓Anthropomorphism
What is a problem with comparative ethology? - ANS ✓Conscious thoughts
are not an adequate explanation for all human behavior
What does comparative cognition employs the simplest explanations
mean? - ANS ✓We assume the animal is nothing like us then look for shared
attributes
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What are the main points of anthropomorphism bias? (3 things) - ANS ✓1. It
hampers knowledge
2. It overemphasizes human experience
3. It gives bias to the research
The retention of information or experiences over time - ANS ✓Memory
What are the 3 stages of memory? - ANS ✓1. Acquisition/ encoding
2. Retention/ storage
3. Retrieval
Which stage of memory correlates with learning studies? - ANS ✓Acquisition
/ encoding
Which stage or memory correlates with studies of memory? - ANS
✓Retention/storage & retrieval
Example of learning studies: - ANS ✓Half the room gets flashcards and half
gets worksheets and then they take the same test
2 examples of memory studies: - ANS ✓1. Everyone gets a worksheet but one
group immediately takes a test and one group waits one week
2. Everyone gets the same study guide, but one group has an essay and one
group has multiple choice
What are the 5 types of memory? - ANS ✓1. Procedural
2. Perceptual
3. Episodic
4.Semantic
5. Working
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What is procedural memory - ANS ✓How to do something
What is an example of procedural memory - ANS ✓Riding a bike
What is perceptual memory - ANS ✓How things look
What is an example of perceptual memory - ANS ✓A human far away vs up
close
What is episodic memory - ANS ✓Recalling past experiences
An example or episodic memory - ANS ✓Recalling what I did this week
What is semantic memory? - ANS ✓Recalls facts and meanings of words
Example of semantic memory - ANS ✓Capital of Ohio
What is working memory - ANS ✓Short term memory
Example of working memory - ANS ✓What spices did I already use in my soup
What are two forms of reference memory? - ANS ✓Episodic and semantic
memory
What is long-term retention of information necessary for the successful use
of new information - ANS ✓Reference memory
Example of reference memory - ANS ✓Where the spices are kept and what
they look like
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