PSYC1300 EXAM 2 MEMORY SYSTEMS
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT: ENCODING AND
RETRIEVAL STATISTICAL VALIDATION 2026.
⫸ In Pavlov's study, the bell is both a(n) ___________ stimulus and
a conditioned stimulus. Answer: neutral
⫸ A bright flash automatically causes us to blink. It is a(n)
__________ response. Answer: unconditioned
⫸ ___________ occurs when an extinguished conditioned response
reappears after a period of rest. Answer: spontaneous recovery
⫸ Adam was badly stung by a bee when he was a child. Now he is
frightened not only of bees but of all flying insects. This example
illustrates ______________ Answer: Stimulus Generalization
⫸ A stimulus that increases the probability that a preceding behavior
will be repeated is termed a(n) __________ Answer: reinforcer
⫸ money is an examples of a _________ reinforcer Answer:
positive
⫸ positive punishment ______ a response through the application of
an unpleasant stimulus Answer: reduces
, ⫸ A weekly paycheck is an example of a ______________ schedule
Answer: fixed interval
⫸ when a behavior is reinforced in the presence of a specific
stimulus, but not in its absence it is known as ________________
training Answer: Stimulus control
⫸ when your partner says "I'm going to bed early", you follow
expectantly. When he or she says, "I'm tired", you stay behind and say
you'll read in the living room for a while. This is an example of
____________ stimulus Answer: Discriminative
⫸ Shaping is one way that organisms learn ___________ behavior
Answer: complex
⫸ in the latent learning study described in the text, the rats that were
reinforced only during the latter portion of the experiment would be
considered an ______________ group Answer: experimental
⫸ in 0bservational learning, the organism whose behavior is
observed is termed the ___________ Answer: model
⫸ _______ neurons are neurons that fire when we observe another
person's behavior Answer: mirror
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT: ENCODING AND
RETRIEVAL STATISTICAL VALIDATION 2026.
⫸ In Pavlov's study, the bell is both a(n) ___________ stimulus and
a conditioned stimulus. Answer: neutral
⫸ A bright flash automatically causes us to blink. It is a(n)
__________ response. Answer: unconditioned
⫸ ___________ occurs when an extinguished conditioned response
reappears after a period of rest. Answer: spontaneous recovery
⫸ Adam was badly stung by a bee when he was a child. Now he is
frightened not only of bees but of all flying insects. This example
illustrates ______________ Answer: Stimulus Generalization
⫸ A stimulus that increases the probability that a preceding behavior
will be repeated is termed a(n) __________ Answer: reinforcer
⫸ money is an examples of a _________ reinforcer Answer:
positive
⫸ positive punishment ______ a response through the application of
an unpleasant stimulus Answer: reduces
, ⫸ A weekly paycheck is an example of a ______________ schedule
Answer: fixed interval
⫸ when a behavior is reinforced in the presence of a specific
stimulus, but not in its absence it is known as ________________
training Answer: Stimulus control
⫸ when your partner says "I'm going to bed early", you follow
expectantly. When he or she says, "I'm tired", you stay behind and say
you'll read in the living room for a while. This is an example of
____________ stimulus Answer: Discriminative
⫸ Shaping is one way that organisms learn ___________ behavior
Answer: complex
⫸ in the latent learning study described in the text, the rats that were
reinforced only during the latter portion of the experiment would be
considered an ______________ group Answer: experimental
⫸ in 0bservational learning, the organism whose behavior is
observed is termed the ___________ Answer: model
⫸ _______ neurons are neurons that fire when we observe another
person's behavior Answer: mirror
