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1
An elementary form of learning called classical conditioning helps explain such diverse phenomena as:
A)fear of white rats.
B)playing tennis.
C)doing algebra.
D)bilingualism.
2
Learning is a relatively permanent change in behavior that is brought about by:
A)knowledge.
B)intelligence.
C)experience.
D)nurture.
3
Nooley Wedd initially cannot stop looking at his wedding band. However, after a month or so has passed he no longer continues to look at it. This is an example of:
A)fatigue.
B)habituation.
C)extinction.
D)None of these.
4
Classical conditioning is a type of learning in which a neutral stimulus (such as a bell) comes to bring about a response after it is __________ that naturally brings about that response.
A)paired with a stimulus (such as food)
B)paired with a reward (such as food)
C)presented many times after a stimulus
D)presented once after a stimulus
5
To be most effective, the neutral stimulus must __________ the unconditioned stimulus.
A)come before
B)come at the same time as
C)come well before and stop before
D)come after
6
Needsa Life wishes to condition his dog Tone Deaf to woof in response to the refrain of the song "Who Let the Dogs Out?" Before beginning the learning trials, the song would be considered a(n) _________ stimulus.
A)neutral
B)unconditioned
C)conditioned
D)discriminative
7
Sally Vation used to come running whenever she heard the electric can opener because her master would give her canned dog food. However, her master switched to dry dog food and eventually Sally stopped running to the kitchen when she heard the can opener. This is an example of:
A)stimulus discrimination.
B)stimulus generalization.
C)spontaneous recovery.
D)extinction.
8
The reemergence of an extinguished conditioned response after a period of rest and with no further conditioning is called:
A)a reflex.
B)a phobia.
C)spontaneous recovery.
D)discrimination.
9
Fraidy Katt was bitten by a huge Maine coon cat when she was young. When she grew up, Fraidy developed a fear of not just Maine coon cats, but of all cats, and she refuses to go near them. The fact that Fraidy Kat now avoids all cats is an example of which of the following?
A)punishment
B)avoidance learning
C)stimulus generalization
D)stimulus discrimination
10
Garcia's work on learned taste aversion was based on his finding that some organisms, including humans, _____________ to quickly learn to avoid foods that smelled or tasted like something that in the past made them sick.
A)had supersensitive taste buds that helped them
B)had strong gag reflexes which caused them
C)were operationally conditioned
D)were biologically prepared





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