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Ch6- Memory and Thought Flashcards

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1
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Learning that occurs when a neutral stimulus is paired with another stimulus is called:

A

Classical conditioning

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Classical conditioning was pioneered by?

A

Ivan Pavlov

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A reflexive, unlearned response to a stimulus is a..

a) unconditioned stimulus
b) unconditioned response
c) conditioned stimulus
d) conditioned response

A

b) unconditioned response

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A stimulus that elicts a reflexive response without learning is….

a) unconditioned stimulus
b) unconditioned response
c) conditioned stimulus
d) conditioned response

A

a) unconditioned stimulus

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A learned response that occurs with a conditioned stimulus is…

a) unconditioned stimulus
b) unconditioned response
c) conditioned stimulus
d) conditioned response

A

d) conditioned response

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Originally a neutral stimulus, this becomes ____ when paired with an unconditioned stimulus

a) unconditioned stimulus
b) unconditioned response
c) conditioned stimulus
d) conditioned response

A

c) conditioned stimulus

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7
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Which law is associated with classical conditioning, where “cells that fire together, wire together?”

A

Hebb’s Law.

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8
Q

Pain from a dental drill is a/an

a) unconditioned stimulus
b) unconditioned response
c) conditioned stimulus
d) conditioned response

A

b) unconditioned response.

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The process where a response that occurs to one stimulus is also caused by another similar, stimulus

A

stimulus generalisation

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10
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The opposite of stimulus generalisation is

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stimulus discrimination

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What the the name for a biological predisposition to rapidly learn a response to a specific class of stimuli?

P_________

A

Preparedness

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12
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What is the acquired dislike or disgust of a food or drink that is paired with illness?

acquired _____ _______

A

acquired taste aversion

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What is the name for a type of learning where behaviour is influenced by consequences?

a) Pavlovian conditioning
b) Classical conditioning
c) Operant conditioning
d) Behavioural conditioning

A

c) Operant conditioning

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What is the process where an ADDED stimulus INCREASES the possibility of the behaviour repeating?

a) negative reinforcement
b) negative punishment
c) positive reinforcement
d) positive punishment

A

c) positive reinforcement

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What is the process where an ADDED stimulus REDUCES the possibility of the behaviour repeating?

a) negative reinforcement
b) negative punishment
c) positive reinforcement
d) positive punishment

A

d) positive punishment

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What is the process where a REDUCED stimulus INCREASES the possibility of the behaviour repeating?

a) negative reinforcement
b) negative punishment
c) positive reinforcement
d) positive punishment

A

a) negative reinforcement

17
Q

What is the process where an REDUCED stimulus REDUCES the possibility of the behaviour repeating?

a) negative reinforcement
b) negative punishment
c) positive reinforcement
d) positive punishment

A

b) negative punishment

18
Q

which learning involves attempting to deal with an already fucked situation?

Avoidance learning
Escape learning

A

Escape learning

19
Q

These reinforcers consist of examples like money and praise.

A

Secondary reinforcers

20
Q

These reinforces consist of examples like food and sex.

A

Primary reinforcers

21
Q

A procedure where a specific operant response is created by reinforcing successive approximations of that response.

S_______

A

Shaping

22
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Schedule of reinforcement where the 1st response is rewarded AFTER a set amount of time has passed.

a) fixed ratio schedule
b) variable ratio schedule
c) fixed interval schedule
d) variable interval schedule

A

c) fixed interval schedule

23
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Schedule of reinforcement where the number of responses required to receive reinforcement varies around an average

a) fixed ratio schedule
b) variable ratio schedule
c) fixed interval schedule
d) variable interval schedule

A

b) variable ratio schedule

24
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Schedule of reinforcement where reinforcement is delivered after a fixed number of responses have been completed.

a) fixed ratio schedule
b) variable ratio schedule
c) fixed interval schedule
d) variable interval schedule

A

a) fixed ratio schedule

25
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Schedule of reinforcement where reinforcement is delivered upon the 1st response after a variable amount of time.

a) fixed ratio schedule
b) variable ratio schedule
c) fixed interval schedule
d) variable interval schedule

A

d) variable interval schedule

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