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PSYC*2330 Chapter 2: Elicited Behaviour, Habituation, and Sensitization Flashcards

1
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What is a reflex?

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A close relation between a stimulus and a response mediated by a neural circuit

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What is the simplest elicited behaviour?

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A reflex

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Descartes’ belief that sensory inputs and motor outputs used the same nerves was disproven by which finding?

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If sensory input was cut, motor output remains and if motor output was cut, sensory input remains

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Descartes’ belief that reflexes were mediated by animal spirits released by the pineal gland was disproven by which finding?

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That nerves can function independently of brain input

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Descartes’ belief that animal spirits enlarge muscles for contraction was disproven by which finding?

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That gasses do not expand muscle size (a contracted muscle has the same volume as a relaxed muscle)

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T or F: Simple reflexes cannot be influenced by higher nervous system activity

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False

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T or F: Stimuli always elicit reflexes.

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False. Almost always, but not every time.

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Does the vigour of a response necessarily reflect the intensity of the releasing stimulus?

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No

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T or F: A stimulus can release the inhibition of a response.

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True

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T or F: All reflexes are innate.

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False. New reflexes can be learned through associations.

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T or F: Responses to stimuli can change as a result of experience.

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True

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12
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What represents the fewest neural connections necessary for a reflex action?

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The reflex arc

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13
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What three neurons form the reflex arc?

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  • Sensory neurons
  • Interneurons
  • Motor neurons
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14
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What are sensory neurons also referred to as?

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Afferent neurons

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What are motor neurons also referred to as?

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Efferent neurons

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16
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What are modal/fixed action patterns?

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Complex patterns of behaviour shared between members of a species

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17
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Are modal action patterns instinctual or learned?

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Instinctual

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T or F: Modal action patterns can be very complex and occur over an extended period of time.

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True

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What is a sign stimulus?

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A specific feature of an object or animal that elicits a modal action pattern

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What is a supernormal stimulus?

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An exaggerated sign stimulus

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21
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What did William James propose about the psychology of instincts?

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Instincts can be overridden by experience and each other, as many instincts are already in conflict

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22
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How do the principles of psychology and biology define instincts differently?

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  • Psychology: Instincts are motivators of behaviour
  • Biology: Instincts are behaviours
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In chicks, the tectofugal pathway is essential for what?

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The recognition of colours, shapes, and the motions of objects

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In chicks, the thalamofugal pathway is important for what?

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Visual learning

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25
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What are appetitive behaviours?

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Searching behaviours that serve to bring an organism into contact with a sign stimulus

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T or F: Appetitive behaviours are not flexible.

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False

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27
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What are consummatory behaviours?

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Behaviours that serve to bring about consummation or completion (usually modal action patterns)

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T or F: Distinct brain areas manage appetitive and consummatory behaviour.

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True

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29
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T or F: Instincts can be appetitive or consummatory.

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True

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30
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Which two processes can be triggered by repeated stimulation?

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  • Habituation
  • Sensitization
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What is habituation?

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A decrease in an elicited behaviour due to repeated presentations of the eliciting stimulus

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T or F: Habituation is both stimulus and response specific.

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True

33
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What is a variable that influences the rate of habituation?

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Attention to the stimulus

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What is dishabituation?

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The restoration of a habituated response to full strength

35
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Does a dishabituating stimulus need to elicit a response itself in order to change the habituated response back to normal?

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No

36
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In terms of habituation to visual stimuli in infants, did habituation occur faster to complex or simple stimuli?

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Habituation occurred faster to simpler stimuli

37
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When presented with complex stimuli, what was the pattern of habituation showed by infants?

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They had an initial increase in attention followed by slower habituation

38
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When habituated to simple stimuli, do babies became dishabituated after being presented with more complex stimuli or less complex stimuli?

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More complex stimuli, but not less complex stimuli, caused dishabituation

39
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What is spontaneous recovery?

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the return of responding to baseline levels produced by a period of rest after habituation or sensitization

40
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What are two ways in which dishabituation can occur?

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  • Novelty of the stimulus
  • Delay in receiving stimulus
41
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What long-term habituation?

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Habituation that occurs when stimuli are presented widely spaced in time

42
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What is short-term habituation?

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Habituation that occurs when stimuli are presented very closely in time

43
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Do repeated presentations of a stimulus always result in both long-term and short-term habituation?

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No

44
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In terms of spontaneous recovery, how do long-term and short-term habituation differ?

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  • Long-term: Responses can be restored to some extent, but spontaneous recovery is never complete
  • Short-term: Spontaneous recovery occurs following a period without stimulation
45
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What is sensitization?

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An increase in an elicited behaviour due to repeated presentations of the eliciting stimulus or from exposure to a strong extraneous stimulus

46
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What is sensory adaptation?

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A temporary reduction in the sensitivity of sense organs caused by repeated or excessive stimulation

47
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What is response fatigue?

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When a reflex does not occur due to fatigue causing incapacitation of effector muscles

48
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What is the main way in which sensory adaptation and response fatigue differ from habituation?

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  • Sensory adaptation and response fatigue: Occur outside the nervous system in sense organs and receptors
  • Habituation: Process occurs within nervous system
49
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In terms of attention, why are habituation and sensitization particularly useful?

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They facilitate the direction of attention toward stimuli that are presumably more important in certain scenarios

50
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T or F: Regardless of their intrinsic meaning, threatening cues prompt somatic and autonomic reactions of defence.

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True

51
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T or F: Fear does not sensitize the startle response.

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False

52
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Which theory assumes that different types of underlying neural processes are responsible for increases and decreases in responsiveness to stimulation?

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The dual-process theory

53
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T or F: According to the dual-process theory, habituation and sensitization are mutually exclusive.

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False

54
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According to the dual-process theory, habituation and sensitization are the result of what?

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The sum of both habituation and sensitization processes

55
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What is the stimulus-response system?

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The shortest neural pathway that connects eliciting stimuli and elicited responses (can be viewed as the reflex arc)

56
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T or F: Each eliciting stimulus activates the S-R system and causes a build-up of habituation.

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True

57
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Where is habituation assumed to occur?

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The stimulus-response system

58
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What is the state system?

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Neural structures that determine the general level of responsiveness/arousal of the organism

59
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Where is sensitization thought to occur?

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The state system

60
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In terms of their activation, how do the stimulus-response system and state system differ?

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  • S-R system: Activated with every eliciting stimulus
  • State system: Only activated by arousing events
61
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When tested with quiet background noise, did rats habituate or sensitize their startle response?

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Quiet background noise habituated startle response

62
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When tested with loud background noise, did rats habituate or sensitize their startle response?

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Loud background noise sensitized the startle response

63
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What is the opponent process theory of motivation?

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The assumption that the mechanisms involved in emotional behaviour serve to maintain emotional stability

64
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What are the three characteristics of emotional reactions at the core of the opponent process theory of motivation?

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  • Emotional reactions are biphasic
  • The primary reaction becomes weaker/ habituates with repeated stimulation
  • The weakening of the primary reaction is accompanied by the strengthening of the after-reaction
65
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Which process in the opponent process theory is elicited by a biologically significant stimulus?

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The primary process/ a process

66
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What is the opponent process/ b process?

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A compensatory mechanism that occurs in response to the primary process

67
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T or F: The opponent process causes changes opposite of those caused by the primary process.

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True

68
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According to the dual-process and opponent-process theories, do effects always reflect the combined processes that caused them?

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Not necessarily

69
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T or F: When a stimulus is first presented, the a process occurs unopposed by the b process, allowing the reaction to reach its peak.

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True

70
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What happens when an initial stimulus is withdrawn and the a process returns to baseline?

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There is nothing to oppose the b process, so its opponent effect becomes evident

71
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How does the opponent process theory explain why familiar stimuli don’t elicit strong reactions when presented, but have much stronger after-reactions when removed?

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The theory assumes that the b process becomes strengthened with repeated use

72
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What happens when the mantle or siphon of an aplysia is touched?

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A reflexive withdrawal response is elicited

73
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How is the fact that habituation is stimulus specific demonstrated using aplysias?

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Repeatedly touching the siphon has no effect on the gill reflex elicited by touching the mantle, and vice versa

74
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Does a slight shock to the tail of an aplysia enhance the gill reflex in response to touching the mantle. siphon, or both?

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Both

75
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What is the physiology behind habituation?

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Repeated stimulation inactivates some Ca2+ channels which reduces the amount of Ca2+ entering the cell, resulting in less transmitter being released and a weaker response

76
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What is the physiology behind sensitization?

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Sensitization engages the interneurons, which causes increased neurotransmitter release and a stronger response

77
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What is the physiological consequence of long-term habituation?

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Reduced synaptic connections

78
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What is the physiological consequence of long-term sensitization?

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Increased synaptic connections

79
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T or F: Habituation and sensitization are limited in their capacity to predict outcomes.

A

True

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