AAMC FL4 P/S Midterm Exam Questions With Solved Solutions.

Q1) Which graph best describes the relative performance of Ps and controls on the type of lexical decision task described in the passage? - Answer Got this wrong picked C instead of D - the passage suggests that controls process emotional words more quickly than nonemotional words, whereas Ps do not show this difference. This graph correctly this pattern Q2) Which experimental procedure would establish that Ps differ from controls only in avoidance learning but perform similarly to controls in other types of operant conditioning? Comparing the Ps and the controls: A. on a word-learning task in which they receive a monetary reward every time they provide the correct response B. on a task that requires watching a model perform a series of physical actions and repeating them in the correct order C. in a procedure in which the participants are presented with a light followed by a drop of lemon juice in their mouths which elicits salivation D. in a procedure in which the participants are presented with a word list and tested on their recall two days later - Answer A - it describes an operant conditioning paradigm in which participants learn the response that is reinforced. Q3) Based on the information regarding the differences between Ps and controls when anticipating aversive events and viewing fear-inducing pictures, it is likely that the two groups differ in: A. sympathetic nervous system arousal. B. somatic nervous system arousal. C. parietal cortex activation. D. occipital cortex activation. - Answer A - increased skin conductivity, both when anticipating an aversive event and in the startle response when viewing fear-inducing images, is controlled by sympathetic nervous system Q4) The numbers presented to the participants in the avoidance study function as: A. reinforcers.