PSYCH 2270: Exam 1 Study Guide Questions And All Actual Answers.
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Edward Tolman's research suggesting that rats form "cognitive maps" of the layout of a maze as they learn to locate food was important because it: - Answer emphasized the importance of studying the role of internal or mental representations in learning.
The principle that the mind and body ex...
PSYCH 2270: Exam 1 Study Guide
Questions And All Actual Answers.
Edward Tolman's research suggesting that rats form "cognitive maps" of the layout of a maze as they
learn to locate food was important because it: - Answer emphasized the importance of studying the
role of internal or mental representations in learning.
The principle that the mind and body exist as separate entities, each with different characteristics and
governed by its own laws, is called: - Answer dualism
The theory of evolution is relevant to the study of learning and memory because: - Answer learning is
useful in allowing organisms to adapt to the environment.
The view that all of our knowledge and ideas are the result of experience is called: - Answer empiricism
The principle that memory depends on forming new connections between pairs of events, sensations, or
ideas, such that recalling or experiencing one element of the pair elicits a memory or anticipation of the
other is known as: - Answer associationism.
If a rat receives a food reward whenever it presses a lever, the likelihood of the rat pressing the lever will
increase. This is an example of: - Answer the law of effect.
The process by which changes in behavior arise as a result of experience and interaction in the world is
known as: - Answer learning.
William James believed that most of our abilities and habits are: - Answer formed as a result of
experience.
In which type of learning do organisms learn to respond in order to obtain or avoid important
consequences? - Answer instrumental (operant) conditioning
, Classical conditioning involves learning: - Answer that a stimulus predicts an important event.
Which of the following was considered a nativist? - Answer Rene Descartes
Which philosopher is known for suggesting that children are born with a mind like a blank slate or tabula
rasa, where experience is necessary for knowledge to develop? - Answer John Locke
Behaviorism focuses on the study of: - Answer observable behaviors.
Who was the founder of behaviorism? - Answer John B. Watson
Which statement demonstrates classical conditioning? - Answer A dog learns that the sound of the
treat container being opened indicates a treat for him.
The conditioned stimulus elicits the: - Answer conditioned response.
Classical conditioning involves learning: - Answer that a particular stimulus predicts an important
event.
Lightning is usually followed by thunder. Eventually we can be startled just by the lightning alone. What
is the unconditioned response? - Answer being startled by thunder
When the US is an unpleasant event such as shock, the conditioning is called: - Answer aversive
conditioning.
If someone blows a puff of air into your eyes, you automatically blink. In this example, the puff of air is
a(n): - Answer unconditioned stimulus.
When the eyeblink reflex is conditioned using a tone, the puff of air is the: - Answer unconditioned
stimulus.
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