PSYC 435 Brooke Breaux- Test 2 Questions With Accurate Answers (100% Guaranteed A+)

What is acquisition? How to researchers track acquisition? - correct answer developing and strengthening of a CR -researchers track it through repeated pairings of a NS and an US What factors can affect acquisition? - correct answer The itensity of the NS (rate of learning) and the intensity of the US (affects asymptote) What's the maximum level of learning called? - correct answer asymptote What is (stimulus) generalization? - correct answer the tendency for a CR to occur in the presence of a stimulus that is similar to the CS -most readily apparent when the stimuli involved are physically similar and vary along a continuum -ex. dog salivating to tones similar to 2000 Hz such as 1900 Hz or 2100 Hz but not as much to 1000 or 3000 Hz What is semantic generalization? - correct answer the generalization of a CR to verbal stimuli that are similar in meaning to the CS -ex. a person being conditioned to where the sight of the word car is paired with a shock, the word becomes a CS that elicits a fear response What is (stimulus) discrimination? - correct answer the tendency for a response to be elicited more by one stimulus than another -ex. dog salivates to 2000 Hz tone but not to 1900 Hz What is experimenal neurosis? - correct answer an experimentally produced disorder in which animals exposed to unpredictable events develop neurotic-like symptoms What is the general explanation of extinction? - correct answer a conditioned response is weakened or eliminated when the conditioned stimulus (CS) is repeatedly presented in the absence of the US -the unlearning of the connection between CS and CR What is Pavlov's explanation of extinction? - correct answer learning to inhibt the CR in the presence of the CS -the initial learning is still there and extinction just covers that up What is relearning? - correct answer a response that has been extinguished can ebe reaquired quite rapidly when the CS (or NS) is again paired with the US -doesnt take as many pairings to be conditioned again -ex. pairing the metromone with food, it doesnt take as long for the dog to begin salivation to the sound of the metronome in the absence of food What is spotaneous recovery? - correct answer the reappearance of a CR to an "NS" following a rest period after extinction -doesn't last forever and each time the response is recovered it is weaker and is extinguished more quickly than before -ex. a dog-phobic child spending several hours with a dog, the fear may seem to be eliminated but the fear may partially be recovered when the child sees a dog again What are Pavlov's pedictions? - correct answer 1.Resemblance of Rs 2.Strength of Rs 3.Directionality 4.Temporal Contiguity What is Resemblance of Rs? - correct answer the CR and UR should strongly resemble one another but the CR is weaker than UR What is Strength of Rs? - correct answer will depend on the strength of a stimulus What is Directionality? - correct answer NS before US is likely to result in conditioning -US before NS is less likely to result in condtioning What is Temporal Conditioning? - correct answer shorter delay, more likely form association What is higher order conditioning? - correct answer a stimulus that is associated with a CS can also become a CS How does higher order conditioning differ from basic CC? - correct answer What is sensory preconditioning? - correct answer when a NS previously associate with a CS also becomes a CS What is US revaluation inflation? - correct answer US is presented at an increased level of intensity after conditioning, resulting in an increase in the CR What is US revaluation deflation? - correct answer US is presented at a decreased level of intensity after conditioning, resulting in a decrease in the CR Here is a scenario: Timmy hosted a party once where his dad dressed up as a clown, painted faces and made balloon animals. That night Timmy and his friends watched the movie IT and became very fearful of clowns because of it. In the morning, Timmy's dad comes to tell everyone that he has bought donuts and chocolate milk for breakfast. When he enters the room, all the boys turn to look at him and scream. Is this an example of high-order conditioning, sensory pre-conditioning, US revaluation - inflation, or US revaluation - deflation? - correct answer sensory pre-conditioning Here is a scenario: Mary used to love dogs. Then one day she gets bit by her brother's dog. Because of generalization, she now fears not just her brother's dog, but other dogs as well. The other day, Mary noticed that the park by school is now a place where people like to bring their dogs to socialize. Mary's friend asked her to meet her after school by th