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Learning & Memory

Bekky Cook 15 questions

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  1. 1Researchers repeatedly startle a participant with a loud buzzer. After some time, the participant stops being startled by the buzzer. If the researchers interrupt the study with the sound of pans banging together, which of the following would likely be observed?
    1. AIncreased startle response to the buzzer
    2. BDecreased startle response to the buzzer
    3. CNo change in response to the buzzer
    4. DGeneralization to previously nonaversive stimuli
  2. 2Many pets will run toward the kitchen when they hear the sound of a can opener opening a can of pet food. The sound of the can opener is a:
    1. Aconditioned response
    2. Bunconditioned response
    3. Cconditioned stimulus
    4. Dunconditioned stimulus
  3. 3A person suffers from food poisoning after eating a spoiled lemon, and later finds that the smell of limes and other citrus fruits makes her nauseous. This is an example of:
    1. Aacquisition
    2. Bgeneralization
    3. Cdiscrimination
    4. Dnegative reinforcement
  4. 4Which of the following processes would increase the likelihood of a behavior?
    1. AExtinction
    2. BNegative punishment
    3. CPositive punishment
    4. DAvoidance learning
  5. 5A credit card company charges a fee for late payment. This is an example of:
    1. Apositive reinforcement
    2. Bnegative reinforcement
    3. Cpositive punishment
    4. Dnegative punishment
  6. 6A rat is trained to press a lever to obtain food under a fixed-interval schedule. Which of the following behaviors would the rat most likely exhibit?
    1. APressing the lever continuously whenever it is hungry.
    2. BPressing the lever exactly once and waiting for the food pellet before pressing it again.
    3. CPressing the lever slowly at first, but with increasing frequency as the end of the interval approaches.
    4. DNone of the above; the association formed my fixed-interval schedules is too weak to increase behavior.
  7. 7Which of the following is true of teaching an animal a complicated, multistage behavior?
    1. AThe individual parts of the behavior should not counter the animal's natural instincts.
    2. BThe behaviors must be tied to a food reward of some kind.
    3. CRewarding individual parts of the behavior on their own interferes with reinforcement of the entire behavior.
  8. 8Which of the following is true of controlled processing?
    1. AIt is the means through which information enters short-term memory.
    2. BInformation that requires controlled processing cannot become automatic.
    3. CIt always requires active attention to the information being encoded.
    4. DMost information we can later recall is encoded using controlled processing.
  9. 9Which of the following methods of encoding is most conducive to later recall?
    1. ASemantic
    2. BVisual
    3. CIconic
    4. DAcoustic
  10. 10Which of the following would be most likely to be stored in long-term memory?
    1. AA list of nonsense words
    2. BA list of the dates of birth of 15 randomly selected people
    3. CA list of the names of musician's in an individual's favorite bands
    4. DA list of the dates of battles in the Peloponnesian War

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MCAT Behavioral Sciences Quiz on Learning & Memory, created by Bekky Cook on 09/12/2014.
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