Chapter 1: The Psychology of Learning and Memory
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Q1) If you have to study for an exam,what are three things you can do that will help improve your memory for the material?
Answer: Grading criteria: Answer should discuss three of the "Top Ten Tips for a Better Memory."
Q2) Charles Darwin proposed three criteria for traits to evolve through natural selection.Which of the following is an example of the criterion of relevance to survival?
A)Giraffe necks can range from short to long across members of the species.
B)Finch beaks range in shape from thin to thick.
C)Fawns with camouflaging spots will be protected from predators.
D)Giraffe neck length is a trait passed from parent to offspring.
Answer: C
Q3) If you believe that people's abilities are inherited,you agree with the ideas of:
A)John Locke.
B)Aristotle.
C)Francis Galton.
D)John Watson.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization:
Learning About Repeated Events
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Q1) Sensitization:
A)occurs in humans but not in other animals.
B)requires fewer exposures than are necessary for habituation.
C)is stimulus-specific.
D)dissipates rapidly in all learning situations.
Answer: B
Q2) Which model proposes that the brain forms a representation of a stimulus,compares this with a memory representation,and makes an orienting response if there is no match?
A)dual-process theory
B)comparator theory
C)differentiation theory
D)priming theory
Answer: B
Q3) Neurons in the sensory cortices:
A)can be retuned in adults.
B)can be retuned only in children.
C)take several months to become retuned.
D)can be retuned only in situations involving drastic sensory deprivation.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Classical Conditioning: Learning to Predict
Important Events
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Q1) Some pet owners use a "clicker" device to train their pets.For example,if a cat owner wants her cat to stay off the bed,she might make a "click" sound with a clicker whenever the cat gets on the bed,and follow it shortly by a squirt of water to the cat.In this example,identify the CS,US,CR,and UR.
Q2) Suppose we pair just a tone with a shock for many trials until the CR is reliably elicited by the tone,then we pair the tone plus a light with a shock.According to the Rescorla-Wagner model,at the end of the second phase of training:
A)the prediction error will be 100.
B)W<sub>TONE</sub> will be close to 50.
C)W<sub>LIGHT</sub> will be close to 0.
D)the Expected US will be close to 50.
Q3) A conditioned eyeblink response can be produced by stimulating the:
A)inferior olive as the CS
B)inferior olive as the US
C)pontine nuclei as the CS.
D)both the inferior olive and the pontine nuclei as the CS.
Q4) What is the role of the Purkinje cells in the cerebellar cortex? Discuss the evidence that suggests this.
Q5) Describe the contribution of the hippocampus to CS modulation.
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