Question 1

Which of the following is not considered a paradoxical reward effect?

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A)   the overtraining extinction effect
B)   the magnitude reinforcement effect
C)   the partial reinforcement extinction effect
D)   the behavioral momentum effectE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

A pigeon has been trained to peck a key for food reinforcement on a continuous schedule of reinforcement.If the pigeon is allowed to peck the key but food is no longer provided,what will happen?

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A)   The pigeon will begin to vary its responses.
B)   The pigeon will learn that pecking does not lead to food.
C)   The pigeon will learn that the key and food are no longer associated.
D)   The pigeon will steadily increase its conditioned response rate.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

The finding that most directly challenges the concept of behavioral momentum is

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A)   evidence of Pavlovian conditioning in instrumental procedures.
B)   evidence of S-O associations in instrumental procedures.
C)   evidence of spontaneous recovery following extinction.
D)   evidence of PREE.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

The overtraining extinction effect states

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A)   that extensive training provides some protection from extinction.
B)   that extinction occurs more rapidly after extensive training.
C)   that extensive training eliminates spontaneous recovery.
D)   that extensive training does not affect the rate of extinction.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

According to the concept of renewal,

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A)   frustration has only minor effects on extinction.
B)   contextual cues are important only for excitatory associations.
C)   a change in context after extinction will recover acquisition performance.
D)   S-S associations are developed in acquisition and disrupted by extinction.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Which theory predicts that early in a VR20 schedule the anticipation of reward encourages an animal to respond,and the anticipation of nonreward discourages responding?

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A)   discrimination hypothesis
B)   modern two-process theory
C)   sequential theory
D)   frustration theoryE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

Spontaneous recovery following extinction of a classically conditioned response

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A)   typically restores responding to pre-extinction levels.
B)   typically leads to incomplete recovery of responding.
C)   demonstrates that CS-US relationships are disrupted due to extinction.
D)   demonstrates that subjects unlearn only excitatory associations.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

The theory that the partial reinforcement extinction effect is due to a subject's inability to notice when extinction procedures have begun is

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A)   the frustration theory.
B)   the sequential theory.
C)   the discrimination hypothesis.
D)   the detection theory.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

According to frustration theory,the partial reinforcement extinction effect is due to

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A)   not immediately noticing when reinforcers are omitted.
B)   learning to respond in the face of no expected reinforcement.
C)   the aggression that accompanies the onset of extinction.
D)   a subject's memories of whether or not it was rewarded for performing the instrumental response in the recent past.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D) B

Question 10

Which of the following is not likely to occur due to an extinction procedure?

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A)   The subject learns the CS and US are no longer associated.
B)   The subject increases the variety of responses it makes.
C)   The subject decreases the number of conditioned responses it makes.
D)   The subject becomes aggressive.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D) A

Question 11

According to the sequential theory,

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A)   continuous reinforcement trains an animal to be persistent in the absence of reinforcement.
B)   partial reinforcement teaches an animal the difference between rewarded and nonrewarded trials.
C)   there is nothing about continuous reinforcement that teaches an animal to respond when it expects nonreward.
D)   memory of nonreward becomes the cue for performing the instrumental response.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Describe how compounding stimuli in extinction may enhance extinction.

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Question 13

Reinstatement is most like

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A)   extinction.
B)   renewal.
C)   restoration of extinction.
D)   spontaneous recovery.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 14

The results of US devaluation after extinction demonstrate

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A)   that extinction disrupts the CS-US association.
B)   that spontaneous recover y is probably due to inadvertent conditioning during extinction trials.
C)   that S-S learning remains intact through extinction.
D)   that reinstatement effects are diminished with further training.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above C

Question 15

The term for the emotional reaction to withdrawal of an expected reward is

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A)   anger.
B)   frustration.
C)   anticipated fear.
D)   withdrawal.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

You and your friend both begin training your puppies to jump on the same day with the same treats.After 5 days,the puppies are jumping as much as they can.Your friend quits after 7 days,but you train for 3 more days.Unfortunately,you need to extinguish the jumping behavior you both trained.Which puppy is likely to extinguish most quickly?

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A)   your puppy
B)   your friend's puppy
C)   Both will extinguish at the same rate.
D)   It is impossible to predict.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

The evidence suggests that extinction is

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A)   the opposite of inhibition.
B)   unlearning of a conditioned response.
C)   unlearning of a CS-US relationship.
D)   new learning.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Behavioral momentum is most directly related to

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A)   the rate of responding.
B)   the rate of reinforcement.
C)   both the rate of responding and reinforcement.
D)   None of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Compare extinction to forgetting.What procedures characterize each?

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Question 20

To counteract spontaneous recovery,

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A)   you can present cues present during the extinction phase.
B)   you can present cues present during the conditioning phase.
C)   you can wait approximately a week following the extinction phase before testing.
D)   you can do nothing; spontaneous recovery is remarkably robust.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 9: Extinction of Conditioned Behavior

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A pigeon has been trained to peck a key for food reinforcement on a continuous schedule of reinforcement.If the pigeon is allowed to peck the key but food is no longer provided,what will happen?

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The finding that most directly challenges the concept of behavioral momentum is

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The overtraining extinction effect states

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According to the concept of renewal,

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Which theory predicts that early in a VR20 schedule the anticipation of reward encourages an animal to respond,and the anticipation of nonreward discourages responding?

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The theory that the partial reinforcement extinction effect is due to a subject's inability to notice when extinction procedures have begun is

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