Question 1

How might a music teacher use learning factors of stimulus control to train students to recognize different tones?

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Question 2

A steep stimulus generalization gradient indicates that

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A)  the stimulus being varied has little stimulus control.
B)  the subjects are demonstrating stimulus generalization.
C)  the instrumental behavior is under the control of the stimulus feature being varied.
D)  further testing is needed to determine if stimulus differentiation has occurred.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Stimulus equivalence training refers to procedures in which

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A)  two different stimuli are trained to elicit different responses.
B)  the same response to two or more different stimuli results in different reinforcers.
C)  two or more different stimuli are treated in the same fashion.
D)  the same response to a single stimulus is rewarded with different outcomes.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

A training stimulus of a red square inside of a yellow circle was used in a keypeck experiment with pigeons.In a follow-up experiment, one trained pigeon was found to respond more to a red square than a yellow circle.Another trained pigeon responded more to the yellow circle.This demonstrates that

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A)  stimulus control did not develop in the initial training.
B)  stimulus control developed only in the subject responding more to the red square.
C)  stimulus control developed only in the subject responding more to the yellow circle.
D)  stimulus control can vary from subject to subject.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following best states the distribution of stimulus control over the instrumental behavior of pigeons?

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A)  Responding in both appetitive and aversive situations is likely to be controlled by visual rather than auditory stimuli.
B)  Responding in both appetitive and aversive situations is likely to be controlled by auditory rather than visual stimuli.
C)  Responding in appetitive situations is more likely to be controlled by auditory cues; responding in aversive situations by visual cues.
D)  Responding in appetitive situations is more likely to be controlled by visual cues; responding in aversive situations by auditory cues.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Your professor tells you that your dog is demonstrating stimulus discrimination.This means that

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A)  your dog is responding differently to two or more stimuli.
B)  your dog is responding differently to repeated presentations of the same stimulus.
C)  your dog is responding similarly to two or more stimuli.
D)  it is time to find a new dog.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Explain how the type of reinforcement provided can contribute to stimulus control.

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Question 8

Describe Spence's theory of discrimination learning.What evidence supports this theory? How does this theory
account for the peak-shift effect?

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Question 9

Damage to the hippocampus most severely affects which type of memory?

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A)  long-term
B)  semantic
C)  episodic
D)  proceduralE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 10

In the presence of a tone/light cue, pigeons were trained to press a foot treadle to gain access to food or to avoid footshock.Subsequent investigations determined that responding in appetitive situations is more likely to be controlled by visual cues; responding in aversive situations by auditory cues.This demonstrates that

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A)  the type of instrumental response required is a determinant of stimulus control.
B)  the sensory capacity of an organism is a determinant of stimulus control.
C)  the type of reinforcement is a determinant of stimulus control.
D)  the determinants of stimulus control are idiosyncratic.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

A cat is trained to hit a suspended ball in the presence of a red light.Presentations of other lights were not followed by any reinforcers if the cat hit the ball.According to Spence, the cat learned

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A)  to respond only when the S+ is present.
B)  to suppress responding only when the S- is present.
C)  to respond only when the S+ is present and to suppress responding only when the S- is present.
D)  to suppress inhibition when the S- is present.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 12

According to Spence, discrimination training results in

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A)  only excitatory conditioning.
B)  only inhibitory conditioning.
C)  either excitatory or inhibitory conditioning.
D)  both excitatory and inhibitory conditioning.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Your roommate gets excited every time he receives mail.Even junk mailings bring him joy.His behavior towards the mail demonstrates

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A)  stimulus control.
B)  stimulus discrimination.
C)  stimulus generalization.
D)  stimulus learning.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Which of the following tones will result in the greatest peak-shift phenomenon?

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A)  S+ = 1000 Hz: S- = no tone
B)  S+ = 1000 Hz: S- = 990 Hz
C)  S+ = 1000 Hz: S- = 1030 Hz
D)  S+ = 1000 Hz: S- = 900 HzE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

In the peak-shift phenomenon, the peak performance shifts

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A)  to the training S+.
B)  to the training S-.
C)  from the training S+ away from the training S-.
D)  from the training S+ towards the training S-.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

Describe a way to determine if an animal is demonstrating stimulus generalization.

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Question 17

In an instrumental discrimination procedure, which of the following serves as a modulator?

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A)  the response
B)  the S+
C)  the reinforcer
D)  the response-reinforcer relationshipE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Describe how the steepness of a generalization gradient may be altered by experience and learning.

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Question 19

Other students take advantage of the professor's absence to look on each others' papers.When the professor periodically returns, this behavior stops, only to start again when the professor leaves.This is an example of

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A)  overshadowing.
B)  a multiple schedule of reinforcement.
C)  stimulus generalization.
D)  the peak-shift effect.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Which of the following phenomena demonstrates that the greatest level of instrumental performance may occur in response to a novel stimulus?

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A)  the blocking effect
B)  overshadowing
C)  peak-shift
D)  equivalence trainingE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Exam 8: Stimulus Control of Behavior

Which of the following tones will result in the greatest peak-shift phenomenon?

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Your professor tells you that your dog is demonstrating stimulus discrimination.This means that

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How might a music teacher use learning factors of stimulus control to train students to recognize different tones?

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Describe a way to determine if an animal is demonstrating stimulus generalization.

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Your roommate gets excited every time he receives mail.Even junk mailings bring him joy.His behavior towards the mail demonstrates

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A training stimulus of a red square inside of a yellow circle was used in a keypeck experiment with pigeons.In a follow-up experiment, one trained pigeon was found to respond more to a red square than a yellow circle.Another trained pigeon responded more to the yellow circle.This demonstrates that

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Describe Spence's theory of discrimination learning.What evidence supports this theory? How does this theory account for the peak-shift effect?

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Stimulus equivalence training refers to procedures in which

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Describe how the steepness of a generalization gradient may be altered by experience and learning.

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In an instrumental discrimination procedure, which of the following serves as a modulator?

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In the peak-shift phenomenon, the peak performance shifts

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Explain how the type of reinforcement provided can contribute to stimulus control.

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According to Spence, discrimination training results in

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Damage to the hippocampus most severely affects which type of memory?

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Which of the following phenomena demonstrates that the greatest level of instrumental performance may occur in response to a novel stimulus?

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A steep stimulus generalization gradient indicates that

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Which of the following best states the distribution of stimulus control over the instrumental behavior of pigeons?

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A cat is trained to hit a suspended ball in the presence of a red light.Presentations of other lights were not followed by any reinforcers if the cat hit the ball.According to Spence, the cat learned

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Other students take advantage of the professor's absence to look on each others' papers.When the professor periodically returns, this behavior stops, only to start again when the professor leaves.This is an example of

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Exam 8: Stimulus Control of Behavior

Which of the following tones will result in the greatest peak-shift phenomenon?

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Your professor tells you that your dog is demonstrating stimulus discrimination.This means that

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How might a music teacher use learning factors of stimulus control to train students to recognize different tones?

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Describe a way to determine if an animal is demonstrating stimulus generalization.

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Your roommate gets excited every time he receives mail.Even junk mailings bring him joy.His behavior towards the mail demonstrates

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A training stimulus of a red square inside of a yellow circle was used in a keypeck experiment with pigeons.In a follow-up experiment, one trained pigeon was found to respond more to a red square than a yellow circle.Another trained pigeon responded more to the yellow circle.This demonstrates that

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Describe Spence's theory of discrimination learning.What evidence supports this theory? How does this theory account for the peak-shift effect?

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Stimulus equivalence training refers to procedures in which

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Describe how the steepness of a generalization gradient may be altered by experience and learning.

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In an instrumental discrimination procedure, which of the following serves as a modulator?

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In the peak-shift phenomenon, the peak performance shifts

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Explain how the type of reinforcement provided can contribute to stimulus control.

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According to Spence, discrimination training results in

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Damage to the hippocampus most severely affects which type of memory?

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Which of the following phenomena demonstrates that the greatest level of instrumental performance may occur in response to a novel stimulus?

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A steep stimulus generalization gradient indicates that

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Which of the following best states the distribution of stimulus control over the instrumental behavior of pigeons?

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A cat is trained to hit a suspended ball in the presence of a red light.Presentations of other lights were not followed by any reinforcers if the cat hit the ball.According to Spence, the cat learned

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Other students take advantage of the professor's absence to look on each others' papers.When the professor periodically returns, this behavior stops, only to start again when the professor leaves.This is an example of

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