Learning and Memory

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Pavlov's experiments with dogs yielded information about which of the following? operant conditioning, classical conditioning, counterconditioning, latent learning

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classical conditioning

Front

Which of the following best describes a neutral stimulus? Options: stimulus that causes an automatic response, stimulus that does not cause a response, stimulus that has been learned, stimulus that is conditioned

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stimulus that does not cause a response

Front

What is the process by which a stimulus increases the chances of a preceding behavior occurring again?

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reinforcement

Front

Computers and people both handle information using which processes?

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encoding, storage, and retrieval

Front

A stimulus that causes an automatic response

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unconditioned stimulus

Front

In Watson and Rayner's experiment, "Little Albert" began to fear all objects that were white and furry because of

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generalization

Front

Learning is best defined as

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a relatively permanent change in behavior due to experience

Front

To Maria, feeling more awake after just smelling coffee is ______.

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a conditioned response

Front

Which of the following behaviors is most likely to have been acquired through the process of classical conditioning?
blinking when a light shines in your eyes,
falling off your bicycle,
wincing when you hear the sound of a dentist's drill,
sneezing when an irritant enters your nasal cavity

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wincing when you hear the sound of a dentist's drill

Front

The process of getting the information back out of memory storage.

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retrieval