Learning and Behavior Quiz

What is habituation?

• A sudden increase in response to a stimulus

• The gradual decrease in a response to a repeatedly presented stimulus

• An immediate reaction to a new environment

• A form of associative learning

What is an orienting response?

• A slow reaction to a familiar environment

• An immediate, automatic reaction to a sudden change in the environment

• A gradual decrease in response to a stimulus

• A learned behavior over time

What does stimulus specificity of habituation refer to?

• A general reduction in responsiveness to all stimuli

• A reduced response to a specific stimulus that was repeatedly presented

• An increase in response to a new stimulus

• A learned behavior over time

What is Massed Practice?

• Massed practice presents stimuli closer together and leads to short-term, weaker habituation

• Massed practice leads to short-term, weaker habituation

• Massed practice leads to short-term, weaker habituation

• Massed practice leads to immediate response

What is spontaneous recovery?

• The gradual decrease in response to a stimulus

• The reappearance of a conditioned response after a rest period

• An immediate reaction to a new environment

• A learned behavior over time

What is sensitization?

• A decrease in response after repeated exposure

• Increased responsivity after aversive stimulation

• A learned behavior over time

• A slow reaction to a familiar environment

What does the Dual Process Theory suggest?

• Human thinking involves only one system

• Human thinking involves two distinct systems: a fast, intuitive and a slow, deliberative process

• Human thinking is purely intuitive

• Human thinking is purely deliberative

What is the Opponent Process Theory related to?

• Memory retention

• Color perception involving opposing pairs of colors

• Sound recognition

• Taste differentiation

What does the Novel Object Recognition Task evaluate?

• Rodents' ability to recognize familiar objects

• Rodents' ability to recognize a novel object in the environment

• Rodents' ability to remember past events

• Rodents' ability to learn new tasks

What does familiarity refer to?

• A state of confusion

• A state of knowing something or someone well

• A sudden increase in response

• A learned behavior over time