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In higher-order conditioning, the response to the CS2 is usually weaker than the response to the


A) CS3.
B) CS4.
C) CS1.
D) Both a and b are correct.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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The phenomenon of _____ indicates that, in some circumstances, mere contiguity between a neutral stimulus and a US is insufficient for conditioning to occur.


A) blocking
B) overshadowing
C) higher-order conditioning
D) Both a and b are correct.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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According to the latent inhibition effect, a _____ stimulus is more readily conditioned as a CS than a familiar stimulus.


A) predictable
B) more intense
C) less intense
D) novel

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Define disinhibition. How does it differ from dishabituation?

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In _____, the response to the CS 2 is usually _____ than the response to the CS 1 .


A) occasion setting; weaker
B) sensory preconditioning; weaker
C) blocking; stronger
D) latent inhibition; stronger

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Define higher-order conditioning, and diagram an example. Be sure to label each component using the appropriate abbreviations.

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In overshadowing, the _____ member of a compound stimulus is more readily conditioned as a CS.


A) less predictable
B) more familiar
C) less salient
D) more salient

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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Most of your colleagues have their coffee breaks in the staff lounge. One day, in the meeting room, a couple of them verbally attack you, causing you to feel quite anxious. Later that day, you also feel anxious when you are in the staff lounge, even though no one else is present. This example best illustrates


A) higher-order conditioning.
B) latent inhibition.
C) sensory preconditioning.
D) blocking.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Prior conditioning is to more salient as _____ is to _____.


A) overshadowing; blocking
B) blocking; overshadowing
C) latent inhibition; blocking
D) blocking; latent inhibition

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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After having a bad experience with a fitness instructor at a gym, Mary avoids going to gyms and exercises at home instead. This is an example of _____.


A) pseudoconditioning
B) sensitization
C) stimulus generalization
D) stimulus discrimination

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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In general, according to Eysenck, introverts


A) condition easily.
B) condition poorly.
C) react strongly to external stimulation.
D) Both a and c are correct.

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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According to Eysenck's theory, which of the following is likely to be true of introverts?


A) They are less reactive to external stimulation compared to extroverts.
B) They develop anxiety-type symptoms in reaction to stress.
C) They condition less easily than extroverts do.
D) They develop physical-type symptoms in reaction to stress.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Define experimental neurosis, and describe Shenger-Krestovnikova's procedure for producing it.

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When Bobby was little, his mother used to tell him, "Be polite," and then slap him. As an adult, Bobby feels anxious whenever he overhears a mother tell her child, "Say thank you." This scenario is an example of


A) stimulus discrimination.
B) spontaneous recovery.
C) semantic generalization.
D) semantic recovery.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Strengthening is to _____ as weakening is to _____.


A) spontaneous recovery; acquisition
B) disinhibition; spontaneous recovery
C) acquisition; extinction
D) extinction; acquisition

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Define blocking, and diagram an example. Label each component using the appropriate abbreviations.

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While playing tennis one day, you suffer a minor ankle sprain. Two weeks later you severely twist your ankle while stepping off a curb. The next time you play tennis, you find yourself surprisingly worried about spraining your ankle. This is an example of _________.

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Stimulus _____ is the tendency for a response to be elicited more by one stimulus than another.


A) generalization
B) differentiation
C) disparity
D) discrimination

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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The fact that you learned to fear wasps and hornets, as well as bees, after being stung by a bee is an example of the process of _________.

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Which of the following processes is equivalent to a roller-coaster ride that gradually flattens out? 


A) Dishabituation
B) Blocking
C) Spontaneous recovery
D) Occasion setting

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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