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Question 1
Which famous psychologist studied the behavior of rats in experimental chambers?
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Question 2
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The Search For General Principles Of Learning - page 3
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Ebbinghaus
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Watson
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Skinner
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Pavlov
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Which of the following is not one of Aristotle's three principles?
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Repetition
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Contiguity
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Similarity
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Contrast
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Question 3
Which one of Thomas Brown's principles of association stated that the frequency of pairings
affects the strength of the association?
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Ebbinghaus's Experiments On Memory - page 8
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The effects of repetition
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The role of contiguity
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The effects of time
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The effects of reoccurrence
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Question 4
Based on the influence of Ebbinghaus's research, which of the following is a goal that
modern learning researchers strive for?
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Ebbinghaus's Experiments On Memory - page 10
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Record independent variables accurately and objectively
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Vary independent variables systematically
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Vary dependent variables systematically
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Record dependent variables accurately and subjectively
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of the behavioral approach?
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Behavioral And Cognitive Approaches To Learning - page 10
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Heavy reliance on animal subject
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Emphasis on external events
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Reluctance to speculate about processes inside the organism
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Particular interest in complex abilities that only humans possess
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Question 6
What effect occurs when participants in an experiment change their behavior because they
know they are being observed?
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Monitor
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Convenience
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Influence
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Subject
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According to Skinner, what variable is unnecessary?
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Behavioral And Cognitive Approaches To Learning - page 13
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Independent
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Intervening
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Dependent
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Discrete
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Which of the following is not one of the three major components of a neuron?
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The Physiological Approach: Brain And Behavior - page 16
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Synapse
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Cell body
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Dendrite
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Axon
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Question 9
The nervous system's only contact with stimuli from the external environment comes
through specialized neurons known as __________.
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The Physiological Approach: Brain And Behavior - page 17
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dendrites
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axons
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receptors
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stimulators
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Which of the following is a possibility in which the brain might change during learning?
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The Physiological Approach: Brain And Behavior - page 20
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Neurons may alter the composition of existing axons and/or
dendrites as a result of a learning experience.
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Completely new neurons are grown during a learned experience.
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The chemical transmitter released by the dendrite is blocked from
entering the axon.
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