PSYC 3520 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
Taste Aversion Conditioning - Answers a food item has been paired with gastrointestinal illness
becomes a conditioned aversive stimulus
What are the similarities between taste aversion conditioning to other forms of classical conditioning?
- Answers -stimulus generalization
-extinction
-overshadowing
-blocking
-latent inhibition
What are the differences between taste aversion conditioning to other forms of classical
conditioning? - Answers -formation of associations over long delays
-one-trial conditioning
-specificity of associations
Chemotherapy - Answers -serving familiar foods before chemo sessions will help (latent inhibition)
-serving highly novel foods to associate with illness can help (root beer candy)
Wildlife Management - Answers -mutton laced with nausea-inducing chemical
The phenomenon of ________ explains why we are more likely to associate a relatively novel item,
such as an unusual liqueur, with sickness than we would a more familiar item such as beer - Answers
latent inhibition
During her spring break in Mexico, Celeste drank too much tequila, became sick to her stomach, and
developed a strong aversion to tequila. This aversion can probably be eliminated by _______, which
would be an example of _______ - Answers repeatedly drinking tequila without further illness;
extinguishing
Taste aversion conditioning differs from other types of classical conditioning in that aversions are
formed despite very long delays between the: - Answers CS and US
Instinctive Drift (wooden piggy bank) - Answers -operant-respondent interaction
-an instance of classical conditioning in which a genetically based, fixed action pattern gradually
emerges and displaces a behavior that is being operantly conditioned
Sign Tracking (dog licking light) - Answers a type of elicited behavior in which an animal approaches a
stimulus that signals the presentation of an appetitive event
Adjunctive Behavior - Answers -also referred to as schedule-induced behavior
-an excessive pattern of behavior that emerges as a by-product of an intermittent schedule of
reinforcement for some other behavior
Adjunctive behavior is a(n) _______ pattern of behavior that emerges as a by-product of a(n) _______
schedule of reinforcement for some other behavior - Answers excessive; intermittent
What time interval between the deliveries of food pellets will result in the greatest amount of
drinking in a rat? - Answers 120 seconds
Adjunctive behavior: - Answers -can function as a reinforcer for other behaviors
-tends to emerge during the post-reinforcement interval
-becomes stronger as the level of deprivation for the reinforcer increases
An apparently irrelevant behavior pattern that is sometimes displayed during a period of conflict is
known as: - Answers a displacement activity
Activity Anorexia - Answers -an abnormally high level of activity and low level of food intake
generated by exposure to a restricted schedule of feeding
-the combination of food restriction and opportunity to run that is so devastating
Differences between activity anorexia in rats and anorexia nervosa in humans: - Answers -rats are
physically restricted from food except during meals
-Anorexia nervosa in humans is often accompanied by bulimia and rats are physically incapable of
vomiting
What are the underlying mechanisms of Activity Anorexia? - Answers -involves several classes of
hormones and neurotransmitters
-endorphins
Behavior Systems Theory - Answers -this specific theory states than an animal's behavior is organized
into certain INNATE systems (e.g. feeding, mating), with each system becoming activated in relevant
situations
-Sign-Tracking Experiment
Taste Aversion Conditioning - Answers a food item has been paired with gastrointestinal illness
becomes a conditioned aversive stimulus
What are the similarities between taste aversion conditioning to other forms of classical conditioning?
- Answers -stimulus generalization
-extinction
-overshadowing
-blocking
-latent inhibition
What are the differences between taste aversion conditioning to other forms of classical
conditioning? - Answers -formation of associations over long delays
-one-trial conditioning
-specificity of associations
Chemotherapy - Answers -serving familiar foods before chemo sessions will help (latent inhibition)
-serving highly novel foods to associate with illness can help (root beer candy)
Wildlife Management - Answers -mutton laced with nausea-inducing chemical
The phenomenon of ________ explains why we are more likely to associate a relatively novel item,
such as an unusual liqueur, with sickness than we would a more familiar item such as beer - Answers
latent inhibition
During her spring break in Mexico, Celeste drank too much tequila, became sick to her stomach, and
developed a strong aversion to tequila. This aversion can probably be eliminated by _______, which
would be an example of _______ - Answers repeatedly drinking tequila without further illness;
extinguishing
Taste aversion conditioning differs from other types of classical conditioning in that aversions are
formed despite very long delays between the: - Answers CS and US
Instinctive Drift (wooden piggy bank) - Answers -operant-respondent interaction
-an instance of classical conditioning in which a genetically based, fixed action pattern gradually
emerges and displaces a behavior that is being operantly conditioned
Sign Tracking (dog licking light) - Answers a type of elicited behavior in which an animal approaches a
stimulus that signals the presentation of an appetitive event
Adjunctive Behavior - Answers -also referred to as schedule-induced behavior
-an excessive pattern of behavior that emerges as a by-product of an intermittent schedule of
reinforcement for some other behavior
Adjunctive behavior is a(n) _______ pattern of behavior that emerges as a by-product of a(n) _______
schedule of reinforcement for some other behavior - Answers excessive; intermittent
What time interval between the deliveries of food pellets will result in the greatest amount of
drinking in a rat? - Answers 120 seconds
Adjunctive behavior: - Answers -can function as a reinforcer for other behaviors
-tends to emerge during the post-reinforcement interval
-becomes stronger as the level of deprivation for the reinforcer increases
An apparently irrelevant behavior pattern that is sometimes displayed during a period of conflict is
known as: - Answers a displacement activity
Activity Anorexia - Answers -an abnormally high level of activity and low level of food intake
generated by exposure to a restricted schedule of feeding
-the combination of food restriction and opportunity to run that is so devastating
Differences between activity anorexia in rats and anorexia nervosa in humans: - Answers -rats are
physically restricted from food except during meals
-Anorexia nervosa in humans is often accompanied by bulimia and rats are physically incapable of
vomiting
What are the underlying mechanisms of Activity Anorexia? - Answers -involves several classes of
hormones and neurotransmitters
-endorphins
Behavior Systems Theory - Answers -this specific theory states than an animal's behavior is organized
into certain INNATE systems (e.g. feeding, mating), with each system becoming activated in relevant
situations
-Sign-Tracking Experiment
