EKU PSY 333 Spring 2026 Exam 2 Study Guide: Abnormal Psychology Disorders
and Treatment Review
Which of the following is true concerning pigeons and their understanding of perceptual
concepts? - ✔✔d. All of the above.
Which of the following concepts are grouped together according to feature? - ✔✔b. Triangles
Which of the following is the ability of animals, having been trained to respond to one stimuls,
to then respond similarly to other stimuli that are comparabile in some way? - ✔✔c.
Generalization
Which of the following species were not successful at abstract conceptualizing? - ✔✔b. Cebus
apella monkeys
Which of the following might affect the success of experiments testing concept learning in
animals? - ✔✔All of the above.
How many answer choices did the pigeons in Bhatt et al.'s study have to choose from? - ✔✔d.
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In the study with the pigeons raised in the special aviary, which of the following is not true? -
✔✔b. The pigeons categorized correctly the photos with heads.
At what age do children first develop object permanence (visible displacement)? - ✔✔c. 12
months
If I were to take my dog's toy, put it behind a pillow (while he is paying attention) and see if he
searches for it, what would you classify this as? - ✔✔c. Visible displacement
, Which of the following are reasons why animals may not be as successful at invisible
displacement tasks? - ✔✔d. All of the above.
In which of the following species have invisible displacement tasks been successful (beyond
controversy)? - ✔✔d. Gorillas
In which of the following species has visible displacement tasks been successful? - ✔✔a. Dogs
In a same vs. different task, the initial stimulus that is presented is called the: - ✔✔c. Sample
stimulus
Which of the following scenarios would be the best at demonstrating whether an animal has a
concept of same vs. different? - ✔✔a. Testing an animal with more than 100 sample stimuli
Which of the following species have been successful at the same vs. different task? - ✔✔a.
Pigeons
Which of the following would represent a banana the best? - ✔✔d. All of the above would
equally represent a banana.
What concept was Question 16 addressing? - ✔✔b. Stimulus equivalence
Which of the following is thought to be a prerequisite for symbolic thought? - ✔✔b. Stimulus
equivalence
Which of the following is true regarding D'Amato & van Sant's (1998) study? - ✔✔b. The
monkeys had generalized based on particular features.
and Treatment Review
Which of the following is true concerning pigeons and their understanding of perceptual
concepts? - ✔✔d. All of the above.
Which of the following concepts are grouped together according to feature? - ✔✔b. Triangles
Which of the following is the ability of animals, having been trained to respond to one stimuls,
to then respond similarly to other stimuli that are comparabile in some way? - ✔✔c.
Generalization
Which of the following species were not successful at abstract conceptualizing? - ✔✔b. Cebus
apella monkeys
Which of the following might affect the success of experiments testing concept learning in
animals? - ✔✔All of the above.
How many answer choices did the pigeons in Bhatt et al.'s study have to choose from? - ✔✔d.
4
In the study with the pigeons raised in the special aviary, which of the following is not true? -
✔✔b. The pigeons categorized correctly the photos with heads.
At what age do children first develop object permanence (visible displacement)? - ✔✔c. 12
months
If I were to take my dog's toy, put it behind a pillow (while he is paying attention) and see if he
searches for it, what would you classify this as? - ✔✔c. Visible displacement
, Which of the following are reasons why animals may not be as successful at invisible
displacement tasks? - ✔✔d. All of the above.
In which of the following species have invisible displacement tasks been successful (beyond
controversy)? - ✔✔d. Gorillas
In which of the following species has visible displacement tasks been successful? - ✔✔a. Dogs
In a same vs. different task, the initial stimulus that is presented is called the: - ✔✔c. Sample
stimulus
Which of the following scenarios would be the best at demonstrating whether an animal has a
concept of same vs. different? - ✔✔a. Testing an animal with more than 100 sample stimuli
Which of the following species have been successful at the same vs. different task? - ✔✔a.
Pigeons
Which of the following would represent a banana the best? - ✔✔d. All of the above would
equally represent a banana.
What concept was Question 16 addressing? - ✔✔b. Stimulus equivalence
Which of the following is thought to be a prerequisite for symbolic thought? - ✔✔b. Stimulus
equivalence
Which of the following is true regarding D'Amato & van Sant's (1998) study? - ✔✔b. The
monkeys had generalized based on particular features.
