Learning and Motivation, Learning and
Motivation Exam ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Habituation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Decrease in responsiveness to a stimulus as a
result of repeated experience with it
General Principles of Habituation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Times Course, Stimulus
Intensity, Stimulus Specify, Persistence
Habituation-Time Course - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅See largest trial change in the
beginning and then the change decreases
Habituation-Stimulus Intensity - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Greater the intensity, the
slower the habituation
Spontaneous Recovery - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Occurs after a passage of time after
habituation; the intensity of reaction will be less than the first
Dishabituation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅There is a return of behavior due to something
new that has happened
Sensitization - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Increased response to a stimulus (relatively weak
stimulus) as a result of prior exposure to a more intense response
Sensitization-Time Course - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅positive exponential function
Sensitization-Stimulus Intensity - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Greater intensity, the more
likely sensitization will occur
Sensitization-Stimulus Specifity - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Less stimulus specific; similar
weaker stimulus will elicit a response
, Sensitization-Persistence - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Tends to last about 24 hours and no
longer than one week
Dual Process Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Process responsible for habituation effect
operates at the level of the stimulus and response (reflex arc); happens through spinal cord
Unconditioned Stimulus (US) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅any environmental
event(stimulus) that we can naturally see a reaction to
Unconditioned Response (UR) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅an innate relatively strong
responsive elicited by the US (often considered a reflex)
Natural Stimulus (NS) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅stimulus that does not instinctively
elicit the UR
Orienting Response - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅an instinctive response to a stimulus that
can be used to indicate the stimulus was perceived
Conditioned Stimulus (CS) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅begins to produce a new response
that would not have been produced except for pairing the US and CS together
Conditioned Response (CR) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅response elicited by the CS after
conditioning (CS/US pairing); reflexive response
Appetitive - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅any stimulus that produces a "good" reaction
Characteristics of Eye-blink Conditioning - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅US elicits a rapid
eye blinking response but CS is slower; conditioning is slow
What is important to remember about Conditioned Hunger? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Insulin lowers blood sugar which motivates eating
Motivation Exam ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Habituation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Decrease in responsiveness to a stimulus as a
result of repeated experience with it
General Principles of Habituation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Times Course, Stimulus
Intensity, Stimulus Specify, Persistence
Habituation-Time Course - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅See largest trial change in the
beginning and then the change decreases
Habituation-Stimulus Intensity - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Greater the intensity, the
slower the habituation
Spontaneous Recovery - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Occurs after a passage of time after
habituation; the intensity of reaction will be less than the first
Dishabituation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅There is a return of behavior due to something
new that has happened
Sensitization - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Increased response to a stimulus (relatively weak
stimulus) as a result of prior exposure to a more intense response
Sensitization-Time Course - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅positive exponential function
Sensitization-Stimulus Intensity - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Greater intensity, the more
likely sensitization will occur
Sensitization-Stimulus Specifity - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Less stimulus specific; similar
weaker stimulus will elicit a response
, Sensitization-Persistence - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Tends to last about 24 hours and no
longer than one week
Dual Process Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Process responsible for habituation effect
operates at the level of the stimulus and response (reflex arc); happens through spinal cord
Unconditioned Stimulus (US) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅any environmental
event(stimulus) that we can naturally see a reaction to
Unconditioned Response (UR) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅an innate relatively strong
responsive elicited by the US (often considered a reflex)
Natural Stimulus (NS) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅stimulus that does not instinctively
elicit the UR
Orienting Response - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅an instinctive response to a stimulus that
can be used to indicate the stimulus was perceived
Conditioned Stimulus (CS) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅begins to produce a new response
that would not have been produced except for pairing the US and CS together
Conditioned Response (CR) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅response elicited by the CS after
conditioning (CS/US pairing); reflexive response
Appetitive - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅any stimulus that produces a "good" reaction
Characteristics of Eye-blink Conditioning - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅US elicits a rapid
eye blinking response but CS is slower; conditioning is slow
What is important to remember about Conditioned Hunger? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Insulin lowers blood sugar which motivates eating
