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Learning: Principles and Applications, 4/e
Stephen B Klein, Mississippi State University

Contemporary Theories Of Learning

True or False



1

Drug addicts can overdose on their normal dosage if it is taken in a novel context.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2

In accord with Wagner's SOP model, the CR is always the A1 reaction to the UCS.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3

The addition of the affective (emotional) component to SOP explained why there are different optimal CS-UCS intervals.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4

The Rescorla-Wagner model explains the UCS preexposure effect by appealing to contextual conditioning.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5

According to the Rescorla-Wagner model, the amount of conditioning associated with a given CS is independent of the amount of associative strength of other stimuli present.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
6

Wagner's SOP model cannot account for occasions when the UCR is the opposite of the CR.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
7

Changing the context between UCS preexposure and CS-UCS pairings eliminates the UCS preexposure effect.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
8

The phenomenon of potentiation is an exception to overshadowing.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
9

Presenting more than one UCS simultaneously is called compound conditioning.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
10

Using activities as reinforcers in accord with Premack's view has had little success.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
11

Restricting an activity makes that activity a potential reinforcer.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
12

The maximizing law and matching law sometimes predict opposite results.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
13

Techniques based on the matching law have been effective in developing self-control.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
14

According to AESOP, sensory and emotive UCRs are different but have the same time courses.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
15

Animals are motivated to maintain baseline behavior rates.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE