What is a neutral stimulus?
a stimulus that doesn't cause a response unless it is associated with a UCS
a stimulus that becomes the UCR over a period of conditioning
a stimulus that causes the UCS if there have been enough trials for them to become associated
anything that causes a reflexive response
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a stimulus that doesn't cause a response unless it is associated with a UCS
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A child sees her lunch box and then feels hunger pangs. In this example, the hunger pangs are a(n)
UCS.
UCR.
CS.
CR.
answer
CR
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How does food in the mouth cause a dog to salivate?
by stimulating a reflexive response
by causing the CS to happen
by stimulating the CR
It doesn't cause the dog to salivate.
answer
by stimulating a reflexive response
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How is the neutral stimulus related to the CS?
The neutral stimulus causes the CS to change after conditioning has occurred.
The neutral stimulus becomes the CS once conditioning has occurred.
The CS causes the neutral stimulus to change.
None of these: the CS and the neutral stimulus are not related.
answer
The neutral stimulus becomes the CS once conditioning has occurred.
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Alika is allergic to grass. Whenever he would sit on the grass, his skin would break out in hives that made him feel very itchy. Now, if you just say the word "grass" to him, he starts to feel itchy. In this example, grass is a(n)
UCS.
UCR.
CS.
CR.
answer
CS
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A cold wind blowing in my face makes me shiver. In this example, shivering is a(n)
answer
UCR
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n this clip, Dr. Nelson discusses the difficulty of testing infants. Which of the following is one of those difficulties?
Babies sit still for long periods of time.
Babies have long attention spans.
They like going in for an MRI scan.
Babies object to electrodes on their heads.
answer
Babies object to electrodes on their heads.
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Dr. Nelson states that about age ____, he can switch from EEG to fMRI.
2
3
4
5 and above
answer
5 and above
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In this clip Dr. Lerner is discussing adolescence and research. He argues that there needs to be a way for research to _____ a sense of
belonging in adolescence.
explain
optimize
describe
predict
answer
optimize
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Dr. Lerner argues that by participating in research adolescents gain a sense of:
Experience in being an adult
Trust in researchers
Positive self-development
Poor value in society
answer
Positive self-development
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