Biology, Cognition, and Learning

Henry, a heavy smoker, is interested in quitting. Given what is known about the cognitive processes involved in classical conditioning, what is the MOST likely reason he still has trouble quitting after he is treated with a drug that induces nausea when he smokes a cigarette?

He realizes his nausea is due to the drug, not the cigarette.

Ray drank too much tequila last night. He spent much of the morning feeling nauseous and vomiting. According to the principles of classical conditioning, how will Ray likely react today when he smells the tequila bottle that he drank out of last night?

He will find the smell of tequila aversive

Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding the function of mirror neurons?

The brain's mirror neurons underlie humans' intensely social nature.

Teaching a dog to touch a target with its nose is fairly easy, because it works with the dog's natural

instinct

Juan easily taught his cat to jump through a hoop but could not get the cat to fetch a ball and return it to him. The cat would chase the ball but use its paws to play with the ball. The cat would not fetch the ball because of: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

instinctive drift

Ty spends hours practicing baseball every day without a coach telling him to do so. Ty's dedication to baseball can be explained by: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

intrinsic motivation

Teaching a dog to touch a target with its nose is fairly easy, because it works with the dog's: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

natural instinct.

Children who have fathers who are incarcerated for abusing their wives or girlfriends are at high risk for following the same path in life. This can be attributed to

observational learning

Tina's goal is to raise children who enjoy playing musical instruments. Given what is known about observational learning, we should recommend that Tina should: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

play her own musical instrument in front of her children.

Michelle always drives down Hampton Avenue to go to the work. One morning Michelle discovers that Hampton Avenue is closed at Wood Street because of construction. Michelle immediately takes a different route to work. She is able to make a quick route change because:

she has formed a cognitive map of the area.

Cory stopped at his favorite drive-thru restaurant after a late night of studying and ordered his favorite sandwich. In the middle of the night he awoke with stomach pains. About two weeks later, Cory was waiting in line at the same restaurant when he began to feel nauseated. This is an example of:

taste aversion

An hour after Marshall ate a hamburger at his favorite fast-food restaurant, he had an upset stomach and spent the rest of the evening vomiting. When he went to the restaurant a week later, he became nauseous as soon as he saw a hamburger. His nausea is an example of:

taste aversion.

Ever since she foolishly drank too much tequila at a rock concert and vomited all over her best friend, Erin becomes nauseous at the smell of tequila. In this example, the conditioned stimulus is _____ and the conditioned response is _____. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

the smell of tequila; nausea

Seven-year-old Mark likes to watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles every day after school. When the program is finished, he meets his friends in his backyard and they playfully dropkick each other repeatedly. This eventually leads to real fighting between the children. This is an example of the _____ effect.

violence-viewing