Question 1

Describe how a researcher can determine which stimulus features elicit modal action patterns.

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Question 2

Which of the following is true of visual attention in human infants?

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A)   All stimuli elicit similar responses across repeated presentations.
B)   Infants initially increase responding to repeated presentations of complex stimuli and decrease responding to repeated presentations of simple stimuli.
C)   Infants initially increase responding to repeated presentations of simple stimuli and decrease responding to repeated presentations of complex stimuli.
D)   Infants increase responding to all stimuli as they become familiar with repeated presentations.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 3

The time course of sensitization is determined by

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A)   the S-R system.
B)   the intensity of the stimulus.
C)   the long-term mechanism.
D)   None of the above; sensitization effects are all short-term.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Behaviors such as foraging for food in animals and cooking food in humans are classified as

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A)   consummatory behaviors.
B)   releasing behaviors.
C)   appetitive behaviors.
D)   supranormal behaviors.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Which two closely related events constitute a reflex?

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A)   eliciting outcome; corresponding reward
B)   eliciting stimulus; corresponding response
C)   eliciting response; corresponding outcome
D)   eliciting response; corresponding rewardE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Exam 2: Elicited Behavior, Habituation, and Sensitization

Which of the following is true of visual attention in human infants?

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Describe how a researcher can determine which stimulus features elicit modal action patterns.

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Which two closely related events constitute a reflex?

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Behaviors such as foraging for food in animals and cooking food in humans are classified as

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The time course of sensitization is determined by

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Exam 2: Elicited Behavior, Habituation, and Sensitization

Which of the following is true of visual attention in human infants?

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Describe how a researcher can determine which stimulus features elicit modal action patterns.

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Which two closely related events constitute a reflex?

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Behaviors such as foraging for food in animals and cooking food in humans are classified as

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The time course of sensitization is determined by

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