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| What is a reflex? Describe the startle response, orienting response, and flexion response. |
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| A reflex is a relatively simple, involuntary response to a stimulus. Starle resonse is a defensive, involuntary response to a stimulus; an orienting resonse is involuntarily positioning to facilitate attending to a stimulus; and a flexion response is involuntarily jerking one's hand or foot away from a hot or sharp object. |
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| Describe, or diagram, the sequence of events i a reflex arc. |
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| Define fixed action pattern. What is a sign stimulus or releaser? |
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| Define habituation and sensitization. |
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| What is the effect of high versus low versus moderate stimulus intensity on habituation and sensitization? |
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| Distinguish between long-term and shor-term habituation and give an example of each. |
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| Describe the evolutionary significance of habituation and sensitization? |
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| Describe the phenomenom of dishabituation. |
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| Define the opponent-process theory of emmotion. |
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| List 3 main characteristics of opponent processes. |
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| Define classical conditioning. |
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| Diagram an example of a classical conditioning procedure. Be sure to label each component using the appropiate abbreviations. |
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| Define the terms unconditioned stimulus and unconditioned response. |
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| Define the terms conditioned stimulus and conditioned response. |
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| Distinguish between appetitive and aversive conditioning. |
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| Describe the conditioned supression (or CER) procedure. How does one calculate a suppression ratio? |
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| Distnguish between excitatory and inhibitory conditioning. |
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| Name and diagram 4 temporal arrangements of the NS and US. Which 2 temporal arrangements of the NS and US are traditionally considered to be most effective? |
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