Module 3.7b - Classical Conditioning: Applications and Biological Limits
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- Q1
Dr. Cao studies the biological predisposition to learn associations that will increase a species’ survival. What does Dr. Cao study?
Taste aversion
Preparedness
Conditioning
Counterconditioning
30s - Q2
Which of the following is an example of taste aversion?
Mick does not like avocados because he dislikes their texture.
Tran avoids eating dessert after 9:00 p.m. to avoid staying up too late.
Esther vomited after eating hamburgers and thereafter avoided eating them.
Blythe has never liked chocolate since she was a young child.
30s - Q3
While walking home from school, Yaya’s best friend, Ari, jumped out from behind a wall of a grocery store, scaring her. Over the next six months, Ari periodically jumped out from behind the grocery store wall to scare Yaya. Which of the following is a logical and objective conclusion that can be drawn from this example?
Yaya will begin to crave the food at the grocery store.
Yaya will develop a taste aversion to the food at the grocery store.
Yaya will begin to fear the grocery store.
Yaya will develop preparedness toward the grocery store.
45s - Q4
Due to a traumatic brain injury, Leslie cannot taste or smell the food she eats. She becomes sick after eating string cheese and later notices that she feels nauseous when seeing pictures of string cheese. Which of the following best explains Leslie’s experience?
Leslie has developed a conditioned emotional reaction to the presence of string cheese due to her negative experiences.
Leslie has developed an aversion to the sight of string cheese, since she cannot rely on the way food tastes to develop an aversion to tainted food
Leslie has developed taste aversion to string cheese because it is the easiest way to determine which foods might make her sick.
Leslie has learned to associate fear with string cheese based on getting sick after eating it.
60s