Pfaus and colleagues 2001 stated that rats prefer a


1. In the experiment with the "tasty" and "bright-noisy" water, the footshock group:

a) associated the tasty water the shock
b) did not associate the tasty water with the shock
c) did not associate the bright-noisy water with the shock
d) did not show any preferences in the study

2. A generalized conditioned reinforcer is:
a) an unlearned reinforce
b) a reinforce that conditions people to respond to many situations
c) a reinforce that only maintains behavior under certain general conditions
d) a stimulus that previously has been paired with several different primary reinforcers

3. Pfaus and colleagues (2001) stated that rats prefer a location that has previously been paired with a mate for copopulation. THis phenomenon is called:
a) classical conditioned sex
b) mating location preference
c) sexual habituation
d) conditional place preference

4. Every time Johnny's dog brings the ball back to him, she gets a reward. This dog is on a(n) _____ reinforcement schedule.
a) intermittent
b) partial
c) competing
d) continuous

5. Studies of latent learning conclude that:
a) drive reduction is necessary for learning to occur
b) reinforcement is necessary for learning to occur
c) incentives are necessary for learning that has occurred to become apparent
d) incentives are necessary for learning to occur

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