Latent inhibition prevents the development of conditioned responses to _____ that are coincidentally paired with a US.
A) redundant stimuli
B) predictable stimuli
C) unfamiliar stimuli
D) uncommon stimuli
Question 2In latent inhibition, an unfamiliar stimulus is more readily conditioned as a _____ than a familiar stimulus.
A) US
B) CS
C) NS1
D) NS2
Question 3According to Lubow and Gewirtz, a person suffering from schizophrenia is likely to exhibit difficulties with _____.
A) latent inhibition
B) classical conditioning
C) aversive conditioning
D) occasion setting
Question 4Latent inhibition is useful in that it prevents the development of conditioned responses to _____ aspects of our environment.
A) common and thereby redundant
B) fluctuating
C) unfamiliar and novel
D) overly salient
Question 5Zoe has had her pet terrier, Roscoe, for several years. Although Zoe has twice been bitten by Roscoe recently, she is completely unafraid of him. This is most likely an example of the _____ effect.
A) overshadowing
B) blocking
C) latent inhibition
D) latent habituation
Question 6If, on many occasions, a dog is made to hear the sound of a metronome prior to conditioning, then a standard number of conditioning trials might result in little or no conditioning to the metronome. This is most likely an experiment on
A) higher-order conditioning.
B) blocking.
C) latent inhibition.
D) occasion setting.
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