MCQs for 7 & 8

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  • Created on: 16-01-20 08:46

1. The intertrial interval hypothesis suggests that:

  • During the intertrial interval participants consolidate their learning
  • The intertrial interval is similar to lots of ‘no action, no outcome’ trials
  • the interntial interval is irrelevant
  • During the intertrial interval no learning can happen
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2. Which of these summarises the data?

  • Escilatopram increased rates of responding which decreased the perceived control by the action
  • Escitalopram increased rates of responding which increased the perceived control by the action
  • Escitalopram reduced rates of responding which increased the perceived control by the action
  • Escitalopram reduced rates of responding which decreased the perceived control by the action

3. what is contingency

  • The rate of responding during a CS divided by the rate of responding during the CS and intertrial interval
  • The predictiveness of a CS or an action
  • The amount of conditioning that can be done to a CS
  • The effect of making an action

4. In experiment 4, what was found?

  • Long delay produced more context learning in high BDI participants
  • Long delay produced less context learning in high BDI participants
  • Long delay produced less context learning in low BDI participants
  • Long delay produced more context learning in low BDI participants

5. In Alloy & Abramson’s 1979 study, which of the following was found?

  • Only non-depressed participants were sensitive to contingency when ΔP > 0
  • Neither group of participants were sensitive to contingency when ΔP > 0
  • Both depressed and non depressed participants were sensitive to contingency when ΔP > 0
  • Only depressed participants were sensitive to contingency when ΔP > 0

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