Learning, Conditioning and Behavior Analysis Practice Questions | GRE Subject Test Psychology

Learning, Conditioning and Behavior Analysis

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A rat first receives repeated pairings of a tone (T) with food (US) until T reliably elicits a conditioned response (CR). In Phase 2, a compound tone+light (T+L) is paired with the same US. At test, L alone elicits little or no CR, even though L was contiguous with the US during Phase 2. Which phenomenon best explains the weak responding to L?

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Overshadowing, because the more salient tone captured attention during compound training even though no prior learning occurred.
Sensory preconditioning, because the tone and light were associated before the US was introduced.
Spontaneous recovery, because extinction of the light occurred and then the CR returned after a delay.
Latent inhibition, because preexposure to the light made it harder to condition later.
Blocking, because prior learning about the tone reduced prediction error, preventing new learning about the light.

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