Early Psychologists, Attempting to Measure Animal Intelligence, Found

question 64

Multiple Choice

Early psychologists, attempting to measure animal intelligence, found

• A) evidence for intelligence only in primates.
• B) evidence for intelligence in vertebrates, but not in invertebrates.
• C) intelligence was directly related to brain size.
• D) animals that seemed very intelligent on some tasks seemed very unintelligent on others.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A neutral stimulus that, once linked with an unconditioned stimulus, ultimately evokes a conditioned response.

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A term possibly referring to powdered forms of meat used in experiments or as dietary supplements, although it is not a widely recognized scientific or nutritional term.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that innately and automatically elicits a reaction without the need for previous learning.

Stimulus Generalisation

The tendency for the conditioned response to be evoked by stimuli that are similar to the stimulus that originally evoked the response.