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- 1. Multiple Choice
How old was Alex when Pepperberg first acquired him?
6 months
12 months
18 months
24 months
- 2. Multiple Choice
How many years had Alex been trained for before this study was published?
one
two
five
ten
- 3. Multiple Choice
How many objects was Alex working with at the point that Irene Pepperberg started training him for this study?
20
50
80
100
- 4. Multiple Choice
Alex already knew 5 colours rose (red), green, blue, yellow, and...
purple
grey
aubergine
orange
- 5. Multiple Choice
Alex knew many shapes including triangle, square, pentagon and ….
football
circle
round
sphere
- 6. Multiple Choice
Alex learned some new colours in this study, orange and...
purple
white
silver
lemon
- 7. Multiple Choice
Alex already knew his numbers up to....
5
6
10
20
- 8. Multiple Choice
He knew four types of material (matter) wood, paper, rawhide...
cork
plastic
rubber
metal
- 9. Multiple Choice
In the model/rival technique Alex learned by...
vicarious reinforcement
negative reinforcement
classical conditioning
- 10. Multiple Choice
When Alex gave the right answer he was rewarded with the object this is called...
positive reinforcement and is part of operant conditioning
positive reinforcement and is part of classical conditioning
vicarious reinforcement and is part of social learning
vicarious reinforcement and is part of operant conditioning
- 11. Multiple Choice
Pepperberg aimed to show that this African Grey Parrot was capable of understanding...
same versus different
operant conditioning
model-rival technique
social learning
- 12. Multiple Choice
When Alex was learning via model/rival technique this was an example of....
classical conditioning
operant conditioning
social learning
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following did Alex NOT have to do to pass Pepperberg's test of same versus different
identify whether objects were the same or different
say how they were the same/different, (e.g. colour, shape or matter)
answer vocally
peck an object that was the same or different
- 14. Multiple Choice
Pepperberg aimed to show that Alex could understand the concept of same versus different but also to test...
whether Alex he could do this with objects he had never seen before
whether Alex he could do this with objects he was familiar with
- 15. Multiple Choice
Alex was allowed to go where ever he wanted in the lab for 8 hour per day
true
false
- 16. Multiple Choice
Alex slept...
in Pepperberg's bed
in a wire cage
in a glass tank
on a perch in the lab
- 17. Multiple Choice
Food and water were available at all times, which was NOT available
nuts and seeds
fresh fruits
fresh vegetable
cereal and grains
- 18. Multiple Choice
Alex was learning a skill called....
feature analysis
analytical processing
rehearsal
incidental learning
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which did Alex NOT work with in training?
wood
rawhide
cork
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which colours did Alex work with in training?
red blue and green
red blue and yellow
orange purple and grey
white pink and black
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which shapes did Alex work with in training?
square and triangle
square and football
triangle and football
football and diamond
- 22. Multiple Choice
How often was Alex trained?
once a week for 3 hours
2-4 times a week for 5 mins - 1 hour
5 days a week for 5-25 mins
3 days a week for 2 hours a day
- 23. Multiple Choice
During testing where did Pepperberg sit?
In the corner facing the wall
In front of Alex
In the next room
- 24. Multiple Choice
Who prepared the test materials?
Irene Pepperberg
A research assistant (student)
- 25. Multiple Choice
How did the researches stop Alex from getting bored?
mixture of tasks from other studies
ask him to answer in Spanish
play music so he could dance
play a game of hide and seek
- 26. Multiple Choice
Alex was allowed to say "I want"
to increase validity
to increase reliability
to increase generalisability
to be more ethical
- 27. Multiple Choice
Alex was trained on the same/different task for...
26 months
12 months
18 months
26 months
- 28. Multiple Choice
Which items was NOT used in the transfer test
white paper pentagon
pink woollen pom-pom
plastic car
rawhide football
- 29. Multiple Choice
Some question had two correct answers, these were called...
probe
prompt
prod
preen
- 30. Multiple Choice
In the following probe question Alex is asked "what's different/" to check he is listening, if he was shown red hide triangle what else would he be shown at same time?
red, wooden square
red, hide square
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