Psychology - Learning

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Michael noticed that whenever he moved his dog’s food dish, his dog would come into the kitchen and act hungry and excited. He reasoned that because he feeds the dog using that dish, the sound of the dish had become a(n)

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conditioned stimulus.

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Ever since she was scared by a dog as a young child, Angelica has been afraid of all dogs. The fact that she is afraid of not only the original dog but all types of dogs is an example of

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stimulus generalization.

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What principle does the substitution of popular music for the bell to indicate the end of each class period illustrate?

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generalization

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In classical conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus

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naturally triggers a response

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If you have a snake phobia because you once heard a loud noise while looking at a snake, for you a snake is a

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Conditioned Stimulus

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In Pavlov's experiments with dogs, salivation was the

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Unconditioned Response

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What concept has Charlie demonstrated when he turns off the light only in response to Lynn's clapping and not to Randy's clapping?

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Discrimination

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After pairing the CS and US in a series of conditioning trials, the organism learns to respond to the CS alone. This response is then called

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Conditioned Response

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The disappearance or weakening of a learned response following the removal or absence of the unconditioned stimulus or the removal of a reinforcer.

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Extinction

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The reappearance of a learned response after extinction has occurred.

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Spontaneous Recovery