Classical Conditioning Review

Which of the following is an unconditioned response?

• clapping after a thrilling concert performance
• jumping rope
• running through a maze to get a food reward
• sweating in hot weather

The conditioned stimulus (CS):

• is the response to the UCS.
• is originally the neutral stimulus that gains the power to cause the CR.
• triggers an unconditioned response reflexively or automatically when the CR happens.
• is what triggers the UCS to occur.

Once Pavlov's dogs learned to salivate to the sound of a bell, the bell was a(n)

• unconditioned stimulus
• neutral stimulus 
• conditioned stimulus
• unconditioned response

In Pavlov's experiments, the dog's salivation triggered by the taste of the food was a(n):

• conditioned response.
• unconditioned stimulus.
• unconditioned response.
• conditioned stimulus.

What caused Little Albert to fear white furry objects?

• He was bitten by a white lab rat
• He was separated from his mother 
• A loud noise was paired with the white furry lab rat
• The white lab rat was repeatedly thrust at Little Albert

When John turns on the light to his aquarium the fish swim to the top even before he sprinkles the food.  What used to be a neutral stimulus for the fish?

• the food
• the water
• the light
• John

The gradual disappearance of a conditioned response is

• Modeling 
• extinction
• A token economy 
• Cognitive learning

Learning is defined as

• any behavior emitted by an organism without being elicited
• A changed in the behavior of the organism
• A relatively permanent change in the behavior of an organism due to experience
• Behavior based on operant rather than respondent conditioning

Teresa had some pizza with friends last night.  She tried the pizza with olives even though she never has had them.  The next morning she was feeling a little nauseated.  She won't eat olives any more because she has developed a 

• generalization
• taste aversion
• neutral response
• unconditioned stimulus

After being bitten by her neighbor's dog, Ana is now scared of all dogs. 
 Her fear has been

• generalized
• extinct
• discrimination