Classical Conditioning Again...

The tendency to respond to a stimulus that is only similar to the original conditioned stimulus with the conditioned response. In Pavlov’s dogs, the sight of a bowl that is not the same bowl used in the experiment.

• Stimulus Generalization

• Neutral Stimulus

• Unconditioned Stimulus

• Conditioned Stimulus

If a caveman starts to fear big furry animals that growl (like a lion) but knows not to be afraid of a small furry animal (like a mouse), what survival adaptation is occurring?

• taste aversion

• extinction

• generalization

• discrimination

In the Little Albert experiment, the Unconditioned Stimulus is the:

• loud noise
• fear
• rat
• mother

In classical conditioning, the unconditioned stimulus

• naturally triggers a response. 
• is a naturally occurring response. 
• is initially irrelevant, and then comes to trigger a response. 
• objectively studies psychology

A stimulus that has no effect on the desired response prior to conditioning. In Pavlov’s dogs, the food bowl before the experiment.

• Neutral Stimulus

• Conditioned Response

• Unconditioned Stimulus

• Unconditioned Response

In Pavlov's experiment, what is the bell/ticking sound?

• unconditioned stimulus

• unconditioned response

• conditioned stimulus

• conditioned response

In the original Pavlov study, the unconditioned stimulus was

• salivation to meat
• meat
• bell
• salivation to bell

After recovering from a serious motorbike accident, Oliver was afraid to ride a motorbike but not a bicycle. Oliver's pattern of fear best illustrates

• stimulus generalisation 
• secondary reinforcement
• stimulus discrimination
• extinction

Before the calculus exam, Jeremy found a four leaf clover which made him feel confident. He got an A+! Now, he always thinks about the four leaf clover before a big test to make him feel ready. Which of the following was originally the neutral stimulus?

• calculus exam

• A+ score

• four leaf clover

• feeling confident

Tamara normally feeds her cat canned cat food. She noticed that every time she uses her electric can opener, her cat comes to the kitchen. What is the conditioned stimulus?

• The cat food
• The sound of the electric can opener
• The cat coming to the kitchen
• Tamara