Classical Conditioning - Ch. 9

What was the unconditioned stimulus in Pavlov dog experiment

• Food

• Bell

• Salivation

Person who discovered classical conditioning; trained dogs to salivate at the ringing of a bell

• Ivan Pavlov

• James Watson

• B.F. Skinner

IN CLASSICAL CONDITIONING, A STIMULUS THAT ELICITS NO RESPONSE BEFORE CONDITIONING

• UNCONDITIONED STIMULUS

• NEUTRAL STIMULS

Define conditioned response

• A response that does not have to be learned

• A response that has been learned

When John turns on the light to his aquarium the fish swim to the top even before he sprinkles the food.  What is the unconditioned stimulus for the fish?

• the food

• the water

• the light

Little Albert began to associate any small, fluffy object with the loud sound. What is this describing?

• discrimination

• extinction

• generalization

Anything in the environment that one can respond to is a:

• Response

• Stimulus

Which of the following is an unconditioned response?

• clapping after a thrilling concert performance

• tearing up while cutting an onion

In Ivan Pavlov's demonstration of classical conditioning, what was the CR?

• Food

• Bell

• Salivating to the food

• Salivating to the bell

Which of the following is an unconditioned response?

• clapping after a great concert performance

• getting money as payment

• running through a maze to get a reward

• sweating in hot weather