Classical Conditioning

A child was bit and learned a fear of rats. After the child met friendly rats, the fear of rats disappeared.

• Classical discrimination

• classical spontaneous recovery

• Classical acquisition

• Classical generalization

• Classical extinction

After a period of not associating rats with bites, another rat bites the child and the fear returns.

• Classical spontaneous recovery

• Classical generalization

• Classical extinction

• Classical discrimination

• Classical acquisition

We learn to CRINGE at lighting (paired with thunder) and we don't CRINGE to electrical light bulbs turning on.

• Classical extinction

• Classical acquisition

• Classical generalization

• Classical discrimination

When a person first learns to associate nausea with a certain food in taste aversion.

• Classical extinction

• Classical acquisition

• Classical extinction

• Classical spontaneous recovery

A rat gets excited to the clicker after given treats. When the treats are removed, the rat no longer gets excited to the clicker.

• Classical acquisition

• Classical generalization

• Classical extinction

• Classical spontaneous recovery

After a period of not associating the clicker with food, the food is paired with the clicker again, and the rat salivates again.

• Classical spontaneous recovery

• Classical extinction

• Classical generalization

• Classical discrimination

A child was bit by a rat and learned to fear them. The child also become afraid of many furry animals: cats, dogs, rabbits, ect.

• Classical extinction

• Classical discrimination

• Classical spontaneous recovery

• Classical generalization

After being bit by a rat, a child is only afraid of rat, NOT furry creatures like dogs, cats, rabbits, ect.

• Classical discrimination

• Classical generalization

• Classical spontaneous recovery

• Classical extinction

The first moment that the rat learns to associate the clicker with food.

• Extinction

• Discrimination

• Acquisition

• Generalization

The rat gets excited to clicker, but not other similar sounds like tapping or tongue clicking.

• Acquisition

• Discrimination

• Spontaneous recovery

• Generalization