Classical Conditioning

Which of the following is best defined as a relatively permanent change in behavior due to experience? 

• acquisition
• stimulus
• learning
• habituation

Who is the psychologist known for Classical Conditioning

• Ivan Pavlov
• Sigmund Freud
• Skinner
• E.L Thorndike 

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 classic experiment, food was the

• Unconditioned stimulus
• Unconditioned response
• conditioned stimulus
• conditioned response

The conditioned response (CR) is the usually the same as the

• CS
• UCS

• UCR

• CR

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.

When a child hears a loud noise, he cries. The family's dog often barks loudly. Each time the child sees the dog, he cries. What is the conditioned response?

• the dog
• The loud noise
• The crying
• The Barking

Students are accustomed to a bell ringing to indicate the end of a class period.  The principal decides to substitute popular music for the bell to indicate the end of each class period.  Do not respond to the music and continue to stay in class.  What principle does this illustrate? 

• Acquisition
• Discrimination

• Generalization
• Extinction

Suzie is classically conditioned to be afraid of violins because every time they are presented, they are followed by a loud unpleasant noise.  Then, a violin is presented ten times without the noise and she stops showing a fearful response.  This is an example of what concept? 

• acquisition
• spontaneous recovery
• generalization
• extinction

When you were a child a dog bit you at your neighbors house. It happened several times when you went there. First you were conditioned to fear dogs, but eventually you were fearful to go the their house.

• acquisition

• high order conditioning

• spontaneous recovery

• generalization

• discrimination