Classical Conditioning Quiz

What was the name of the scientist who conducted the famous dog experiment in classical conditioning?

• Charles Darwin

• Marie Curie

• Albert Einstein

• Ivan Pavlov

In classical conditioning, what is an unconditioned stimulus?

• A stimulus that triggers a response only after learning

• A stimulus that is unrelated to the response

• A stimulus that naturally triggers a response without any prior learning.

• A stimulus that triggers an opposite response

What is the term for a learned response to a previously neutral stimulus in classical conditioning?

• Conditioned response

• Conditioned stimulus

• Neutral response

• Unconditioned response

When the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus, what process is said to occur in classical conditioning?

• Spontaneous recovery

• Extinction

• Generalization

• Discrimination

What was the unconditioned stimulus in Pavlov's dog experiment?

• Food

• Water

• Leash

• Bell

In classical conditioning, what is the term for the disappearance of a conditioned response?

• extinction

• eradication

• elimination

• vanishing

What was the conditioned response in Pavlov's dog experiment?

• The dog barking at the sound of a bell

• The dog wagging its tail at the sound of a bell

• The dog salivating at the sound of a bell

• The dog running away from the bell

What is the process called when a conditioned response is weakened or eliminated in classical conditioning?

• eradication

• abolition

• erasure

• extinction

What was the neutral stimulus in Pavlov's dog experiment?

• Playing a drum

• Whistling

• Ringing of a bell

• Clapping of hands

In classical conditioning, what is the term for the reappearance of an extinguished conditioned response after a rest period?

• Delayed recovery

• Spontaneous recovery

• Reactivated conditioning

• Unexpected response