Classical Conditioning Concepts

What is the period of initial learning in classical conditioning called, where a neutral stimulus begins to elicit a conditioned response?

• Extinction

• Acquisition

• Spontaneous Recovery

• Stimulus Generalization

What is the term for learning where the stimulus occurs before the behavior and gets associated with it?

• Higher-order conditioning

• Classical conditioning

• Stimulus discrimination

• Unconditioned response

A response caused by the conditioned stimulus is known as the ________.

• Unconditioned response

• Conditioned response

• Stimulus generalization

• Extinction

What kind of stimulus causes a conditioned response due to its pairing with an unconditioned stimulus?

• Conditioned stimulus

• Unconditioned stimulus

• Neutral stimulus

• Higher-order conditioning

The decrease in the conditioned response when the unconditioned stimulus is no longer paired with it is called ________.

• Acquisition

• Extinction

• Spontaneous recovery

• Stimulus discrimination

Using a conditioned stimulus to condition a neutral stimulus is known as what type of conditioning?

• Higher-order conditioning

• Classical conditioning

• Stimulus generalization

• Spontaneous recovery

The return of a previously extinguished conditioned response is called ________.

• Extinction

• Spontaneous recovery

• Acquisition

• Stimulus discrimination

What is the ability to respond differently to similar stimuli known as?

• Stimulus generalization

• Stimulus discrimination

• Higher-order conditioning

• Unconditioned response

Demonstrating the conditioned response to stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulus is called ________.

• Stimulus discrimination

• Stimulus generalization

• Extinction

• Acquisition

What is the natural (unlearned) behavior to a given stimulus called?

• Conditioned response

• Unconditioned response

• Stimulus generalization

• Extinction