Classical Conditioning

A naturally occurring stimulus that leads to an involuntary and unlearned response. In Pavlov’s dogs, the food.

• Unconditioned Stimulus

• Conditioned Stimulus

• Conditioned Response

• Neutral Stimulus

An involuntary and unlearned response to a naturally occurring or unconditioned stimulus. In Pavlov’s dogs, the salivation to the food.

• Unconditioned Response

• Conditioned Stimulus

• Conditioned Response

• Neutral Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that becomes able to produce a conditioned response, after pairing with an unconditioned stimulus. In Pavlov’s dogs, when the dogs linked the bowl with the food.

• Conditioned Stimulus

• Unconditioned Stimulus

• Unconditioned Response

• Neutral Stimulus

A learned response to a conditioned stimulus. In Pavlov’s dogs, when the dog salivates at the sight of the bowl, even when it’s empty.

• Conditioned Response

• Unconditioned Stimulus

• Unconditioned Response

• Neutral Stimulus

A conditioned stimulus is:

• A stimulus that naturally causes a response

• Can only cause an unconditioned response

• Is not learned

• A formally neutral stimulus that now causes the same response as the unconditioned stimulus

After pairing the CS and US in a series of conditioning trials, the organism learns to respond to the CS alone. This response is then called

• Conditioned Stimulus

• Unconditioned Stimulus

• Unconditioned Response

• Conditioned Response

Which of the following would be an example of vicarious classical conditioning?

• As a young child, Tony frequently observed his older sisters jump around and scream whenever any of them saw a spider, as they were very afraid of them. Subsequently, Tony experiences feelings of fear when he sees a spider.

• Tommy is told about a new product by a close friend and decides to buy it for himself.

• A cat responds to the sound of a bell because it sounds similar to a bell it hears on the television.

• Tonja watches her grandfather check the air pressure in her bike tire and then use a hand pump to add air to the tire. She is later able to check the air pressure and pump up the tire herself.

If a cancer patient begins to feel nauseous at the sight of a hospital, classical conditioning has taken place. Which of the following is the conditioned stimulus.

• Cancer

• The sight of the hospital

• Feeling nauseous

• None of the above

An unconditioned stimulus is:

• A stimulus that naturally results in a certain response

• A stimulus that is paired with another stimulus to create a response

• A resulting response from a stimulus

• A stimulus that does not cause a response

In Pavlov's experiments with dogs, food was the

• Conditioned Stimulus

• Unconditioned Stimulus

• Unconditioned Response

• Conditioned Response