Understanding Classical Conditioning

Why does Rihanna feel nauseous after eating funnel cake following her carnival experience?

• She has developed a food allergy.

• Her brain associates the taste with the roller coaster experience.

• She ate too much funnel cake.

• The funnel cake was spoiled.

What is the role of an environmental stimulus in classical conditioning?

• It naturally elicits a response.

• It is paired with a natural stimulus to elicit a response.

• It is always a sound.

• It is a biological necessity.

What was Pavlov originally studying when he discovered classical conditioning?

• Dog digestion

• Animal behavior

• Sound perception

• Human psychology

In Pavlov's experiment, what does the metronome become after conditioning?

• An unconditioned stimulus

• A neutral stimulus

• A biological stimulus

• A conditioned stimulus

What is a conditioned response in Pavlov's experiment?

• A biological necessity

• A natural reaction to food

• A learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus

• An instinctive reaction to sound

How is classical conditioning used in behavioral therapy?

• To create new fears

• To reinforce phobias

• To help patients respond calmly to triggers

• To increase anxiety levels

What is counter-conditioning?

• Exposing patients to stimuli to increase fear

• Training patients to respond calmly to triggers

• Avoiding all triggers

• Using medication to treat anxiety

How can environmental cues affect addiction according to classical conditioning?

• They only affect illegal drug use.

• They have no effect.

• They are irrelevant to addiction.

• They can become conditioned stimuli that increase tolerance.

What happens when a person is exposed to conditioned stimuli related to alcohol consumption?

• They become less tolerant to alcohol.

• Their liver produces enzymes to break down alcohol faster.

• They experience immediate intoxication.

• They develop an aversion to alcohol.

Why is fighting addiction not just about willpower?

• Because addiction is purely psychological.

• Because environmental cues can trigger conditioned responses.

• Because willpower is irrelevant.

• Because addiction is a choice.