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Classical Conditioning

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Whenever I go home, I open the door so that my cat can go play in the garden. As a result, the cat gets excited as soon as she hears the sound of my motor bike. Eventually, she begins to get excited as soon as she hears any motor bike crossing the road, and runs to the door.

a)

Spontaneous recovery

b)

Second-order conditioning

c)

Counterconditioning

d)

Generalization

e)

Renewal effect

2.

… But my cat never gets to go to the garden when she hears other motorbikes. So, she eventually learns that it is only the sound of my motorbike that's worth getting excited about. This is an example of

a)

Discrimination

b)

Second-order conditioning

c)

Counterconditioning

d)

Spontaneous recovery

e)

Renewal effect

3.

A(n) ______ ______ elicits a learned reaction.

a)

Unconditioned Stimulus

b)

Unconditioned Response

c)

Conditioned Stimulus

d)

Conditioned Response

4.

Something that naturally rouses activity is a(n)

a)

Unconditioned Stimulus

b)

Unconditioned Response

c)

Conditioned Stimulus

d)

Conditioned Response

5.

A simple association forms between two events when ________.

a)

the two events occur together

b)

the two events are associated with rewards

c)

only when the relationship between them makes sense

d)

only when the events result in an orienting response

6.

Your dog salivates whenever you approach the cabinet with his dog treats. The sound of your approach is the _____.

a)

unconditioned stimulus

b)

unconditioned response

c)

conditioned stimulus

d)

conditioned response

7.

Which of the following statements best describes the concept of classical conditioning?

a)

Organisms learn from the consequences of their behavior.

b)

Organisms learn by observing the behavior of others.

c)

Organisms learn from their voluntary responses which develop over time.

d)

Organisms learn from the connections between stimuli.

8.

Jaime's favorite food is pizza. He starts to salivate when he sees a pizza commercial on TV. What is the unconditioned response?

a)

the pizza

b)

the commercial

c)

salivating to the pizza

d)

salivating to the commercial

9.

When you were little you visited your friend's grandmother every week. Everytime you visited she gave you a cookie. Eventually, you were happy and relaxed everytime you saw your friend's grandmother even though you were normally anxious around adults. What is the unconditioned stimulus?

a)

your friend's grandmother

b)

the cookie

c)

relaxed feeling after eating the cookie

d)

relaxed feeling around your friend's grandmother

10.
The sudden recurrence of a conditioned response after extinction has taken place is referred to as 
a)
relearning
b)
stimulus discrimination
c)
stimulus generalization 
d)
spontaneous recovery
11.

Spontaneous recovery occurs when a(n) ________.

a)

unconditioned stimulus (UCS) that has been removed is introduced once again

b)

unconditioned response (UCR) that has been extinguished suddenly reappears

c)

conditioned response (CR) that has been extinguished suddenly reappears

d)

conditioned stimulus (CS) that has been removed is introduced once again

12.

Your sister was stung by a bee in the backyard. Now, whenever she hears a buzzing sound she is afraid. What is the conditioned stimulus?

a)

the backyard

b)

the bee

c)

the pain from being stung

d)

the fear from being stung

13.

Your little sister was stung by a bee in the backyard. Now, whenever she hears a buzzing sound she becomes afraid. What is the Conditioned Response?

a)

the backyard

b)

the bee

c)

the fear when she was stung

d)

the fear when she hears a buzzing sound

14.

You were afraid of snakes as a child but then in college you had a roommate with a snake that never bit you and you stopped fearing snakes. This is called _____.

a)

acquisition

b)

extinction

c)

spontaneous recovery

d)

generalization

e)

discrimination

15.
Once Pavlov's dogs learned to salivate to the sound of a bell, the bell was a(n)
a)
unconditioned stimulus
b)
neutral stimulus 
c)
conditioned stimulus
d)
unconditioned response