chapter 6 Flashcards

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If wartime propaganda depicts the enemy as ugly, cruel, and somewhat less than human, then this type of propaganda would create _____ toward the enemy.

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b. a negative conditioned emotional response Correct

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Extinction _____.

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c. a and b Correct

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In Pavlov’s original classical conditioning experiments, the _____ was the neutral stimulus, the _____ was the stimulus that would elicit a reflex, and _____ was the reflexive response.

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d. tone; meat powder; salivation Correct

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A couple broke up several years ago and no longer feels any romantic feelings toward one another. However, as the couple has a chance encounter years later, the romantic feelings start to reappear. This is an example of ______________.

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a. spontaneous recovery Correct

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If your dog was classically conditioned to wag his tail when you pick up a leash to go for a walk, what would extinguish this behavior?

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d. Pick up the leash without taking him for a walk. Correct

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When a neutral stimulus is paired with a previously conditioned stimulus to become a conditioned stimulus as well, this is called _____ conditioning.

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a. higher-order Correct

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In the cardboard box conditioning example in the text, before conditioning, the box is the ____, the pizza is the _____, and the salivation is the ______.

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a. NS; UCS; UCR Correct

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Which of the following is an example of stimulus discrimination in classical conditioning?

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b. After an accident with a red car last month, Giorgio gets nervous when he sees a red car, but not when he sees a red truck or van. Correct

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A stimulus that, before conditioning, does not naturally bring about the response of interest is called _____.

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a. a neutral stimulus Correct

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All _____ stimuli and responses are inborn, such as salivating at the sight of food.

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unconditioned

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The occurrence of a learned response to stimuli that are similar to the original stimulus is called stimulus _____.

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generalization

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A previously neutral stimulus that, through repeated pairings with an unconditioned stimulus, produces a conditioned response is now called a _____.

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b. conditioned stimulus Correct

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In John Watson’s demonstration of classical conditioning with little Albert, the unconditioned stimulus was _____.

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c. a loud noise Correct

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A relatively permanent change in behavior or mental processes as a result of practice or experience is called _____.

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learning

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Most phobias are explained by _____.

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a. classical conditioning

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Eli’s grandma gives him a Tootsie roll every time she visits. When Eli sees his grandma arriving, his mouth begins to water. In this example, the conditioned stimulus (CS) is ____.

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c. grandma

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_____ conditioning occurs when a neutral stimulus becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus to elicit a conditioned response.

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Classical

18
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Classical conditioning falls under which perspective of psychology?

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behavioral

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After being shocked for the last ten days when kissing your wife, you now feel mildly anxious whenever you approach her to give her a kiss. In classical conditioning, your wife was a(n) _____ stimulus ten days ago and has now become a(n) _____ stimulus.

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b. neutral; conditioned Correct