Chapter 6 pt. 1

Question 1

What is learning?

Answer 1

any long-lasting change in behavior that is due to experience

Question 2

How do we learn?

Answer 2

through observation or experience

Question 3

Classical Conditioning, aka Pavlovian Conditioning, is a stimulus that acquires the capacity to __________ evoke a response that was _________ evoked by another stimulus

Answer 3

unnaturally

naturally

Question 4

_________ ____________ is also known as Classical Conditioning.

Answer 4

Pavlovian Conditioning

Question 5

Pavlovian Conditioning is also known as ___________ _____________

Answer 5

Classical Conditioning

Question 6

So what does naturally and unnaturally mean?

Answer 6

a previously neutral stimulus (textbook) now elicits hunger/salvation through conditioning

Question 7

unconditioned association:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (\_\_\_\_) evokes an unconditional response (UR) without conditioning

Answer 7

unconditioned stimulus (US)

Question 8

unconditioned association:
unconditioned stimulus (US) evokes an \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (\_\_\_\_) without conditioning

Answer 8

unconditional response (UR)

Question 9

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_:
unconditioned stimulus (US) evokes an unconditional response (UR) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ conditioning

Answer 9

unconditioned association

without

Question 10

What are the two types of association?

Answer 10

1. unconditioned association

2. conditioned association

Question 11

Is this conditioned or unconditioned association:

looking at a hamburger and getting hungry

Answer 11

unconditioned association

Question 12

Conditioned Association:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (\_\_\_\_) evokes a conditioned response (CR) as a result of conditioning

Answer 12

conditioned stimulus (CS)

Question 13

Conditioned Association:
Conditioned stimulus (CS) evokes a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (\_\_\_\_) as a result of conditioning

Answer 13

conditioned response (CR)

Question 14

Conditioned Association:
Conditioned stimulus (CS) evokes a conditioned response (CR) \_\_ _ \_\_\_\_\_\_ of conditioning

Answer 14

as a result

Question 15

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_:
Conditioned stimulus (CS) evokes a conditioned response (CR) as a result of conditioning

Answer 15

conditioned association

Question 16

Is this conditioned or unconditioned association: looking at a textbook and getting hungry

Answer 16

conditioned association

Question 17

Situation 1:
“Every Monday and Wednesday you walk to class, which happens to be located in CBC. To get to class, you have to turn a sharp corner which is usually an area that is no cause for excitement.
One day, you turn the corner a bit sharper than normal and see a giant spider at eye level! You jump back, and continue to walk to class. The next time you see that corner, your heart speeds up and you carefully turn the corner, although there is no spider to be found….”

Find the unconditioned/conditioned stimulus & unconditioned/conditioned response.

Answer 17

1. Unconditioned stimulus (US)-Spider
2. Unconditioned response (UR)- Fear (elevated heart rate, etc)
3. Conditioned stimulus (CS)- Corner in CBC
4. Conditioned response (CR)- Fear

Question 18

Situation 2:
“Every Friday, you and your friends celebrate finishing another tough week at school by walking over to Stake Out and getting a few beers. In addition to delicious cold brews, Stake Out also happens to have some of the best/cheapest chicken fingers around.
One Thursday, you find yourself walking the very same path that you would normally take to Stake Out, although this time you are simply running errands. You find yourself suddenly craving a beer and an order of chicken fingers even though you just ate lunch an hour ago…”

Find the unconditioned/conditioned stimulus & unconditioned/conditioned response.

Answer 18

1. Unconditioned stimulus (US)- Food/beer
2. Unconditioned response (UR)- Salivation/hunger/thirst
3. Conditioned stimulus (CS)- Path to Stake Out
4. Conditioned response (CR)- Salivation/hunger/thirst

Question 19

true or false: the conditioned response (CR) and the unconditioned response (UR) are always the same

Answer 19

true

Question 20

What is adaptive about classical conditioning?

Answer 20

this is the type of learning that does not require a lot of cognitive effort, your brain somewhat does it for you

Question 21

What is the difference between phobias and fear?

Answer 21

• phobias, have a disproportionate response to fear

- fear, is an unpleasant response, the size of the response is relatively normal to the size of fear

Question 22

How is marketing conditioning us?

Answer 22

commercials will often use tactics like using positive or popular music to convince people to buy their product

Question 23

List the stages of conditioning.

Answer 23

1. Acquisition
2. Extinction
3. Spontaneous recovery
4. Renewal effect

Question 24

When it comes to the acquisition stage of conditioning, stimulus contiguity (ie _______) is a factor.

Answer 24

proximity

Question 25

When it comes to the acquisition stage of conditioning, ________ ________ (ie proximity) is a factor.

Answer 25

stimulus contiguity

Question 26

What is acquisition?

Answer 26

two things being paired together

Question 27

a recovery of a conditioned response even though you’ve already extinguished it

Answer 27

spontaneous recovery