chapter 6.2

Question 1

classical conditioning

Answer 1

making a connection between two stimuli that occur together

Question 2

neutral stimulus

Answer 2

stimulus that causes no response

Question 3

unconditioned stimulus

Answer 3

a stimulus that causes a response automatically

Question 4

unconditioned response

Answer 4

the automatic response to a stimulus that occurs naturally

Question 5

conditioned stimulus

Answer 5

a stimulus that causes a response

Question 6

conditioned response

Answer 6

the response to a conditioned stimulus that happens from learning

Question 7

generalization

Answer 7

stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulus cause the same conditioned response

Question 8

discrimination

Answer 8

stimuli that are different from the conditioned stimuli fail to cause the same conditioned response.

Question 9

acquisition

Answer 9

neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus because it causes a conditioned response

Question 10

extinction

Answer 10

condtioned stimulus no longer causes the conditioned response because it is no longer linked to the unconditioned stimilus.

Question 11

spontaneous recovery

Answer 11

the return of a conditioned response that had become extinct.

Question 12

higher-order conditioning

Answer 12

classical conditioning that involves three or more stimuli