Chapter 7

Question 1

Classical Conditioning

Answer 1

a neutral stimulus (ex.a bell ringing) being paired with a Stimulus that naturally produces a response.

Question 2

Unconditioned stimulus (US)

Answer 2

something that reliably produces a naturally occurring reaction in an organism

Question 3

Unconditioned response (UR

Answer 3

a reflexive reaction that is reliably produced by an unconditioned stimulus

Question 4

Conditioned stimulus (CS)

Answer 4

a stimulus that is initially neutral and produces no reliable response in an organism

Question 5

Conditioned response (CR)

Answer 5

a reaction that resembles an unconditioned response but is produced by a conditioned stimulus

Question 6

Acquisition

Answer 6

the phase of classical conditioning when the CS and the US are presented together

Question 7

Extinction

Answer 7

the gradual elimination of a learned response that occurs when the US is no longer presented

Question 8

Spontaneous recovery

Answer 8

the tendency of a learned behavior to recover from extinction after a rest period

Question 9

Generalization

Answer 9

a process by which the CR is observed even though the CS is slightly different from the original one used during acquisition

Question 10

Discrimination

Answer 10

the capacity to distinguish between similar but distinct stimuli