classical conditioning

Question 1

classical conditioning

Answer 1

process of learning through the involuntary and unconscious association between a neutral stimulus and unconditioned stimulus in a conditioned response

Question 2

before conditioning

Answer 2

neutral stimulus (white rat) = no relevant response
unconditioned stimulus (loud noise) = unconditioned response (cries with fear)

Question 3

during conditioning

Answer 3

NS (white rat) + UCS (loud noise) = unconditioned response (cries with fear)

Question 4

after conditioning

Answer 4

conditioned stimulus (white rat) = conditioned response (cries with fear)

Question 5

acquisition

Answer 5

the organism learns to associate the NS and the UCS

Question 6

extinction

Answer 6

a decrease in the frequency of response.
The CS no longer produces CR, as the CS is repeatedly presented without UCS

Question 7

stimulus generalisation

Answer 7

the tendency for similar stimuli to produce the same response

Question 8

stimulus discrimination

Answer 8

the tendency to respond to the CS, but not other similar stimuli

Question 9

spontaneous recovery

Answer 9

the reappearance of the CR to the CS after a period of extinction

Question 10

learning

Answer 10

the process of acquiring knowledge skills or behaviours through experience

Question 11

behaviourist approach to learning

Answer 11

theories that propose learning occurs by interacting with the external environment

Question 12

neutral stimulus

Answer 12

no naturally occurring response

Question 13

unconditioned stimulus

Answer 13

produces a naturally occurring response

Question 14

unconditioned response

Answer 14

unlearned response to unconditioned stimulus

Question 15

conditioned stimulus

Answer 15

produces a learned response

Question 16

conditioned response

Answer 16

learned response to conditioned stimulus