Classical Conditioning: Principles

Question 1

Stimulus discrimination

Answer 1

When an individual only makes the conditioned response to the original conditioned stimulus

Question 2

Stimulus generalisation

Answer 2

Stimulus similar to original conditioned stimulus produces a similar response to the conditioned response

Question 3

Acquisition

Answer 3

Development of a conditioned response through repeated association between UCS and NS

Question 4

Extinction

Answer 4

Disappearance of CR following lack of pairing between UCS and CS

Question 5

Spontaneous recovery

Answer 5

Following a rest period after extinction, the CR reappears at the presentation of the CS