Features of classical conditioning

Question 1

What does extinction mean?

Answer 1

• if the conditioned stimulus is continually presented without the unconditioned stimulus then the conditioned response gradually dies out

Question 2

What does spontaneous recovery mean?

Answer 2

• if a conditioned response is not reinforced it becomes extinguished, but after a period of rest the response may reappear

Question 3

What does generalisation mean?

Answer 3

• extension of the conditioned response from the original stimulus to similar stimuli (having food poisoning to ham and then hating all meat)

Question 4

What does discrimination mean?

Answer 4

-the conditioned response is produced only by presentation of the original stimulus and it does not extend to similar stimuli (food poising to ham and then only feel ill with ham)

Question 5

What does one trial learning mean?

Answer 5

• when conditioning occurs immediately after only one trial