KEY PRINCIPLES IN CLASSICAL CONDITIONING

Question 1

Acquisition

Answer 1

During classical conditioning the process of pairing a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus over a number of trials to produce a conditioned response.

Question 2

Extinction

Answer 2

Following classical conditioning when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus the conditioned response weakens until it does not occur at all. (becomes extinguished)

Question 3

Spontaneous Recovery

Answer 3

After a rest period

The reoccurence of a conditioned response that has previously been extinguished.

Question 4

Stimulus generalization

Answer 4

Occurs in classical conditioning when a neutral stimulus that is similar to the conditioned stimulus causes a conditioned response to occur, despite never having being paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Question 5

Stimulus discrimination

Answer 5

During classical conditioning when the conditioned response is not elicited by a neutral stimulus despite its similarity to the conditioned stimulus.

Question 6

Conditioned taste Aversion

Answer 6

When a neutral taste stimulus is paired with an unconditioned stimulus that results in an unconditioned response of nausea or illness. Generally after a single pairing the previously neutral taste stimulus alone produces the conditioned response of nausea. This is also known as the Garcia effect.

Question 7

One trial learning

Answer 7

A form of learning in which a conditioned response if produced after a single pairing of a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus. A conditioned taste aversion generally occurs as the result of a one trial learning.