Me 3.7b Classical Conditioning: Applications and Biological Limits

Question 1

Counterconditioning

Answer 1

using the principles of learning to change an existing behaviour.

Question 2

preparedness

Answer 2

a biological predisposition to learn associations, such as between
taste and nausea, that have survival value.

Question 3

one-trial conditioning

Answer 3

learning takes place in a single pairing of a response and stimulus and is not strengthened over time by repeated exposure to a stimulus.

Question 4

taste aversion

Answer 4

a form of aversive classical conditioning where a taste or flavour is associated with a negative experience, leading to the avoidance of that taste in the future