Chapter 3 Elicited Behaviours And Classical Conditioning SIMPLE MECHANISMS OF LEARNING Flashcards
(30 cards)
An increase in the strength of a behaviour following reoated presentations of the eliciting stimulus is called __________
Sensitisation
A decrease in strength of a behaviour following repeated presentations of the eliciting stimulus is called _________
Habituation
Learning to ignore the sound if dripping water is an explain of ______ becoming increasingly aware of a jackhammer on the street is an exhale of ________
Habituation
Sensitisation
The fact that Uriah e been several months since you last notices the sound of the fan in your home computer is an example of _____-_______ __________ such habituation tents to build up ______ abs disappear ________
Long term habituation
Slowly
slowly
In general sensitisation is ________ stimulus specific than habituation
Less
The presentation of a novel stimulus during a period of habituation can sometimes result in ___________ in which the habituated reasponse _______
Dishabituation
Reappears
In general repeated presentations of a low intensity stimulus result in _________ ,and repeated presentations of high intensity stimulus result in __________
Habituation
Sensitisation
A stimulus if intermediate intenisty will initially result in a period of _______ which is then followed by _________
Sensitisation
Habituation
From an evolutionary standpoint if a stimulus is irrelevant or safe we tend to ________ to it, whereas if a stimulus is potentially dangerous we become _________ to it
Habituated
Sensitised
We often fail to ________ to stimuli even if that are not actually dangerous be us out nervous system tends to err on the side of caution to keep us safe
Habituate
The opponent process theory of emotion accounts for why a strong emotional response is often followed by a _________ emotional response
Opposite
The ______-________ is directly elected by the emotional event this in turn elects the ______-________ the purpose of which is to maintain a relatively balance internal state knows as ______
A process
B process
Homeostasis
The a process is known as the _______ process and the b process is known as the ________ process
Primary
Opponent
With redecorated presentations of the emotional event the b process ________ in both _______ and ________
Increases
Strength
Duration
The ___-___ is directly tied to the presence of the emotional event whereas the ___-______ is _______ to increase and ________ to decrease
A process
B process
Slow
Slow
Feeling elated while talking to someone you love is an example of __-________ feeling love sick after you leave is an example of __-_______
A process
B process
Classical conditioning is also known as ___________ conditioning or _______ conditioning
Pavlovian
Respondent
In respondent conditioning the bahviours themselves are called ________ behaviours or simply ________
Respondent
Respondents
In the metronome example the metronome is initially a_______ stimulus because it ______ elicit salivation
The food however is an ________ stimulus that elicits a ________response of salivation
Neutral
Does not
Unconditioned
Automatic
During conditioning the metronome can be labelled aS either a _________ or an _________
NS
CS
Following conditioning the metronome is a ________ stimulus and the salivation elected by the metronome is an ______ response
Conditioned
Conditioned
Each patient of the metronome and the food is called a _______ _______
Conditioning trial
In the basic classical conditioning procedure the ______ is paired with the ___- which in turn elects the _____ as a result the first stimulus becomes a _____ which elects a ______
US+ NS -> UR
CS-> CR
Label each component of this diagram cc procedure
Wasp: painful sting -> fear
Wasp -> fear
NS:US-> UR
CS-> CR
