Classical Conditioning

Question 1

Stimulus

Answer 1

Something that exists in the surroundings or is presented to a person or animal

Question 2

Response

Answer 2

How the animal or person responds to the stimuli

Question 3

(US) unconditioned stimulus

Answer 3

Something that Produces a natural responds or reaction
(Something you don’t have to learn for it to happen naturally happens)

Example :

If there is meat in front of a hungry dog the dog will naturally salivate (drool)

Question 4

(UR) unconditioned response

Answer 4

The reaction to the (US)( a response you haven’t learned, a natural response)

Example:
The dog salivating to the meat.

Question 5

(NS) neutral stimulus

Answer 5

Something that doesn’t produce a response

Example:

If I ring the bell in front of the dog the dog has no reaction

Question 6

(CR) conditioned response

Answer 6

The dog salivates to the sound of the bell without the meat

any response to a (CS) is a (CR)

Question 7

Acquisition

Answer 7

Is the part where the (US the meat) and (CS the bell)are presented together this increases the likelihood of the(CR salivating)

Question 8

Extinction

Answer 8

When the (CR the salivating) stops because the (CS the bell) hasn’t been presented with the (US the meat) for a while

Example:

When you ring the bell without the meat so many times the dog no longer salivates to the bell

Question 9

(CS) conditioned stimulus

Answer 9

Example:

The meat is shown to the dog and the bell is rang at the same time this caused the dog to associate the meat with the bell

Question 10

(CS) conditioned stimulus

Answer 10

Example:

The meat is shown to the dog and the bell is rang at the same time this caused the dog to associate the meat with the bell

Question 11

Spontaneous recovery

Answer 11

When the (CS) produces the (CR) after the behaviour has been extinct

Example:

The dog doesn’t salivate to the bell 30 times but on the 31st the dog does