Classical Conditioning Concepts

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What does the term 'stimulus' refer to in psychology?

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Anything in the environment that is presented to a person or animal

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What is the unconditioned stimulus (US) in Pavlov's experiment?

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The meat

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In Pavlov's experiment, what was the conditioned stimulus (CS) after training?

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The bell

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What is the unconditioned response (UR) when a dog is presented with meat?

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Salivation

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What does 'acquisition' refer to in classical conditioning?

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The time when the conditioned response is learned

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What happens during extinction in classical conditioning?

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The conditioned response stops

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What is spontaneous recovery in the context of classical conditioning?

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The reappearance of the conditioned response after a pause

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In the cheeseburger example, what is the unconditioned response?

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Getting sick

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What is the neutral stimulus (NS) before any conditioning occurs?

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The sound of the bell

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What role does the conditioned stimulus (CS) play after conditioning?

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It produces a reaction similar to the unconditioned response