Study Guide: Classical and Operant Conditioning

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What were the contributions of Ivan Pavlov to the ideas of learning?

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Conditioned dogs to salivate at the sound of a bell

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How is classical conditioning used to teach new behaviors?

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A previously neutral stimulus acquires the power to elicit the same innate reflex produced by another stimulus.

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This is anything that causes a reaction.

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Stimulus

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What is the neutral stimulus that becomes the Conditioned Stimulus (CS) when Micah hears a toilet flush while showering?

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Toilet Flush

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What is the Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS) in the scenario where Molly feels dizzy when hearing carousel music after fainting from heat at the state fair? Options: The Heat, The Clowns, Carousel Music, Fainting

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Carousel Music

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What is the Unconditioned Response (UCR) in the scenario where Ryan felt sick after eating a tuna salad sandwich with spoiled mayonnaise?

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Feeling Sick

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What is the Conditioned Response (CR) when Jenny clicks the clicker without using the flash?

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Blinking

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This is the reaction to the stimulus.

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Response

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What were the contributions of B.F. Skinner to the ideas of learning?

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Developed principles of learning in which the frequency of a behavior depends on the consequence that follows the behavior.

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How is operant conditioning used to teach new behaviors?

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The frequency of a behavior depends on the consequence that follows the behavior.