Classical Conditioning

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What is classical conditioning?

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Learning caused by pairing and association of two stimuli

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Define conditioned response

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A response that has been learned

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Who is the psychologist known for Classical Conditioning?

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Ivan Pavlov

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In Pavlov's classic experiment, food was the

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Unconditioned stimulus

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What is the conditioned stimulus in the scenario where Tamara feeds her cat canned cat food and her cat comes to the kitchen when she uses her electric can opener?

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The sound of the electric can opener

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What is the conditioned response when a child hears a loud noise and sees the family's dog that often barks loudly?

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The crying

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Which of the following is an unconditioned response? Options: clapping after a thrilling concert performance, jumping rope, running through a maze to get a food reward, sweating in hot weather

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sweating in hot weather

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Once Pavlov's dogs learned to salivate to the sound of a bell, the bell was a(n)

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conditioned stimulus

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Dylan’s mother buys him a sailor’s cap before they go on a family fishing trip. On the boat, Dylan gets nauseated and vomits. The next day he gets nauseated just from looking at the sailor’s cap. The sailor’s cap has become:

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The conditioned stimulus

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Which of the following scenarios best matches classical conditioning?
Bob studied for his math test for two hours and only got a C, so he decided to study more for the next test.
Bob skipped class last week and had to stay after for detention. He decided not to skip classes anymore.
Bob ate a cheeseburger and felt sick afterwards, so every time he smells McDonalds he feels nauseous.
Bob has always been afraid of dogs because they might bite, so he has a pet fish instead.

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Bob ate a cheeseburger and felt sick afterwards, so every time he smells McDonalds he feels nauseous.