Applications of Classical Conditioning

What is classical conditioning primarily limited to?

• Learning new skills

• Reflexive responses

• Cognitive development

• Emotional intelligence

Who were the researchers involved in the Little Albert experiment?

• Ivan Pavlov and B.F. Skinner

• John Watson and Rosalie Rayner

• Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung

• Albert Bandura and Jean Piaget

What was the primary goal of the Little Albert experiment?

• To study cognitive development in infants

• To determine if phobias could be learned through classical conditioning

• To explore genetic influences on behavior

• To test memory retention in infants

What did Hobart Mowrer discover using classical conditioning techniques?

• A method to improve memory

• A solution to bedwetting

• A way to enhance learning speed

• A technique to reduce anxiety

In the Little Albert experiment, what was used to condition fear?

• A loud metal bar struck with a mallet

• A bright light

• A strong odor

• A sudden drop in temperature

What is the unconditioned response in the bedwetting solution discovered by Mowrer?

• Waking up

• Sleeping through the need to urinate

• Feeling thirsty

• Feeling hungry

What is the main difference between conditioned taste aversion and normal classical conditioning?

• Conditioned taste aversion requires multiple trials

• Conditioned taste aversion can occur with a long delay between stimuli

• Conditioned taste aversion is less powerful

• Conditioned taste aversion is not based on reflexes

What did John Garcia's experiments with wolves and sheep demonstrate?

• Wolves can be trained to protect sheep

• Conditioned taste aversion can prevent wolves from attacking sheep

• Wolves are immune to classical conditioning

• Sheep can learn to avoid wolves

What is counter conditioning?

• Reinforcing a conditioned response

• Reversing a conditioned fear by associating it with a positive stimulus

• Ignoring a conditioned response

• Enhancing a conditioned response

In the context of counter conditioning, what was Peter's fear?

• Dogs

• Rabbits

• Heights

• Water