Classical Conditioning Concepts Quiz

In a school canteen, every time the lunch bell rings, students feel hungry and start salivating. After a few weeks, students begin to feel hungry just by seeing the canteen staff, even before the bell rings. In this scenario, what is the conditioned stimulus?

• The feeling of hunger

• The lunch bell

• The canteen staff

• The food

A dog naturally barks when it hears thunder. After several storms, the dog starts barking whenever it sees dark clouds, even if there is no thunder. What is the unconditioned response in this situation?

• Barking at dark clouds

• Barking at thunder

• Seeing dark clouds

• Hiding under the bed

A student always feels anxious before a maths test. After repeatedly hearing the word "algebra" before tests, the student starts feeling anxious whenever "algebra" is mentioned, even outside of test situations. What is the conditioned response?

• Feeling anxious when hearing "algebra"

• Taking a maths test

• Studying for maths

• Hearing the word "algebra"

A child is given a sweet every time they finish their homework. Eventually, the child feels happy just by seeing the homework book. What is the unconditioned stimulus in this context?

• The homework book

• The sweet

• Finishing homework

• Feeling happy

A person gets sunburnt after spending time at the beach. After several sunburns, they start to feel anxious whenever they smell sunscreen, even before going outside. What is the conditioned stimulus?

• The beach

• The sunburn

• The smell of sunscreen

• The feeling of anxiety

A cat runs to the kitchen whenever it hears the can opener, because it associates the sound with being fed. What is the unconditioned response?

• Running to the kitchen at the sound of the can opener

• Eating food

• Feeling hungry when food is presented

• Hearing the can opener

A student feels relaxed when listening to the sound of rain. After always drinking chamomile tea while it rains, the student starts to feel relaxed just by drinking chamomile tea, even when it’s not raining. What is the conditioned response?

• Drinking chamomile tea

• Feeling relaxed when it rains

• Feeling relaxed when drinking chamomile tea

• Listening to the sound of rain

A person always sneezes when exposed to pollen. After several days of seeing a particular flower before being exposed to pollen, the person starts sneezing just by seeing the flower. What is the unconditioned stimulus?

• The flower

• Sneezing

• Pollen

• Seeing the flower

A student’s heart races when they hear the fire alarm at school. After several drills, the student’s heart starts racing whenever they see the fire warden, even if the alarm hasn’t sounded. What is the conditioned stimulus?

• The fire alarm

• The fire warden

• The racing heart

• The school

A person feels cold when stepping into a swimming pool. After always hearing a whistle before entering the pool, they start to shiver just by hearing the whistle. What is the conditioned response?

• Hearing the whistle

• Stepping into the pool

• Shivering when hearing the whistle

• Feeling cold in the pool