AP Psychology : Classical Conditioning
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Example Question #61 : Classical Conditioning
In Pavlov's experiment with classical condition, the salivation of the dogs was considered a(n) ________________.
None of these
conditioned response
unconditioned response
unconditioned stimulus
conditioned stimulus
unconditioned response
In classical conditioning, the unconditioned response (UR) is an unlearned response that occurs naturally to a given stimulus. In the experiment, the dogs salivated as the UR, that is, they salivated naturally to the presence of the stimulus. When presented with food, a feeling of "hunger" would be considered an unconditioned response.
Example Question #61 : Classical Conditioning
During the last 5 minutes of her difficult psychology 101 exams, a teacher always plays a specific song to her nervous students. Ten years later, one of those students hears the song on the radio and immediately feels nervous. In this scenario, what is the unconditioned stimulus (UCS), the unconditioned response (UR), the conditioned stimulus (CS), and the conditioned response (CR)?
UCS is the exam, UCR is nervousness when taking exam, CS is the song, CR is nervousness when hearing the song
UCS is the song, UCR is nervousness when hearing the song, CS is the exam, CR is nervousness when taking the exam
UCS is nervousness when taking exam, UCR is the song, CS it nervousness when hearing the song, CR is the exam
UCS is the exam, UCR is nervousness when hearing the song, CS is the song, CR is nervousness when taking the exam
UCS is the song, UCR is nervousness when taking exam, CS is the exam, CR is nervousness when hearing the song
UCS is the exam, UCR is nervousness when taking exam, CS is the song, CR is nervousness when hearing the song
The unconditioned stimulus is the test and the unconditioned response is nervousness during the test. The test naturally and automatically elicits nervousness, making the test a stimulus and nervousness a response.
The conditioned stimulus is the song and the conditioned response is nervousness when hearing the song. The pairing of the test and song together had to be learned/conditioned for the song to elicit that reaction.
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