Classical Conditioning Answers

During the process of classical conditioning, the neutral stimulus (NS) is converted into the __________.A.conditioned stimulusB.conditioned responseC.unconditioned stimulusD.unconditioned response

Classical conditioning occurs when the unconditioned stimulus evokes a response from a neutral stimulus.

In classical conditioning, the __________ stimulus causes an unconditioned response. A.conditionedB.unconditionedC.controlledD.uncontrolled

Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows. A vervent monkey is in a tree eating bugs that are crawling along the branches. The vervent monkey sees a hawk circling overhead. The hawk is a predator of the monkeys. The vervent monkey cries out, warning the other monkeys to descend to the ground below the trees. In this scenario, what is the unconditioned stimulus for the vervent monkey’s behavior? A. the vervent monkey eating bugs B. the vervent monkey crying out C. the group of monkeys descending D. the sight of the hawk circling Please select the best answer from the choices provided

How does advertising use classical conditioning to help sell products? A. It trains people to associate the product with positive emotions. B. It uses more animals in the advertisements of the products being sold, which pleases most people. C. It eliminates the negative aspects of products from commercials. D. It appeals only to logic and intellect, and never to emotional content. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A neutral stimulus causes no response.

Watson’s “Little Albert” experiment demonstrated which of the following pairs of classical conditioning processes?A.acquisition and discriminationB.discrimination and extinctionC.extinction and generalizationD.generalization and acquisition

When a response becomes generalized, then someone will react to things that remind them of the first stimuli that caused a response.

Behaviors never come back once they have been extinguished.

One of the implications of John B. Watson’s work was that human phobias might be the result of classical conditioning.