Elements of Classical Conditioning

1.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Tamara normally feeds her cat canned cat food. She noticed that every time she uses her electric can opener, her cat comes to the kitchen. What is the conditioned stimulus?

The cat food

The sound of the electric can opener

The cat coming to the kitchen

Tamara

2.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

When John turns on the light to his aquarium the fish swim to the top even before he sprinkles the food. What used to be a neutral stimulus for the fish?

the food

the water

the light

John

3.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

When Elijah was a child, he spent many happy weekends with his grandmother and they had lots of fun baking scones together. Now whenever Elijah smells freshly baking scones he feels happy. The happiness he felt from spending time baking with his grandmother is...

An unconditioned stimulus

An unconditioned response

A conditioned stimulus

A conditioned response

4.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Six weeks ago Jacob ate a chicken sandwich that was contaminated with bacteria. It gave him food poisoning and he was very ill for several days afterwards. Yesterday, someone offered Jacob a chicken sandwich at a party, and when he saw it he felt ill again. The illness that Jacob felt yesterday was

An unconditioned response

A conditioned response

A conditioned stimulus

An unconditioned stimulus

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

The unconditioned stimulus

The conditioned stimulus

The conditioned response

The unconditioned response

6.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Rose has been unable to drive a motorcycle since being involved in a serious motorcycle accident. Every time she sees a motorcycle, her heart races and she begins to sweat. A person with knowledge of classical conditioning would be correct in saying that the motorcycle is now a(n) ______, and the heart racing and body sweating is the ______.

unconditioned stimulus; unconditioned response

conditioned stimulus; conditioned response

conditioned stimulus; unconditioned response

unconditioned stimulus; conditioned response

7.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

When John turns on the light to his aquarium the fish swim to the top even before he sprinkles the food. What UCS paired with what NS to create a new conditioned response?

food + light

food + water

swimming + food

swimming +water

8.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Cenet has found that when she opens the cupboard door to get the cat food, the cat comes running to the kitchen. Abby knows that this is classical conditioning and that the unconditioned stimulus is the _____________ and the conditioned stimulus is the ______________.

cat food; cupboard door opening

cat food; kitchen

cupboard door opening; cat food

kitchen; cat food

9.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

When a child hears a loud noise, he cries. The family's dog often barks loudly. Each time the child sees the dog, he cries. What is the conditioned response?

the dog

The loud noise

The crying

The Barking

10.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

In Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World", infants develop a fear of books after books are repeatedly presented with a loud noise. In this fictional example, the loud noise is a(n):

unconditioned stimulus.

unconditioned response.

conditioned stimulus.

conditioned response.

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