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What is the term for the stimulus that comes to predict another stimulus that is biologically important?
In Pavlov's classical conditioning research, meat powder was used as the ________.
Unconditioned Stimulus
In classical conditioning, the diminishing of the CR following removal of the UCS is called ______________.
Extinction
In Pavlov's classical conditioning research, a tone was used as the ________.
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What was the unconditioned stimulus in the Little Albert experiment?
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___________ refers to the process by which two different stimuli are differentiated such that only stimuli very similar to the conditioned stimulus elicit the conditioned response.
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Response automatically elicited by the unconditioned stimulus:
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What does negative reinforcement do to the probability of the behavior?
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What is the conditioned stimulus in Pavlov's research?
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The unlearned reflexive response to the unconditioned stimulus is the _________.
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______________ refers to the idea that we more readily learn conditioned stimulus that are relevant to our environment and our survival.
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When the conditioned stimulus elicits an emotional response, it is called a __________.
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What is an unconditioned response?
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_____________ comes to predict the occurrence of UCS.
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What is the unconditioned stimulus in advertising using celebrities?
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What is a conditioned response?
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In classical conditioning, an association is formed between:
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_____________ is a reflexive stimulus that elicits an automatic and unlearned response.
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What type of learning is classical conditioning?
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What is a conditioned stimulus?
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_________ refers to a partial recovery in the strength of the conditioned response after extinction.
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_____________ refers to the fact that we learn more quickly about intenser stimuli.
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What is the conditioned stimulus in advertising that uses celebrities?
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What is the unconditioned stimulus in Pavlov's research?
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What is a conditioned stimulus?
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CS (Abbreviation)
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US / UCS (Abbreviation)
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UR / UCR (Abbreviation)
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CR (Abbreviation)
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_____________________ is the process by which a new conditioned response begins to occur as the conditioned stimulus is associated with the unconditioned stimulus by their repeated pairing.
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Study Notes
Classical Conditioning Concepts
- Conditioned Stimulus (CS): A stimulus that comes to predict another stimulus that is biologically important, leading to a reflexive response.
- Unconditioned Stimulus (US): An intrinsically meaningful stimulus that naturally elicits a response without prior learning. In Pavlov's experiment, meat powder served this role.
- Unconditioned Response (UR): An automatic and unlearned reaction to the unconditioned stimulus, such as salivation in response to meat powder.
- Conditioned Response (CR): A learned response to the conditioned stimulus after it has been paired with the unconditioned stimulus.
Extinction and Recovery
- Extinction: The process in which the conditioned response diminishes following the removal of the unconditioned stimulus.
- Spontaneous Recovery: A partial recovery in the strength of the conditioned response after a period of rest following extinction.
Discrimination and Generalization
- Discrimination: The ability to differentiate between similar stimuli, where only stimuli closely resembling the conditioned stimulus evoke the conditioned response.
- Generalization: The tendency for the conditioned response to occur in response to stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulus.
Biological Preparedness and Salience
- Biological Preparedness: The concept that organisms are predisposed to learn certain associations more easily, especially those important for survival.
- Salience: The principle that more intense stimuli are learned about more quickly than less intense stimuli, leading to stronger associations.
Emotional and Advertising Applications
- Conditioned Emotional Response: Emotional reactions that are learned through conditioning, often undergoing associations with certain stimuli.
- Use in Advertising: Celebrities serve as unconditioned stimuli to evoke positive feelings, which are then transferred to products (conditioned stimuli) through repeated pairings.
Definitions and Abbreviations
- CS: Abbreviation for Conditioned Stimulus.
- US/UCS: Abbreviation for Unconditioned Stimulus.
- UR/UCR: Abbreviation for Unconditioned Response.
- CR: Abbreviation for Conditioned Response.
- Acquisition: The process by which a conditioned response starts to occur when the conditioned stimulus is consistently paired with the unconditioned stimulus.
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