Conditioned Learning and Context Quiz

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What is the definition of Classical (Pavlovian) Conditioning?

Learning that an event, object, or context is associated with a particular outcome.

Learning that an event, object, or context predicts a particular outcome. (correct)

Learning that an event, object, or context modifies a particular outcome.

Learning that an event, object, or context causes a particular outcome.

What is the Unconditioned Stimulus (US) in Classical Conditioning?

Previously neutral stimulus that elicits a response on its own.

Natural response to the Unconditioned Stimulus (e.g., salivation).

Biologically salient stimulus (e.g., food). (correct)

Response elicited by the Conditioned Stimulus (CS).

What is the Conditioned Response (CR) in Classical Conditioning?

Biologically salient stimulus (e.g., food).

Natural response to the Unconditioned Stimulus (e.g., salivation).

Previously neutral stimulus that elicits a response on its own.

Response elicited by the Conditioned Stimulus (CS). (correct)

What is an example of an appetitive setup in Classical Conditioning?

Metronome predicts food. Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of conditioning without the Unconditioned Stimulus (US)?

Sensory preconditioning: Two neutral stimuli presented together, then one is paired with a US. Signup and view all the answers

What is the limitation known as Overshadowing in Classical Conditioning?

Learning is biased towards the more salient of two stimuli. Signup and view all the answers

What is the emphasis of the Rescorla-Wagner model?

Consistent relationship between conditioned stimulus (CS) and unconditioned stimulus (US) Signup and view all the answers

What does the Contiguity principle emphasize?

Proximity in time and space for learning Signup and view all the answers

What drives learning according to the text?

Difference between expectation and actual experience Signup and view all the answers

What does positive correlation between CS and US lead to?

Excitatory conditioning Signup and view all the answers

What does negative correlation between CS and US lead to?

Inhibitory conditioning Signup and view all the answers

What do mathematical models help generate?

Hypotheses Signup and view all the answers

In conditioning, what does prediction error refer to?

The discrepancy between expectation and actual outcome Signup and view all the answers

What aspect affects conditioning speed?

Salience of conditioned stimuli Signup and view all the answers

What does the Scola-Wagner model explain?

Blocking, extinction, and conditioned inhibition Signup and view all the answers

What does the learning curve show over time?

Fastest growth at the start, decreasing over time Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of attention-based models in conditioning?

The importance of CS and US effectiveness in learning Signup and view all the answers

What strengthens with each conditioning trial?

Expectation of the unconditioned stimulus Signup and view all the answers

What does the Rescorla-Wagner model provide a framework for?

Establishing and predicting outcomes based on probabilities Signup and view all the answers

Inhibitory conditioning occurs when?

The probability of the unconditioned stimulus (US) occurring in the absence of the conditioned stimulus (CS) is greater than when the CS is present Signup and view all the answers

What does the Rescorla-Wagner model raise concerns about?

The arbitrary assignment of time intervals Signup and view all the answers

What is the suppression ratio used to measure in the conditioned emotional response experiment?

Fear Signup and view all the answers

What does the Rescorla-Wagner model predict outcomes of classical conditioning based on?

Trial-by-trial learning Signup and view all the answers

When does excitatory conditioning occur?

Involves a positive correlation between the CS and the US, leading to a conditioned response Signup and view all the answers

Which theory assumes an extra level of cognition and doesn't predict on a trial-by-trial basis?

Ricola Wagner Theory Signup and view all the answers

What type of stimuli are discrete cues at specific intervals, while the other type are constant environmental cues?

Conditioned stimuli and contextual stimuli Signup and view all the answers

Which factor plays a vital role in addiction, as demonstrated by Vietnam soldiers' addiction patterns?

Familiar spaces Signup and view all the answers

What does weakening the primary CS-US association unmask, affecting conditioned response?

Secondary CS-US association Signup and view all the answers

According to comparative theories, what do they compare the likelihood of CS-US occurring together versus?

The US occurring without the CS Signup and view all the answers

What type of learning focuses on overall history rather than step-by-step learning?

Incremental learning Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Theories of Conditioned Learning and Contextual Influence

Familiar spaces can reduce the development of fear when threatened.
Chemotherapy can lead to aversion to a novel taste paired with sickness; familiar tastes result in weaker aversions.
Comparative theories compare the likelihood of CS-US occurring together versus the US occurring without the CS.
Incremental learning focuses on overall history rather than step-by-step learning.
Learning occurs even if the stimulus doesn't display an obvious behavioral response.
Comparator theories propose that both stimuli form associations, affecting the subject's performance at tests.
Ricola Wagner Theory assumes an extra level of cognition and doesn't predict on a trial-by-trial basis.
Weakening the primary CS-US association can unmask the second CS-US association, affecting conditioned response.
Conditioned stimuli can be discrete cues at specific intervals, while contextual stimuli are constant environmental cues.
Contextual stimuli and CS can acquire equal excitatory strength when equally paired with the US.
Context plays a vital role in addiction, as demonstrated by Vietnam soldiers' addiction patterns.
Context determines physiological responses to drugs, affecting tolerance and the drug's effects.

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