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an unlearned response elicited by specific stimuli that have biological relevance for an organism
Reflex
breathing, sneezing, blinking, yawning, knee jerk, rooting, hunger, salivation are all examples of what?
reflex
fred has a fluffy down pillow with some of the down sticking out of the fabric. when he first tries out the pillow, a piece of down tickles his nose and he sneezes. this happens every time he goes to bed. soon he sneezes every time he lays down on any kind of pillow.
what is the unconditioned response?
sneezing
fred has a fluffy down pillow with some of the down sticking out of the fabric. when he first tries out the pillow, a piece of down tickles his nose and he sneezes. this happens every time he goes to bed. soon he sneezes every time he lays down on any kind of pillow.
what is the unconditioned stimulus?
the down on the pillow
fred has a fluffy down pillow with some of the down sticking out of the fabric. when he first tries out the pillow, a piece of down tickles his nose and he sneezes. this happens every time he goes to bed. soon he sneezes every time he lays down on any kind of pillow.
what is the conditioned response?
sneezing
fred has a fluffy down pillow with some of the down sticking out of the fabric. when he first tries out the pillow, a piece of down tickles his nose and he sneezes. this happens every time he goes to bed. soon he sneezes every time he lays down on any kind of pillow.
what is the conditioned stimulus?
pillow
every time you take a shower, someone in the house flushes the toilet causing the water to turn cold and you to become cold. now every time you hear a toilet flush, you get cold. what is the unconditioned response?
becoming cold
every time you take a shower, someone in the house flushes the toilet causing the water to turn cold and you to become cold. now every time you hear a toilet flush, you get cold. what is the unconditioned stimulus?
cold water
every time you take a shower, someone in the house flushes the toilet causing the water to turn cold and you to become cold. now every time you hear a toilet flush, you get cold. what is the conditioned response?
getting cold
every time you take a shower, someone in the house flushes the toilet causing the water to turn cold and you to become cold. now every time you hear a toilet flush, you get cold. what is the conditioned stimulus?
the toilet
it is springtime and the pollen from the flowers causes you to sneeze. soon you are sneezing every time you see a flower. what is the unconditioned reponse?
sneezing
it is springtime and the pollen from the flowers causes you to sneeze. soon you are sneezing every time you see a flower. what is the unconditioned stimulus?
pollen
it is springtime and the pollen from the flowers causes you to sneeze. soon you are sneezing every time you see a flower. what is the conditioned response?
sneezing
it is springtime and the pollen from the flowers causes you to sneeze. soon you are sneezing every time you see a flower. what is the conditioned stimulus?
flowers
in order to treat bed wetting, a pad that is sensitive to dampness is placed under the sheets. when this pad becomes wet, it sounds an alarm and you wake up. eventually you do not need the alarm to wake up and your full bladder will wake you up. what is the unconditioned response?
waking up
in order to treat bed wetting, a pad that is sensitive to dampness is placed under the sheets. when this pad becomes wet, it sounds an alarm and you wake up. eventually you do not need the alarm to wake up and your full bladder will wake you up. what is the unconditioned stimulus?
alarm
in order to treat bed wetting, a pad that is sensitive to dampness is placed under the sheets. when this pad becomes wet, it sounds an alarm and you wake up. eventually you do not need the alarm to wake up and your full bladder will wake you up. what is the conditioned response?
waking up
in order to treat bed wetting, a pad that is sensitive to dampness is placed under the sheets. when this pad becomes wet, it sounds an alarm and you wake up. eventually you do not need the alarm to wake up and your full bladder will wake you up. what is the conditioned stimulus?
full bladder
people receiving chemotherapy often vomit during or shortly after the procedure. after several chemotherapy sessions, people begin feeling sick at the sight of the treatment room. what is the unconditioned response?
vomiting
people receiving chemotherapy often vomit during or shortly after the procedure. after several chemotherapy sessions, people begin feeling sick at the sight of the treatment room. what is the unconditioned stimulus?
chemotherapy
people receiving chemotherapy often vomit during or shortly after the procedure. after several chemotherapy sessions, people begin feeling sick at the sight of the treatment room. what is the conditioned response?
feeling sick
people receiving chemotherapy often vomit during or shortly after the procedure. after several chemotherapy sessions, people begin feeling sick at the sight of the treatment room. what is the conditioned stimulus?
the treatment room
something that does not normally make a reaction. it will become the conditioned stimulus
neutral stimulus
the stimulus that elicits an unconditioned response. this is what causes the reflex.
unconditioned stimulus
the response elicited by an unconditioned stimulus without prior training or learning. this is the reflex.
unconditioned response
a previously neutral stimulus that comes to elicit a conditioned response. the neutral stimulus that does not normally make a reaction.
conditioned stimulus
a response elicited by some previously neutral stimulus that occurs as a result of pairing the neutral stimulus within unconditioned stimulus.
conditioned response
to give something someone likes
positive reinforcement
to take away something that someone does not like
negative reinforcement
to give something that the person does not like
positive punishment
to take away something a person likes
negative punishment
billy's mom wants him to wash the dishes so she tells him that if he does the dishes she will give him 50 cents. what is this?
positive reinforcement
billy's mom wants him to wash the dishes so she tells him if he does the dishes then he will not have to rake to the leaves. what is this?
negative reinforcement
giving a child a spanking. what is this?
positive punishment
taking away a child's tv. what is this?
negative punishment
somebody that gives a punishment to gain a reward
secondary gains
the behavioral principle that states that responses acquired under intermittent reinforcement are more difficult to extinguish than those acquired with continuous reinforcement
partial reinforcement
a method that reinforces responses successively through teaching little by little
shaping
teaching a dog to roll over. what would you use?
shaping
learning from watching others
vicarious reinforcement
joe has fixed the latch on the back door so that his dog can let himself out by pulling on a rope. to teach the dog to let himself out, joe waited outside the door with food to reward the dog every time he managed to pull the rope successfully. what kind of operant conditioning is joe using to teach his dog this trick?
positive reinforcement
mack hates his job, but he keeps working because he does not want to end up cold, wet, and hungry, and living under a bridge. mack's behavior is an example of what kind of operant conditioning?
negative reinforcement
every time dennis pulls feathers out of the duck's tail, his father spanks him. what kind of operant conditioning?
positive punishment
audrey says she loves her new job. the pay is good, the people are friendly, and the work is exciting and challenging. audrey's behavior is an example of what kind of operant conditioning.
positive reinforcement
leah knows that if she does not clean up her room everyday, her mother will make life very difficult for her until she does. therefore, leah has learned to make sure her room is clean before her mother comes to inspect it. this is an example of?
negative reinforcement
billy's mom spanks him for being disobedient. what kind of conditioning is this?
positive punishment
billy's mom wants him to wash the dishes. she tells him that if he does not do it then he can not go out with his friends. what kind of conditioning is this?
negative punishment
a person in a psychology experiment learns to push a button to turn off a loud, irritating noise. what kind of conditioning is this?
negative punishment
a person in psychology figures out that if she pushes a button fast enough she can prevent it from going off? what kind of conditioning is this?
negative reinforcement