Exam 3: The Nuts and Bolts of Classical Conditioning

Which of the following does not facilitate the formation of a classically conditioned association?

Because trains are large, fast, and difficult to stop, pedestrian and automobile warning signals must be triggered when the train is still quite a distance from the railroad crossing. At railroad crossings that have lights and bells but no crossing gates, drivers often ignore the warnings and cross the tracks because they get frustrated waiting for the train to pass. This problem is caused by

The unconditional stimulus is

Which term does not belong with the others?

A dog handler who has paired a click sound made by a metallic clicker with food observes that the dog will also react to the snapping of her fingers or a clicking sound she makes with her mouth. The dog's response to similar auditory cues is an example of

_______ counteracts an excitatory association.

Which statement about conditioned suppression is false?

The smell of cooked cabbage makes Sydney a little nauseous. One night she gets violently ill after an evening of eating fast food. The next day the smell of cooked cabbage makes her vomit. What happened?

The conditional stimulus is a(n)

Imagine your social network is very small, and you only receive calls from your significant other when she is out of town. When she is away, she calls you several times a day. One afternoon, when she is home, you are suddenly very startled by the phone ringing. Why?

Stimulus substitution refers to the theory by which classical conditioning results in a

Refer to the scenario below to answer the questions that follow. While you are stopped at a traffic light and listening to a new song on the radio, you are rear-ended by the driver behind you. You suffer mild whiplash and minor bruising, and you are terribly frightened by the accident. Weeks later, you still get anxious whenever you hear the song that was on the radio at the time of the accident. -The fear you now experience whenever you hear the song that was playing at the time of the accident would be the

Which of the following tests is not used to test for conditioned inhibition?

Many cats and dogs come running into the kitchen whenever they hear the sound of the can opener. Explain how this behavior could have arisen, using your understanding of classical conditioning.

Which object is likely to be an unconditional stimulus in humans?

When a researcher presents both the CS and US at irregular and nonoptimal timing intervals, subjects can learn that the CS predicts that the US will not happen. This inhibitory conditioning procedure is most like _______ inhibition.

Eric and his girlfriend Sydney are equally good bowlers. Eric's team never wins without him. When Sydney begins to play with Eric on his team, what will she need to do to get equal credit for their team's victories?

At the start of classical conditioning, the conditional stimulus typically elicits

The blocking phenomenon is said to occur when

Your friend is showing you an advertisement for "Pizza and Pasta World" just as your fitness coach from the gym approaches you on the street. You suddenly feel somewhat upset. Why?