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Unconditioned stimulus is pleasant

What is appetitive conditioning?

100

A man is given an Altoid every time he hears a computer ding. The computer dings a final time and he is not give an altoid, although he holds his hand out for one.  

What is a conditioned response?

100

Co-ccurrence is anticipated on the basis of current associative strengths

What is actually unanticipated?

200
the unconditioned stimulus is unpleasant
What is aversive conditioning?
200

A woman hears a loud bang in her sleep and is startled awake.

What is unconditioned stimulus?
200

A newly learned CS1-US association enhances learning that CS2 also predicts US

What is not blocking? (previously learned/prevents learning)

300

Reconditioning occurs more rapidly

What is a result of learner not forgetteing the CS-US association?

300

A rat is given an electric shock every time he hears a tone. The rat is taken to another cage and the tone is played over and over again with no electric shock and no longer shows fear. The rat is taken back to the original cage and played the tone, in which he shows fear again.

What is renewal?

300

Rescorla Wagner Model can account for every kind of learning

What is not true about R-W Model? (cannot account)

400

Difference between subject's expectation of US and whether it actually occurs

What is prediction error?

400

Julie has been afraid of rollercoasters her whole life since she rode the Iron Rattler at Six Flags. One day, she rides a rollercoaster, enjoys it, and is no longer afraid. Years later, she returns to the Iron Rattler and is afraid of rollercoasters once again.

What is spontaneous recovery?

400

CS is repeatedly presented with the US, reduces likelihood of CR

What is not extinction? (without the US)

500

Not simply count co-occurences between events, but rather evaluate in a broader context

What is associative mechanism's contribution to associative learning?


500

Tim experiences an extreme headache after drinking his Monday coffee. He drinks coffee four days in a row afterwards without any headaches. Tim drinks coffee on the fifth day, not knowing he has COVID, and gets another headache. He believes it is the coffee bringing him the headache and not some other cause.

What is reinstatement?

500

CS first occurs, then nothing occurs, then US occurs only once.

What is not delay conditioning? (US occurs in regular intervals)

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