Classical Conditioning Examples

NS: scallops UCS: food poisoning UCR: nausea CS: scallops (see or smell) CR: nausea

Drew goes to a restaurant and orders scallops. the scallops turn out to be contaminated and drew suffers from a bad case of food poisoning. now whenever drew sees or smells scallops, he feels nauseous.

NS: oysters UCS: stomach flu UCR: nausea CS: oysters CR: nausea

I had some oysters, and the following day I got a really bad stomach flu. Since then I haven't had any oysters at all-- just smelling them or thinking about eating them still makes me feel nauseated.

NS: school building UCS: bulling UCR: anxious CS: school building CR: anxious

John has been bullied for a couple months now. this causes him to be anxious and dislike his school. now, whenever he sees the school building, he becomes anxious and feels uncomfortable.

NS: rat UCS: loud noise UCR: fear CS: rat CR: fear

Little Albert experiment

NS: bell UCS: food UCR: salivation CS: bell CR: salivation

Pavlov's experiment

NS: sound of squealing breaks UCS: car wreck UCR: pain CS: sound of squealing breaks CR: pain

Suzy was in a bad car wreck last year, which caused her a lot of pain. Now, she feels pain just at hearing the sound of squealing breaks.

NS: beeping noise UCS: puff of air UCR: blinking CS: beeping noise CR: blinking

Whenever you go to the eye doctor, you get a little puff of air in your eye and it causes you to blink. Right before this puff of air, you hear a beeping noise. Now, every time you hear that beeping noise, you blink your eye.

UCS: too much vodka UCR: vomiting NS: smell of O.J. & vodka CS: smell of O.J. & vodka CR: vomiting

You throw a party at which you consume too much alcohol (O.J. & vodka). You become very sick & spend a few hours vomiting. The next morning while cleaning up the mess, you get a whiff of the vodka & O.J. that were still sitting out in the kitchen. You immediately become nauseated and run to the bathroom to vomit some more.

NS: sound of garage door UCS: people get home UCR: excitement CS: sound of garage door CR: excitement

whenever a garage door opens, it makes a loud noise. whenever we get home, the dogs get excited. over time, the dogs will get excited at just hearing the noise of the garage door.