psych chap 6 reading check
Which of the following is an example of instinct?
a baby turning its head to suckle when its cheek is stroked
Classical and operant conditioning are forms of ________ learning
associative
Stanley was diagnosed with lymphoma and had to undergo several months of chemotherapy. During this time he would become very nauseated as a side effect, and unintentionally came to associate that nausea with his favorite grilled cheese sandwich. Now, years later, even thinking about a grilled cheese sandwich makes him sick. In this example, Stanley's nauseous reaction to a grilled cheese sandwich is the ________
conditioned response
In Pavlov's classical conditioning, the term conditioned is approximately synonymous with the word ________
learned
What do psychologists call a relatively permanent change in behavior or knowledge that results from experience
learning
In classical conditioning, the association that is learned is between a ________
neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus
You begin to salivate when you smell your favorite cake in the oven, but not when you smell the gross scent of a dirty diaper. This is an example of _______
stimulus discrimination
Which of the following is an example of a reflex
the pupil of your eye contracting in the presence of bright light
Molly attempts to condition her puppy to greet her when she enters the house. She repeatedly pairs her entry to the house with a treat for the puppy. The puppy eventually acquires this ability, and Molly realizes how irritating it is for the puppy to run up to her every time she enters the house. She attempts to make the puppy stop, and eventually the puppy no longer feels motivated to greet her when she enters the house. The puppy no longer greeting her when she enters the house is an example of ________.
extinction
Which option is the most valid criticism of Watson and Rayner's work with "little Albert"
it would be unethical by todays research standards