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