Classical and Operant Conditioning Study Review with Solutions

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Every time someone flushes a toilet in the apartment

building, the shower becomes very hot and causes

the person to jump back. Over time, the person

begins to jump back automatically after hearing the

flush, before the water temperature changes. -

-*Classical conditioning*

UCS- Hot shower

UCR- Jump

CS- Toilet Flush

CR- Jump before the flush

Your father gives you a credit card at the end of your

first year in college because you did so well. As a

result, your grades continue to get better in your

second year. - -*Operant Conditioning*

Positive reinforcement

Your car has a red, flashing light that blinks

annoyingly if you start the car without buckling the

seat belt. You become less likely to start the car

without buckling the seat belt. - -*Operant

Conditioning*

Positive punishment

You eat a new food and then get sick because of the

flu. However, you develop a dislike for the food and

feel nauseated whenever you smell it. - -

*Classical conditioning*

UCS- Flu sickness

UCR- Nausea

CS- New Food

CR- Nausea from food

An individual receives frequent injections of drugs,

which are administered in a small examination room

at a clinic. The drug itself causes increased heart

rate but after several trips to the clinic, simply being

in a small room causes an increased heart rate. -

-*Classical conditioning*

UCS- Injection

UCR- Heart rate increase from drugs

CS- Small room

CR- Heart rate increase in small room

A lion in a circus learns to stand up on a chair and

jump through a hoop to receive a food treat. - -

*Operant Conditioning*

Positive reinforcement

A professor has a policy of exempting students from

the final exam if they maintain perfect attendance

during the quarter. His students' attendance

increases dramatically. - -*Operant

Conditioning*

Negative reinforcement

After a bad car accident, a student cringes and

breaks into a sweat at the sound of squealing brakes.

- -*Classical conditioning*

UCS- Bad accident

UCR- Getting hurt (cringing)

CS- Sound of breaks

CR- Sweating & cringing

You check the coin return slot on a pay telephone

and find a quarter. You find yourself checking other

telephones over the next few days. - -*Operant

Conditioning*

Positive reinforcement

The smell of fresh bread baking makes your mouth

water. - -*Classical conditioning*

UCS- Eating bread

UCR- Mouth watering

CS- Smell of bread

CR- mouth watering from smell

Your hands are cold so you put your gloves on. In the

future, you are more likely to put gloves on when it's

cold. - -*Operant Conditioning*

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Every time someone flushes a toilet in the apartment building, the shower becomes very hot and causes the person to jump back. Over time, the person begins to jump back automatically after hearing the flush, before the water temperature changes. -

Classical conditioning UCS- Hot shower UCR- Jump CS- Toilet Flush CR- Jump before the flush Your father gives you a credit card at the end of your first year in college because you did so well. As a result, your grades continue to get better in your second year. - - Operant Conditioning Positive reinforcement Your car has a red, flashing light that blinks annoyingly if you start the car without buckling the seat belt. You become less likely to start the car without buckling the seat belt. - - Operant Conditioning Positive punishment You eat a new food and then get sick because of the flu. However, you develop a dislike for the food and feel nauseated whenever you smell it. - - Classical conditioning UCS- Flu sickness UCR- Nausea CS- New Food CR- Nausea from food An individual receives frequent injections of drugs, which are administered in a small examination room at a clinic. The drug itself causes increased heart rate but after several trips to the clinic, simply being in a small room causes an increased heart rate. -
Classical conditioning UCS- Injection UCR- Heart rate increase from drugs CS- Small room CR- Heart rate increase in small room A lion in a circus learns to stand up on a chair and jump through a hoop to receive a food treat. - - Operant Conditioning Positive reinforcement A professor has a policy of exempting students from the final exam if they maintain perfect attendance during the quarter. His students' attendance increases dramatically. - - Operant Conditioning Negative reinforcement After a bad car accident, a student cringes and breaks into a sweat at the sound of squealing brakes.
- Classical conditioning UCS- Bad accident UCR- Getting hurt (cringing) CS- Sound of breaks CR- Sweating & cringing You check the coin return slot on a pay telephone and find a quarter. You find yourself checking other telephones over the next few days. - - Operant Conditioning Positive reinforcement The smell of fresh bread baking makes your mouth water. - - Classical conditioning UCS- Eating bread UCR- Mouth watering CS- Smell of bread CR- mouth watering from smell Your hands are cold so you put your gloves on. In the future, you are more likely to put gloves on when it's cold. - - Operant Conditioning

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Classical and Operant Conditioning Study Review with Solutions

Negative reinforcement John Watson conducted an experiment with a boy named Albert in which he paired a white rat with a loud, startling noise. Albeit now becomes startled at the sight of the white rat. - - Classical conditioning UCS- Loud noise UCR- Startled CS- Rat CR- Sight of rat, being startled When a professor first starts teaching about a concept, she'll praise any answer that is close to the right answer. - - Operant Conditioning Positive reinforcement In weight management class, participants earn points for every healthy meal they cut and every Period of exercise they complete. Later those points result in refunds of their class fees. - - Operant Conditioning Positive reinforcement In order to be able to punish your cut when you're not near enough to reach him, you have paired the sound of a clicker with getting squirted with water. Now the sound of the clicker causes him to startle. -

Classical conditioning UCS- Squirting cat with water UCR- Startled cat CS- Sound of clicker CR-Scaring cat with sound When your son has gone for a week without arguing with his sister, he gets to choose which favorite activity he wants to engage in on Friday night. -
Operant Conditioning Positive reinforcement

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