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Classical Conditioning Examples
Chapter 8 – Learning
1. Fred has a fluffy down pillow with some of the down sticking out of the fabric. When he
first tries out the pillow, a piece of down tickles his nose and he sneezes. This happens
every time he goes to bed. Soon, he sneezes every time he lays down on any kind of
pillow.
Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS) Æ Unconditioned Response (UCR)
Conditioned Stimulus (CS) Æ Conditioned Response (CR)
2. Every time you take a shower, someone in the house flushes the toilet causing the water
to turn cold and you become cold. Now every time you hear a toilet flush, you get cold.
Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS) Æ Unconditioned Response (UCR)
Conditioned Stimulus (CS) Æ Conditioned Response (CR)
3. It is springtime and the pollen from the flowers causes you to sneeze. Soon you are
sneezing every time you see a flower.
Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS) Æ Unconditioned Response (UCR)
Conditioned Stimulus (CS) Æ Conditioned Response (CR)
4. In order to treat bedwetting, a pad that is sensitive to dampness is places under the sheets.
When this pad becomes wet, it sounds an alarm and you wake up. Eventually you don’t
need the alarm to wake up and your bladder will wake you up.
Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS) Æ Unconditioned Response (UCR)
Conditioned Stimulus (CS) Æ Conditioned Response (CR)
5. People receiving chemotherapy often vomit during or shortly after the procedure. After
several chemotherapy sessions, people begin to feel sick at the sight of the treatment
room.
Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS) Æ Unconditioned Response (UCR)
Conditioned Stimulus (CS) Æ Conditioned Response (CR)
