Exam 3: Pavlovian Procedures

Pavlov reported that repeatedly pairing a mild acid and a particular odor, in that order, failed to produce a CR. The experimenter then got a CR by presenting an odor followed by the mild acid. This time, however, he used a different odor. Explain why he used a different odor.

The rate of conditioning is affected by the degree to which the US is ___________ the occurrence of the CS.

Conditional reflexes are so named because they ____________.

Pavlovian conditioning is also called ________ conditioning.

Ivan Pavlov is best known for his research on the ________.

The experiment in which a dog learned to salivate at the sight of a black square after it had been paired with a CS for salivating is an example of _________ conditioning.

When exposure to a stimulus prior to pairing with a US interferes with conditioning, the phenomenon is called ________.

The first conditioning trials are typically _____ (more/less) effective than later trials.

Of the following, the one that does not belong with the others is ________.

If two stimuli are paired and then one becomes a CS, the other will become a CS more rapidly than it otherwise would have, a phenomenon called sensory ________.

In the figure below, the data point at the extreme right illustrates _________.

How has the study of Pavlovian conditioning altered your view of human naturetudents might point out that Pavlov's work means that certain kinds of behavior can be attributed to specific kinds of experiences. Further, this realization gives us some power since it means that we can produce certain kinds of behavior by providing certain experiences.

Pavlov's work paved the way for Darwin's theory of evolution.

Each time a buzzer sounds, a puff of air makes a rabbit blink. Soon the rabbit blinks when it hears the buzzer. George believes that this means the buzzer takes the place of the air puff. George is an Advocate of ________.

In general, the more intense a US, the __________.

Generally, the _____ (more/less) intense a stimulus, the faster conditioning occurs.

What fascinated Pavlov most about his salivating dogs was that _________.

The experiments of Staats and Staats with nonsense syllables are examples of ____________ conditioning.

The equation, ΔVn = c (λ- Vn -1), is associated with the _______________ of Pavlovian conditioning.

Many people think of scientists as dull people without feelings, but Pavlov said that science requires ______________.