Exam 3: Pavlovian Procedures

Spontaneous recovery is associated with .

The procedure of pairing a neutral stimulus with a well-established CS is called higher-order conditioning.

A key feature of Pavlovian conditioning is that the CS and US appear together regardless of what the animal or person does.

In general, the more intense a US, the .

Pavlov's main interest initially was .

Of the following conditioning procedures, the one that is least like the others is .

Pavlov called reflexes present at birth .

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.

Pavlov won the Nobel Prize for his research on conditioning.

In general, the shorter the ISI, the faster conditioning proceeds.

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

In contrast to Thomas Edison, Pavlov worked on his own.

If a CS is presented several times alone, and is then repeatedly paired with a US, conditioning proceeds more rapidly than if the CS had never been presented alone.

Recent research suggests that poor conditioning in elderly people may signal the early stages of .

Explain how extinction of a CR can be viewed as the acquisition of a behavior.

The equation, DVn = c (l - Vn - 1), is associated with the of Pavlovian conditioning.

Mr.Anxiety John, "Mr.Anxiety," finally musters up the courage to ask the beautiful and popular Carole to go to the Movies.She finds the idea so ridiculous that she laughs out loud the instant he has gotten the question Out)John's face turns the color of a steamed lobster. Refer to Mr.Anxiety.In classical conditioning terms, John's experience is an example of .

One way to determine if conditioning has occurred is to present the CS alone.Each such presentation is called a/an trial.

According to the Rescorla-Wagner model, blocking occurs because when the second (blocked) CS is presented, most of the learning that can occur has already been "used up" by the first CS.

If, following conditioning, a CS is repeatedly presented without the US, the procedure is called .