Exam 3: Elicited Behaviors and Classical Conditioning

A dog indicating its desire to play by wagging its tail is an example of

Feeling strongly attracted to a person following some romantic encounters is an example of _____ conditioning.

In which type of conditioning procedure is the US presented first and the NS presented later?

Seema once received a shock while plugging in her toaster and is now quite fearful each time she uses it. In this example, the toaster was originally a(n) _____ stimulus with respect to fear.

When you first move to your new home, you are quite bothered by the sound of aircrafts taking off from the military base nearby. After a few weeks, however, it does not bother you anymore. This scenario is an example of

In which of the following conditioning procedures would a memory impairment be most problematic?

A(n) _____ stimulus is a stimulus that elicits a certain response because it has been associated with some other stimulus.

Many adventure sports, like snowboarding and parasailing, have become quite popular with many people. Which of the following partially accounts for this?

Who among the following is generally credited with the first systematic investigations into classical conditioning?

The _____ effect refers to the enhanced sexual arousal displayed by the males of some species when presented with _____.

In trying to associate a tone with an electric shock, we present the tone at exactly the same time as the shock. This type of procedure is called _____ conditioning.

If the a-process tends to decrease body temperature, then the b-process will attempt to

In Pavlov's basic classical conditioning procedure, the sound of a metronome was originally a(n) _____ since it did not elicit salivation.

Seema once received a shock while plugging in her toaster and is now quite anxious each time she uses it. In this example, the shock is a(n) _____ stimulus.

A man remains still as a snake slithers by. Which of the following procedures does this statement illustrate?

Shock-elicited aggression in rats

The more you clap your hands, the more excited your dog becomes. This scenario is an example of 

The reappearance of a habituated response to a stimulus following the presentation of a seemingly irrelevant novel stimulus is called

In a backward conditioning procedure, the _____ precedes the _____.

In a suppression ratio, a value of _____ indicates _____ of the behavior.