Classical Condtitioning
Review1:
The last three times that four-year-old Theresa visited Dr. Lopez for check-ups, he administered a painful preventive immunization shot that left her in tears. Today, when her mother takes her for another checkup, Theresa begins to sob as soon as she comes face to face with Dr. Lopez, even before he has had a chance to say hello.
1. The painful shot that Theresa received during each visit was a(n) _Unconditioned Stimulus____ that elicited the __Unconditioned Response__, her tears.
2. Dr. Lopez is upset because his presence has become a _____Conditioned Stimulus____ for Theresa’s crying.
Review 2:
Robert is a two-year-old boy who is playing with his toy truck on the kitchen floor. Robert sees a big, black spider crawling across the floor. He has never seen a spider. He begins to move toward the spider. Robert’s mother walks into the room and immediately screams. She grabs a broom and begins beating the spider. Robert is frightened. He cries.
1. At this point, is Robert frightened of the spider or of his mother’s scream?
Robert associated the spider with the Scream, so he is actually afraid of the scream rather than the spider itself.
2. Next time Robert sees a spider, how do you think he will react?
Robert will conditionally be frightened of the spider as he will relate the spider with the scream.
3. Can you label the NS, UCS, UCR, CS and CR in this scenario? NS = The spider UCS = The scream UCR = Fear of the scream CS = The spider CR = Fear of the spider
4. Will Robert be afraid of spiders his whole life?
Robert may not be afraid his whole life, but this incident will have an effect on him. If the incident continues to happen, he may develop a phobia of spiders.
5. Will Robert transfer his fear to other bugs that look similar to spiders?
It is possible to relate the look of a spider to other things and therefore be frightened of that thing in particular as it appears to be a
The last three times that four-year-old Theresa visited Dr. Lopez for check-ups, he administered a painful preventive immunization shot that left her in tears. Today, when her mother takes her for another checkup, Theresa begins to sob as soon as she comes face to face with Dr. Lopez, even before he has had a chance to say hello.
1. The painful shot that Theresa received during each visit was a(n) _Unconditioned Stimulus____ that elicited the __Unconditioned Response__, her tears.
2. Dr. Lopez is upset because his presence has become a _____Conditioned Stimulus____ for Theresa’s crying.
Review 2:
Robert is a two-year-old boy who is playing with his toy truck on the kitchen floor. Robert sees a big, black spider crawling across the floor. He has never seen a spider. He begins to move toward the spider. Robert’s mother walks into the room and immediately screams. She grabs a broom and begins beating the spider. Robert is frightened. He cries.
1. At this point, is Robert frightened of the spider or of his mother’s scream?
Robert associated the spider with the Scream, so he is actually afraid of the scream rather than the spider itself.
2. Next time Robert sees a spider, how do you think he will react?
Robert will conditionally be frightened of the spider as he will relate the spider with the scream.
3. Can you label the NS, UCS, UCR, CS and CR in this scenario? NS = The spider UCS = The scream UCR = Fear of the scream CS = The spider CR = Fear of the spider
4. Will Robert be afraid of spiders his whole life?
Robert may not be afraid his whole life, but this incident will have an effect on him. If the incident continues to happen, he may develop a phobia of spiders.
5. Will Robert transfer his fear to other bugs that look similar to spiders?
It is possible to relate the look of a spider to other things and therefore be frightened of that thing in particular as it appears to be a