The response that is given to the conditioned stimulus is not usually quite as strong as the original unconditioned response
Table of contents
- 1. Introduction to Psychology1h 43m
- 2. Psychology Research2h 20m
- 3. Biological Psychology2h 41m
- 4. Sensation and Perception28m
- 5. Consciousness and Sleep32m
- 6. Learning1h 26m
- 7. Memory34m
- 8. Cognition37m
- 9. Emotion and Motivation35m
- 10. Developmental Psychology1h 20m
- 11. Personality1h 17m
- 12. Social Psychology1h 18m
- 13. Stress and Health41m
- 14. Psychological Disorders1h 27m
- 15. Treatment1h 24m
6. Learning
Classical Conditioning
Multiple Choice
Four-year-old Joshua reacts with anxiety to the sound of thunder. A chair slides across the wooden floor, making a sound similar to thunder. Joshua reacts with some slight anxiety. This is an example of
A
stimulus discrimination.
B
stimulus generalization.
C
a neutral stimulus.
D
a spontaneous recovery.
0 Comments
Verified step by step guidance1
Identify the key elements in the scenario: Joshua, the sound of thunder, and the sound of a chair sliding.
Understand the concept of stimulus generalization: It occurs when a response that has been conditioned to a specific stimulus is elicited by a similar, but different, stimulus.
Recognize that Joshua's anxiety to thunder is a conditioned response, and the chair sliding sound is a similar stimulus.
Analyze Joshua's reaction to the chair sliding sound: He experiences slight anxiety, indicating that the response to thunder has generalized to a similar sound.
Conclude that this scenario is an example of stimulus generalization, as Joshua's conditioned response to thunder is triggered by a similar stimulus (the chair sliding sound).
Related Videos
Related Practice
Multiple Choice
774
views

