Intro to Learning- Classical conditioning test UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

Intro to Learning- Classical conditioning test
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
9 variables that affect excitatory conditioning - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. CS Salience
2. US Intensity
3. Number of conditioning trials
4. Temporal order of US and CS
5. CS-US interval
6. CS-US Correlation
7. Relevance of CS and US
8. Presence of other stimuli
9. Prior experience with stimuli


1) CS Salience - CORRECT ANSWER - -the more salient (noticeable) the CS, the faster and
more reliable conditioning is


2) US intensity - CORRECT ANSWER - -the more intense the US, the faster and more
reliable the conditioning is


3) Number of conditioning trials - CORRECT ANSWER - The more training, the stronger and
more reliable he conditioning is


Forwards Delay procedure - CORRECT ANSWER - -CS offset occurs after the US onset
-there is still some overlap; can have same offset
-overlap makes it a better predictor


CS _______| |________

, US _________| |_______


4) Temporal Order of CS and US (3) - CORRECT ANSWER - -potential CSs and USs can
occur at any time and in any arrangement
-forward, simultaneous, backward


Forward Trace procedure - CORRECT ANSWER - -CS offset occurs before US onset
-there is no overlap
-interval between CS and US can vary and strongly influences conditioning


CS ___| |________
US _________| |__


Backward procedure - CORRECT ANSWER - -US onset precedes CS onset
-US occurs before the CS
-success depends on number of trials, but generally not a good predictor


CS __________| |____
US ___| |___________


5) CS-US interval - CORRECT ANSWER - -this refers to the passage of time between the CS
and the US (in a forward trace procedure)
-more time = worse conditioning (superstitious learning)


6) CS-US Correlation - CORRECT ANSWER - -the higher the correlation between the CS
and the US, the better and more reliable the CR


7) Relevance of CS and US - CORRECT ANSWER - -does nature of the CS and US matter?
(yes, duh)